Senior Counsel, Americas

What You'll Do

The Senior Counsel, America's role is based in New York and leads the Americas region. You will work closely with the VP of Sales Americas on strategic client matters and on advocacy and product issues. Your experience in the practice of law and your expertise on AMERICAS financial markets issues will make you a persuasive and effective advisor to both management and customers, positioning you as a strong candidate for this role.

You will work with business partners in a dynamic and fast-paced environment driving meaningful impact. You should be comfortable working in a technical, software development environment alongside product, engineering, finance, sales, and marketing professionals.

Responsibilities

• Focus on some of our largest commercial transactions in support of our SaaS services. You will be drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts with the leading financial institutions of the world. 
• Learn new technologies, products and practice areas without much precedence.
• Collaborate with the product and engineering teams to deliver pragmatic guidance as part of the overall product design and business roadmap especially around security products 
• Develop the legal infrastructure for our products building the procedures between the legal team and the other client-facing teams across the company  
• Identify potential risk and advise the company executive team on ways to mitigate such risk  
• Advise clients on the various legal risks, business strategies, and other product and regulatory issues related to commercial transactions and general operations.
• Create templates and advise on implementation. 
• Consult with the executive team on company-wide legal topics. 

Required Skills

• 7+ Years of experience working within a technology company, preferably with a SaaS or Software offering.  
• Background in Financial services, fintech, blockchain, cybersecurity, or crypto industry
• J.D. or LL.B accredited from a law school 
• Experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house experience with software or technology companies and/or SaaS companies, preferred.
• Experience as a team player who enjoys partnering with cross-functional teams to solve issues and work collaboratively to generate consensus across diverse points of view
• Experience negotiating complex technology transactions on a global basis
• Fastidious attention to detail in both oral and written communications

For employees hired to work from our NYC HQ, Fireblocks is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This range is specific to New York City, and takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are reviewed when making a hiring decision, such as years of experience, skills, and other business needs. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and each compensation decision is dependent on each individual case. A reasonable base salary range estimate for this position is $179,000 to $246,000.

The base salary is one component of the total compensation package, which for some roles may include a target bonus, a very competitive equity grant, and very generous benefits. While we believe competitive compensation is a critical aspect of you deciding to join us, we do hope you also spend time considering why our mission and culture are right for you. We are creating something transformational here, and we hope you are as excited about the future as we are.