Assistant General Counsel, Digital Assets & DeFi

OSTTRA • Charlottesville, NY

18d • Remote

About The Position

S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, Digital Assets & DeFi to join their Global Legal, Compliance, Risk & Government Affairs Team. This role will provide legal support to the S&P DJI business, focusing on emerging areas like digital assets, DeFi, tokenization, and blockchain technology. The position reports to the Associate General Counsel and Managing Director for the Americas. The team is responsible for providing legal advice, drafting and negotiating contracts, reviewing marketing materials, conducting legal research, managing external legal resources, and training employees on legal matters. This role is crucial in shaping legal frameworks for index construction and licensing in decentralized and tokenized markets, evaluating new business models, and anticipating regulatory developments.

Requirements

• J.D. or LLM and admitted to practice law in any of the states listed within the location.
• 6+ years’ legal experience, including possibly in an in-house legal environment, with a focus on commercial contract negotiation and drafting.
• Demonstrated interest in and familiarity with financial services and investment products, decentralized finance, digital asset regulation, digital asset ecosystems, blockchain infrastructure, and tokenized assets.
• Familiarity with data licensing, intellectual property principles, business technology.
• Excellent drafting, negotiating, and communication (both written and spoken) skills.
• Capability to manage high-volume, complex environments with sound judgment and adaptability.
• Ability to recognize and accommodate internal and external client needs while adequately protecting S&P DJI’s interests and mitigating liability risk.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Right to Work Requirements: This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in shaping S&P Dow Jones Indices’ engagement with decentralized finance, digital assets, and blockchain-based market infrastructure.
• Advise on innovative index solutions, data products, and technology collaborations.
• Structure, draft, negotiate and advise on complex commercial agreements across DeFi, digital assets, licensing indices for use with financial products (including digital assets), index data subscription and distribution, inbound data and the deployment of blockchain technology.
• Collaborate closely with legal, product, technology, and commercial leaders to provide practical, forward-looking, strategic and legal advice on matters pertaining to emerging products and business initiatives.
• Support compliance with review and implementation of applicable policies and procedures (e.g., confidentiality, insider trading, and compliance).
• Assist the business in responding to requests for proposal, customer due diligence/risk questionnaires.
• Special projects as assigned by manager.

Benefits

• Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Retail discounts to referral incentive awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level