Senior Legal Counsel, Commercial & Technology

It's a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there's no better place to be.

We are looking for an exceptional attorney to join as Senior Counsel on our Commercial Legal team. You will be the attorney responsible for a variety of cutting‐edge payments deals that will set precedent for the crypto industry.

Drive novel agreement structures and provide practical advice on legal issues and risk.

Effectively collaborate with cross‐functional teams (Business Development, Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance/Tax, Compliance) and legal colleagues to solve problems, build partnerships, and close complex deals quickly.

Develop scaled strategies for addressing risk in business‐centric ways and build commercial playbooks that facilitate business flexibility and accelerate deal timelines.

Serve as a trusted business partner by looking around corners and creatively solving problems with the business to help build and execute their transactional and product roadmap.

7‐10+ years of relevant transactional experience in‐house or at a leading law firm, supported by a JD (or applicable equivalent) and current license in a U.Deep expertise with fintechs, banks, payment processors, payment networks, and/or payment issuers/acquirers, and experience structuring complex transactions and commercial agreements with strategic partners in this space.

• Excellent commercial drafting and negotiation skills, judgment, analytic rigor, and business pragmatism.
• Interest in digital currency and blockchain technology.
• LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‐in‐the‐loop practices to deliver business‐ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

Depending on your work location, the target annual *base *salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$Please be advised that each candidate may submit a maximum of four applications within any 30‐day period. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Coinbase will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Additionally, Coinbase participates in the E‐Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Coinbase is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at accommodations[at]coinbase.For quick access to screen reading technology compatible with this site click here to download a free compatible screen reader (free step by step tutorial can be found here).

Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants

Depending on your location, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required. For US applicants only, by submitting your application you are agreeing to arbitration of disputes as outlined here.

For select roles, Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate.

The above pilots are for testing purposes and Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact accommodations[at]coinbase.