Fintech Corporate Counsel: Deals & Growth

Hidden Road; New York (NY); On-site; USD 196,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Ripple Labs Inc. is seeking a skilled Corporate Counsel to join our growing legal team to efficiently manage vendor contracts and to support our wide range of product lines, including payments, custody, and stablecoin.

You will report directly to Ripple’s Deputy General Counsel and play a key role in our mission to implement innovative financial solutions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of corporate law experience, preferably at a top law firm and in fintech startups, with a proven ability to

Qualifications

• J.D. from a top-tier law school with strong academic credentials.
• Min. 5 years of practice, ideally as a corporate attorney at a major law firm and at a fintech startup.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with Ripple’s product, marketing, engineering, security, tax, and finance teams to ensure agreements align with internal corporate policies and processes.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills, judgment, communication, and interpersonal abilities.
• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines, and act decisively.

Responsibilities

• Manage our increasing number of vendor agreements and think of ways to streamline the process.
• Assist the Company’s sales and business development teams with various commercial transactions. This includes drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive documentation. You will also manage the deal process.
• Manage and budget for external advisors engaged on such projects.

Skills

Vendor management

Drafting term sheets

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal advice

Communication

Education

J.D. from top-tier law school

Job description

Ripple Labs Inc. is seeking a skilled Corporate Counsel to join our growing legal team to efficiently manage vendor contracts and to support our wide range of product lines, including payments, custody, and stablecoin.

You will report directly to Ripple’s Deputy General Counsel and play a key role in our mission to implement innovative financial solutions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of corporate law experience, preferably at a top law firm and in fintech startups, with a proven ability to