About BCW

BCW Group is an enterprise technology solutions firm building Web3, Cloud, and AI infrastructure & applications for Fortune 500 companies, payment processors, and major blockchain networks. Our business lines include infrastructure service technologies, products, enterprise solutioning, and ventures. Additionally, we have launched products in the areas of staking (stakeFi), DLT interoperability (Hashport), APIs and infrastructure tools (Arkhia), and DLT naming service (HNS).

About The Opportunity

Due to increasing business demands, we are looking for a mid-level product counsel (4-8 PQE) to supercharge our legal function by providing end-to-end legal support to the design of our wide array of digital infrastructure product offerings and also to the delivery of our enterprise-grade technology solutions (main areas include cloud resale & migration, application development, and staking).

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and maintain a wide range of commercial agreements relating to the Company's Web3 products and infrastructure offerings, cloud services, and other general commercial matters.
• Work cross-functionally to identify, investigate and manage legal, contractual and other risks across the business.
• Provide proactive and practical advice on a variety of legal and operational issues, including those related to data privacy, intellectual property, termination rights, indemnity, limitation of liability, and overall industry practice.
• Act as the go-to person for the legal function and independently provide legal advice relating to the Company's product offerings and fundraising activities, as well as handling all contracting needs.
• Abide by and help the business, finance, and operations teams in enforcing the prevailing contracting and compliance guidelines.
• Assist other members of the business in a variety of special projects as needed, such as compliance and security.
• Assist with managing external law firms across a variety of practice areas, while balancing cost and effectiveness in the delivery of legal services to our stakeholders.
• Contribute to the continued development and improvement of our data privacy and information security policies, practices, and procedures.
• Contribute to the continued development, improvement, and deployment of our legal operations tools.

Qualifications Possessed by the Ideal Candidate

• LL.B. or J.D. equivalent earned in a Commonwealth jurisdiction, or in the U.S.
• Minimum 3 years of experience advising on technology (cloud and/or software development), fintech (banking and/or payments), and/or blockchain (staking, trading, and/or custody) transactions
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts, such as general services agreements, SaaS agreements, licensing agreements, data protection agreements, purchase orders, NDAs, novations, amendments, etc. is a must
• Solid understanding of the digital assets and Web3 space and related legal and regulatory issues in key jurisdictions globally
• Good understanding of data privacy and intellectual property laws is a major plus

Qualities Possessed by the Ideal Candidate

• Strong business acumen, with an ability to use legal skills and judgment to provide practical, thoughtful and risk-based solutions
• Ability to work closely with stakeholders on the identification, prioritization and treatment of material contract risks
• Ability to create, simplify, and improve legal and contracting processes
• Ability to support, promote, and implement new initiatives
• Strong critical thinking skills are a must
• A proactive attitude and a desire to learn new things
• Clear written and verbal communication in English
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at once
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Sense of humor

What BCW Offers

• Good work-life balance
• Remote work
• Exposure to a wide variety of business and tech-related matters within a fast-paced Web3-native environment interfacing with top-tier clients and partners