Commercial Counsel, AMER

Fireblocks
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 195,000 - 240,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Advising","Stakeholder management","Cross-functional collaboration","Attention to detail","Risk assessment"]

Support commercial contracting across key AMER financial institution clients for SaaS services, drafting and negotiating MSAs, SaaS agreements, SOWs, and NDAs. Manage the full review cycle through closure, structure risk allocation and regulatory-compliance provisions, and escalate key risks with recommended mitigants. Partner with Americas Sales and Customer Success, procurement, and internal stakeholders, and use AI tools to streamline legal workstreams and refine templates and training materials.

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Commercial Counsel, AMER

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Job Summary

Support commercial contracting across key AMER financial institution clients for SaaS services, drafting and negotiating MSAs, SaaS agreements, SOWs, and NDAs. Manage the full review cycle through closure, structure risk allocation and regulatory-compliance provisions, and escalate key risks with recommended mitigants. Partner with Americas Sales and Customer Success, procurement, and internal stakeholders, and use AI tools to streamline legal workstreams and refine templates and training materials.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Draft and negotiate commercial contracts (including MSAs, SaaS agreements, SOWs, and NDAs) for major SaaS-related transactions.
  • •Own the contract review cycle from drafting and negotiation through closure.
  • •Structure and negotiate risk allocation and regulatory compliance provisions for each transaction.
  • •Use AI tools to streamline complex reviews and refine legal templates, processes, and sales enablement materials.
  • •Identify potential risks and recommended mitigants for escalation; partner with procurement and support due diligence for material commercial contracts.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 195,000 - 240,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house at a technology company.
  • •Experience negotiating complex software or SaaS transactions.
  • •Background in financial services, fintech, blockchain, cybersecurity, or crypto industries (preferred).
  • •J.D. or LL.B from a law school and active membership in good standing of a U.S. state bar; New York admission (or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in New York) preferred.
  • •Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a high-pressure environment, including using AI tools to create efficiencies and collaborating cross-functionally.
Experience:8+ yearsFinancial servicesFintechBlockchainCybersecurityCryptoSaaSIn-house legal
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:AdvisingStakeholder managementCross-functional collaborationAttention to detailRisk assessment
Licenses:U.S. state bar membershipNew York bar admission
Certifications:J.D.LL.B
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SaaSAI tools

Company Brief

Fireblocks
Provides institutional-grade digital asset custody, transfer, and settlement infrastructure enabling banks, exchanges, and enterprises to securely issue, store, and move cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2018
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