Ripple

Corporate Counsel

Ripple$196K — $245K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • J.D. from a top-tier law school with strong academic credentials
  • Minimum of 7 years' experience as a corporate attorney, preferably in fintech
  • Experience in a major law firm and a startup environment
  • Proven cross-functional collaboration skills with product, marketing, engineering, and finance teams
  • Outstanding problem-solving and communication skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Assist sales and business development teams with commercial transactions, including drafting and negotiating agreements
  • Review and negotiate vendor agreements, building templates and processes
  • Manage and budget for external advisors on projects
  • Assist with various corporate matters as required
  • Oversee the deal process to ensure alignment with internal policies

Benefits

  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment
  • Opportunity to work on innovative financial projects
  • Direct reporting to the Deputy General Counsel
  • Position available in two major cities: New York or San Francisco
Full Job Description
Are you a hardworking and self-motivated transactional lawyer looking to make a meaningful impact in the fintech world? Ripple Labs Inc. is seeking a skilled Corporate Counsel to join our growing and agile legal team to efficiently manage our vendor contracts and to support our wide range of product lines, including payments, custody, and stablecoin. You will report directly to Ripple's Deputy General Counsel and play a key role in our mission to implement innovative financial solutions successfully! What You'll Do: • One of your primary roles will be to manage our increasing number of vendor agreements and to think of ways to streamline the process. • Assist the Company's sales and business development teams with various commercial transactions. This includes drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive documentation. You will also manage the deal process. • Manage and budget for external advisors engaged on such projects. What We're Looking For: • J.D. from a top-tier law school with strong academic credentials. • Min. 5 years of practice, ideally as a corporate attorney at a major law firm and at a fintech startup. • Proven ability to work cross-functionally with Ripple's product, marketing, engineering, security, tax, and finance teams to ensure agreements align with internal corporate policies and processes. • Outstanding problem-solving skills, judgment, communication, and interpersonal abilities. • Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines, and act decisively. • Competence in presenting complex issues clearly and concisely, providing succinct, practical, and effective legal advice. For positions that will be based in NY, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant's experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions. NY Annual Base Salary Range $196,000-$245,000 USD

About Ripple

Ripple is a technology company that provides solutions for global payments. The company's main product is the Ripple payment protocol and its associated digital currency XRP. Ripple's payment protocol is designed to enable secure, instantly and nearly free global financial transactions of any size with no chargebacks. Ripple's customers include banks, payment providers, digital asset exchanges and corporates. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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