Commercial Legal Counsel

The role

You will run the commercial deal desk end-to-end and support the Go to Market team. You will create global contractual frameworks, templates, and manage a Contract Management System using AI workflows.

What you will do

• Own the full commercial contracting lifecycle for global customer relationships.
• Build and maintain the commercial legal playbook.
• Create systems and processes to leverage AI for contract review and workflows.
• Advise the team on deal structure, pricing, service levels, liability, and funds-flow mechanics.
• Partner with regulatory Legal, Compliance, and Product on contract terms.
• Serve as the lead Counsel advising the global Go to Market team.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of legal experience.
• Substantial time in commercial legal roles and in fintech, payments, or financial services.
• General knowledge of regulatory frameworks related to cross-border payments and digital assets including money transmission, e-money, MiCA, and stablecoin issuance and payments.
• Outstanding analytical and written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to devise creative solutions.
• A bias for action and ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Humility and commitment to being a team player.
• J.D. or equivalent.
• Active bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Nice to have

• Experience as an early hire standing up a commercial legal function from scratch.

Benefits

• Equity in an early-stage, rapidly growing company
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Ability to work at the cutting edge of transformational change in global payments
• Collaborative work culture
• Significant opportunity for professional growth

About the company

OpenFX is building infrastructure to power the next generation of cross-border payment systems for institutions. The team is backed by Accel, Lightspeed, M13, Northzone, Pantera, and others.