Senior Commercial Counsel
Role Overview
As we scale Cyclops and expand our client, partner, and licensing footprint, we are hiring a Senior Commercial Counsel to own commercial legal work, along with a mix of corporate and compliance support, to help the company move quickly without taking on unnecessary risk.
This is a hands-on, commercially focused legal role reporting directly to the Co-Founder & President (himself an attorney and acting CLO). You will be the go-to legal partner for the deals and relationships that drive the business, drafting and negotiating the agreements that bring on clients, partners, and vendors, while also supporting corporate matters and the licensing and compliance obligations that come with operating a regulated stablecoin infrastructure company.
You will juggle priorities independently, work directly with all Cyclops teams and external parties, exercise sound judgment on when to escalate, and keep the President informed through weekly (and ad hoc) updates on deals in progress and key legal matters.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial (Primary Focus):
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including client, partner, and vendor contracts, and intercompany agreements.
- Serve as the primary legal point of contact for commercial deals from term sheet through signature, and beyond.
- Build and improve templates, playbooks, and processes to help the business move faster and contract more consistently.
- Partner with commercial, product, and leadership teams to identify legal risk early and offer pragmatic, business-minded solutions.
- Work alongside sales and client service teams to help close deals, e.g., by addressing concerns of legal, compliance, security teams at clients and prospective clients.
Compliance & Regulatory:
- Support the company's regulatory and licensing requirements connected to our U.S. (MTL/MSB, Bitlicense, etc.) and EU (MiCA, PSD2) authorizations, working alongside compliance colleagues.
- Advise on compliance matters in a range of topics including data privacy (e.g., GPDR), AML/sanctions, Travel Rule, marketing, employment law, tax law, etc. (leveraging outside counsel where required).
- Help translate regulatory obligations into practical guidance and contract terms for internal teams, including Cyclops' product teams.
Corporate:
- Support corporate governance and entity matters, including preparing board materials, assisting with equity and option grants, financing support, etc.
- Handle general corporate housekeeping and maintain corporate records.
- Manage work by outside counsel efficiently - scoping work, controlling spend, and owning the relationship.
Required Qualifications
- A law degree (JD or equivalent) and admission to practice (or in good standing) in a relevant jurisdiction.
- 5-8 years of relevant legal experience, in-house or at a reputable law firm (a combination of both is a plus).
- Strong commercial contracting experience - you are comfortable owning negotiations and drafting across client, partner, and vendor agreements independently.
- Working knowledge of corporate matters (governance, board materials, equity/options) and comfort supporting compliance and licensing obligations.
- Familiarity with crypto and/or payments - you understand the products, the counterparties, and the regulatory context these businesses operate in.
- Sound judgment and a practical, risk-weighted approach; you know the difference between a real risk and a theoretical one.
- Clear communication and the ability to give crisp, actionable advice to non-lawyers.
- Comfort working autonomously in a remote, fast-paced, early-stage environment - running your own docket and keeping leadership informed without close supervision.
Preferred Experience
- Direct experience with money transmission (MTL/MSB) and/or MiCA regulatory regimes.
- Exposure to stablecoins, digital assets, or payments infrastructure.
- Experience being an early or first legal hire and building processes from scratch.
- Support-level familiarity with licensing applications and regulatory engagement.
Reporting Structure
You will report directly to the Co-Founder & President (himself an attorney and acting CLO).
Location
Remote, US Time Zone Preferred
Compensation and Benefits
We believe great people do their best work when they're supported both professionally and personally. As a U.S. team member, you'll receive competitive pay and a benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and life outside of work. This includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, company holidays, and other perks that help you thrive in and out of work.
Additional Benefits
- Company issued laptop
- $300 for Technology Accessories
- Annual In-Person Full-Team Meetup
About Cyclops
Cyclops enables payments companies to onboard with a single partner, unlocking stablecoin settlement, payins, payouts and treasury optimization across global corridors - all through a single API.
Cyclops was founded by payments executives and crypto veterans who were fed up with stablecoin fragmentation. The first complete stablecoin platform built exclusively for the payments industry, Cyclops combines the agility of orchestration with the comprehensive build outs of full-stack providers. Cyclops has end-to-end integrations to every leading provider at every layer of the stablecoin stack, and proprietary technology built on top to make payments use cases effortless. With this unique approach, Cyclops is the only platform offering product and license redundancy in all major markets, with dozens of partners and over 100 global licenses.
Cyclops Culture
Don't join Cyclops if you're looking for a typical 9-5. The culture we've built is one of first-principles thinking and relentless execution. We wake up every day excited to deliver great products worthy of the world's best companies. Everyone who works at Cyclops must have a founder mindset, where no problem is too big to solve.
