Senior Counsel, Business Legal

Coinbase, Inc.; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 225,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Counsel to join the Business Legal team and negotiate strategic commercial agreements that power our partnerships. You will lead deals from term sheet to closing, partnering with business, product, engineering, finance, and compliance to accelerate timelines.

This role requires a J.D. with 7+ years of transactional experience in fintech, with a track record of scalable processes and responsible AI use to deliver business-ready outputs and protect Coinbase's

Qualifications

• J.D. with 7+ years of relevant transactional experience.
• Experience either in-house or at a leading law firm.
• Active U.S. licensure required.
• Proven track record negotiating fintech commercial agreements.
• Ability to own deal execution end-to-end with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and structure tailored commercial agreements with strategic partners.
• Drive frameworks for product partnerships and provide risk-balanced guidance.
• Partner with BD, Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance/Tax, and Compliance.
• Build playbooks, templates, and strategies to reduce deal cycle times.
• Advise leaders on transactional and product roadmap implications.

Skills

Fintech deals

End-to-end deal execution

Playbooks & templates

Cross-functional collaboration

AI governance

Education

J.D. or equivalent

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called "surges". Learn more about working at Coinbase

As Senior Counsel on the Business Legal team, you'll negotiate and structure the commercial agreements that power Coinbase's most strategic partnerships. This team drives deal execution for Coinbase's business development, sales, and product organizations, partnering closely with counterparties and cross-functional stakeholders to close complex, first-of-their-kind transactions. You'll own the legal strategy for high-priority commercial deals, build scalable playbooks that accelerate deal timelines, and serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders navigating novel deal structures in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

What you'll do:

• Negotiate and structure highly-tailored commercial agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in the fintech and technology space, including first-of-their-kind deal structures.
• Drive novel agreement frameworks for product partnerships and provide practical, risk-balanced legal guidance that enables business flexibility while protecting Coinbase's interests.
• Partner cross-functionally with Business Development, Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance/Tax, and Compliance to solve problems, build partnerships, and close complex deals on accelerated timelines.
• Build commercial playbooks, templates, and scaled strategies that reduce deal cycle times and enable the business to move faster on recurring transaction types.
• Advise business leaders on transactional and product roadmap implications, proactively identifying legal risks and structuring solutions that align with Coinbase's commercial objectives.

Required Skills and Experience:

• J.D. (or applicable equivalent) with 7+ years of relevant transactional experience in-house or at a leading law firm, with active licensure in a U.S. state.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and structuring complex fintech commercial agreements, with a track record of closing high-stakes deals with sophisticated counterparties.
• Proven ability to independently own deal execution end-to-end, from term sheet through closing, across multiple concurrent transactions with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Track record of building scalable legal processes (playbooks, templates, deal frameworks) that accelerate deal velocity and reduce legal bottlenecks.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

*Pay Transparency Notice:** *Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$224,995—$264,700 USD

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