OpenFX - Commercial Legal Counsel

• Own the full commercial contracting lifecycle for our global customer relationships. • Build and maintain the commercial legal playbook - templates, fallback positions, approval thresholds, and  escalation paths so standard deals close without bespoke lawyering. • Create systems and processes enabling the team to leverage AI for first-pass contract review, issues lists, and clause comparison, and build reusable AI workflows that compress cycle times across the whole legal function. • Advise the team on deal structure, pricing and fee terms, service levels, liability and indemnity positions, and settlement and funds-flow mechanics. • Partner with regulatory Legal, Compliance, and Product on how regulatory requirements land in contract terms and customer-facing documentation. • Serve as the lead Counsel advising the global Go to Market team. • What You Should Bring • 10+ years of legal experience, with substantial time in commercial legal roles and in fintech, payments, or financial services - in-house at a high-growth company, at a top-tier firm, or both. • General knowledge of the regulatory frameworks related to cross-border payments and digital assets - 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 to solve problems. • 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. • Excitement about building a company and working on complex issues at the cutting edge of payments, crypto and and technology. • J.D. or equivalent, with active bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. • Even Better • Experience as an early hire standing up a commercial legal function from scratch.