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Department: Legal, Compliance and Internal Audit

Location: Tysons Corner

Compensation: $170,000 - $275,000 / year

Nodal Exchange, the largest power futures exchange in North America, is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the world’s largest sets of environmental and electric power futures and options contracts. All transactions on Nodal Exchange are cleared through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nodal Clear, using its award‑winning portfolio‑margining methodology. As leaders in innovation, Nodal Exchange and Nodal Clear have built in‑house most of the trading and clearing platforms that fuel our business. Nodal Exchange is a part of the EEX Group, which is in turn part of the Deutsche Börse Group, that serves international commodity markets. Nodal believes in helping our legal team thrive by balancing their work and home lives well. We are proud of the culture we have created. As such, we value teamwork, honesty, humor, forward thinking and open communication. We see the importance of your perspective and your ability to create value to the company through informed legal advice. We want you to fit in with our supportive environment and to appreciate, as we do, that by bringing together our varied perspectives, and respectfully challenging each other, we can develop the best solutions for the legal issues of the business.

Assist or associate General Counsel, Nodal Exchange and Nodal Clear, reporting to the General Counsel. Based in Tyson’s Corner, VA (DC Metro area), with hybrid/remote work available.

• Provide legal and regulatory advice and counsel for Nodal’s exchange and clearing house pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations.
• Work with other attorneys in the General Counsel’s office and engage with business to address regulatory or commercial needs in a legally compliant manner.
• Stay on top of changing regulations and industry trends, and collaborate with business, finance, technology, and legal stakeholders to develop and implement best practices.
• Assist or lead the preparation, review, editing, and negotiation of business contracts, including third‑party service provider, NDAs, and licensing agreements.
• Structure and draft agreements, amendments, addenda, and other documents to comply with regulatory responsibilities and commercial contracts.
• Draft, review, and maintain company policies and procedures as needed.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the legal needs, policies, and procedures of the business, and any applicable legal or policy issues of EEX Group/Deutsche Börse Group.

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA‑accredited law school.
• Admitted to the Virginia Bar in good standing or otherwise admitted in another state with ability to become authorized to practice law in‑house counsel in Virginia.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple matters simultaneously and complete them in an organized and timely manner.
• Well‑developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to address complex legal problems and business needs without compromising work quality.
• Attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Diligent team player with a good sense of humor or the ability to recognize colleagues’ attempts at humor.

Minimum of 6–10 years relevant experience as a practicing attorney as either an associate or counsel at a law firm, in a government agency, or in‑house legal department in a financial related business.

• Ability to work with little supervision and cooperatively in a team environment.
• Working knowledge of one or more specialty areas including contracts, licensing, intellectual property, technology, employment, privacy, and security.
• Working knowledge of applicable legal/regulatory requirements related to the financial industry (CFTC, SEC, FDIC, FED, OCC, CFPB) is a plus.

Minimum of 10–15 years relevant experience as a practicing attorney as either an associate, counsel, or partner at a law firm, in a government agency, or in‑house legal department in a financial related business.

• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a team environment.
• Detailed knowledge of one or more specialty areas including contracts, licensing, intellectual property, technology, employment, privacy, and security.
• Detailed knowledge of applicable legal/regulatory requirements related to the financial industry (CFTC, SEC, FDIC, FED, OCC, CFPB) is a plus.
• Teach/mentor junior colleagues in all applicable legal skills and responsibilities.

$170,000 – $275,000 yearly salary (dependent on position), plus annual bonus. The salary range is based on the D.C. metro area; starting salary will vary depending on permissible non‑discriminatory factors including but not limited to qualifications, skills, and experience. Position title is at the sole discretion of the hiring manager. Annual bonus opportunities are non‑guaranteed and depend on individual and company performance. Nodal also offers a wide range of benefits and perks for full‑time employees, which may include target bonuses.

Nodal offers its employees a wide range of benefits designed to support health, well‑being, and work‑life balance: Benefits & Perks.

Nodal Exchange, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, parental status, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, physical or mental health, hairstyle, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or in any other terms and conditions of employment. Nodal Exchange is an E‑verify participant.