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Job Description

Intro

M0 is the universal stablecoin platform. With M0, builders can create their own application-specific stablecoins, and customize attributes such as branding, transfer & compliance behaviors, and yield distribution mechanics. By leveraging M0, businesses can monetize their digital dollar use cases and maintain control over their money tech stack, while not being burdened by issuance and operational heavy-lifting.

M0 is seeking an experienced and exceptionally sharp corporate lawyer to be a key player in our growth. Beyond being a pragmatic lawyer with a proven track record of executing complex deals, this team member should be a creative legal strategist, a true business partner, and a capable builder. You will own core legal functions related to corporate law and strategic transactions, and be a key adviser on the ways that regulatory considerations interact with business strategy and product direction.

About Our Team

Our Legal team manages the legal affairs of certain actors in the M0 ecosystem. These include the M0 Foundation in Switzerland, the M0 labs located in the Cayman Islands and Germany, and other entities. We collaborate across M0 to accelerate the business, shape technical development, advance corporate and protocol governance, and ensure regulatory compliance in areas such as securities, AML/CFT, sanctions, consumer protection, and intellectual property.

Our team holds itself to a standard of uncompromising service delivery, emphasizing modern tech-enabled practice. This commitment is expressed in our shared values:

• Autonomy. We are each builders, responsible for the processes that will keep our respective functional areas running efficiently—especially by aggressively incorporating the latest technology.
• Composure. People rely on us. We work hard to deserve their trust by always being prepared and being the cool heads that help navigate challenging situations.
• Connectedness. We seek opportunities to build genuine relationships across M0 and the industry, so that we can be responsive and resilient as circumstances evolve.
• Foresight. We have a knack for keeping our heads up to see what's on the horizon, so that we have time to develop carefully considered strategies and plans.
• Integrity. We are stewards of M0's mission, expected to act with unwavering integrity and to cultivate that culture across the broader organization.

About the Role

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will architect an optimal global organizational structure, lead strategic transactions, manage our commercial contracting processes, and ensure the quality of our corporate governance practices. This role requires a leader who can operate at every altitude—providing strategic counsel to the executive team in the morning, and diving deep into the details of a critical transaction or process improvement that same afternoon.

What You'll Do

• Lead Strategic Transactions: Serve as the Legal lead on M&A, investments, joint ventures, and other strategic corporate initiatives, structuring and executing these complex deals from diligence to closing.
• Own High-Stakes Commercial Agreements: Draft and negotiate highly-tailored agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in the institutional finance, digital assets, and technology sectors. Provide practical advice on related issues such as IP, data protection, and regulatory matters as they are implicated in such agreements.
• Drive Corporate Governance: Oversee corporate structuring and ongoing legal functions, including managing our corporate records, governance materials, and filings for our entities around the globe.
• Build Scalable Legal Infrastructure: Work closely with our corporate and legal operations paralegal in the creation of a robust contract management process, including the development of playbooks and standard templates (NDAs, MSAs, etc.).
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Act as an outstanding collaborator with colleagues in finance, operations, and corporate development to solve problems and drive alignment on our most critical transactional efforts as well as on equity and token administration matters.

Who You Are

• A World-Class Corporate Attorney: You have significant experience as a Corporate, M&A, or Emerging Companies attorney, with a deep understanding of corporate and securities law. You demonstrate excellent judgment, analytical rigor, and business pragmatism in your advice.
• A Proactive Builder: You are a self-starter with a "no job too big, no job too small" mentality. You look around corners to creatively solve problems and have a proven ability to own projects from concept to finish.
• An Excellent Communicator & Partner: You can present complex legal issues clearly and concisely. You know how to build high-trust relationships and act as a true business partner, not just a lawyer.
• Adaptable and Intellectually Curious: You have a positive attitude, comfort with ambiguity, and a relentless curiosity about new technologies. You have a passion for or a strong interest in crypto, blockchain technologies, and DeFi.
• Detail-Oriented and Process-Driven: You have exceptional attention to detail and a track record of improving legal processes and workflows.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited, top-tier law school.
• Member in good standing of a U.S. state bar (preferably NY).
• 7+ years of relevant legal experience, including foundational training at a top-tier law firm in a corporate or transactional practice.
• In-house experience at a high-growth technology company, preferably in fintech or Web3, is strongly preferred.
• A strong track record of independently leading complex commercial and corporate transactions, especially in tech, payments and finance.

Nice to Haves

• EC/VC Experience: Experience interacting with investors and their legal teams, and advising in relation to relevant investment documents (e.g., SAFEs, token warrants).
• Crypto-Native Familiarity: Deep familiarity with legal issues specific to the crypto/DeFi ecosystem, particularly around organizational structures for decentralized protocols.
• Financial Services Background: Prior experience with regulated financial services firms and conversance with financial regulation applicable to digital assets.
• Exposure to Stablecoin-Relevant Legal Instruments: Comfort with registering and perfecting collateral agreements, as well as with bankruptcy rules.
• Location: Ability to work multiple days a week in our main hub office in NYC.

Compensation

• Competitive compensation (base salary with token grant) commensurate with experience.

Benefits

• Global team and flexibility: Join a truly global team with the flexibility to work remotely, though with preference to work in our main hub in NYC.
• Health and wellness: Enjoy comprehensive healthcare insurance coverage as well as a wellbeing allowance and gym membership to support your physical and mental health.
• Customizable IT setup: Tailor your workspace with access to top-notch IT equipment.
• Professional development: Benefit from an annual development budget to enhance your skills and grow professionally, including opportunities to participate in conferences and on-site company events worldwide.

As a Strategic Transactons Attorney - Vice President, Assistant General Counsel on the Strategic Transactions Legal team, you will providing legal counsel on a variety of strategic deals across the bank's Consumer and Community Banking, Asset Wealth Management and Private Bank lines of businesses . The primary responsibilities of the role will include drafting and negotiating agreements, such as card benefits and marketing arrangements, digital integrations, co-brand card partnerships, and other types of broad-based strategic partnership agreements with household names. The role will provide the opportunity for significant cross-functional and cross-legal department collaboration and require the delivery of timely, clear, and pragmatic legal advice to the business. This position provides an excellent opportunity for a candidate to build an exciting career in a leading global financial services firm and to play a key part in building and bringing to market new benefits and partnerships.

The Legal Department at JPMorgan Chase & Co. manages legal and other risks, advises on products and services, interprets laws and regulations that impact the firm, and advises the firm on other matters. Our global team is made up of 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals with a reputation as thought leaders who deliver best-in-class services. As trusted advisors, we help the firm's clients while also safeguarding the integrity of the firm. We are committed to a culture of inclusivity and belonging, where people can grow and succeed throughout their careers while working for a first-in-class financial institution doing cutting-edge work. If these values resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate agreements for key CCB strategic partnerships and engagements.
• Provide strategic, commercially pragmatic, and transparent advice to business partners.
• Provide ongoing support and assistance to business partners, other legal teams and functional partners as to contract interpretation.
• Provide early stage "seat at the table" strategy and pre-term sheet legal support, including issue-spotting, researching, and appropriately escalating risks and concerns that may exist with any potential deal type.
• Participate in cross line of business initiatives.
• Manage external counsel on discrete deals (as much of the work is done in-house as possible).

• Licensed attorney with at least 5 years of legal experience.
• On-point transactional experience with strong technical drafting skills.
• The ability to stay calm when the pressure is on and the confidence to be outspoken when necessary while maintaining a good sense of humor.
• Entrepreneurial, business-minded, and a creative problem solver.
• The ability to see past the question, understand the wider strategy, and think tactically to get to the best result for all parties.
• The ability to pivot between priorities and have the perseverance and patience to see a matter through to completion.

• Prior in-house experience, financial services experience, and/or experience with technology/digital transactions and partnership agreements would be a significant plus.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Base Pay/Salary
Chicago,IL $183,350.00 - $42,000.00 / year; Jersey City,NJ 199,500.00 - 275,000.00 / year

As the Head of Strategic Transactions Legal within the Card Services team, you will lead the team providing legal counsel on a variety of strategic deals across the bank's CCB businesses. The primary responsibilities of the role will include managing a high-performing team of transactional attorneys, drafting and negotiating agreements (such as co-brand card partnerships, card benefits and marketing arrangements, digital integrations, and other types of broad-based strategic partnership agreements) with household-name counterparties. The role will provide the opportunity for significant cross-functional and cross-legal department collaboration and require the delivery of timely, clear, and pragmatic legal advice to the business. This position provides an excellent opportunity for a candidate to build an exciting career in a leading global financial services firm and to play a key part in building and bringing to market new partnerships and benefits.

The Legal Department at JPMorgan Chase & Co. manages legal and other risks, advises on products and services, interprets laws and regulations that impact the firm, and advises the firm on other matters. Our global team is made up of 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals with a reputation as thought leaders who deliver best-in-class services. As trusted advisors, we help the firm's clients while also safeguarding the integrity of the firm. We are committed to a culture of inclusivity and belonging, where people can grow and succeed throughout their careers while working for a first-in-class financial institution doing cutting-edge work. If these values resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate agreements for key CCB strategic partnerships and engagements.
• Provide strategic, commercially pragmatic, and transparent advice to business partners.
• Provide ongoing support and assistance to business partners, other legal teams and functional partners, including as to contract interpretation.
• Provide early stage "seat at the table" strategy and pre-term sheet legal support, including issue-spotting, researching, and appropriately escalating risks and concerns that may exist with any potential deal type.
• Manage a high-performing team of transactional attorneys with fast-moving stakeholders on enterprise-critical transactions, including managing team workloads and interacting with the leaders of business units, corporate development, and other cross-functional teams.
• Participate in cross line of business initiatives.
• Manage external counsel on critical deals.

• Licensed attorney with at least 10 years of legal experience.
• Strong collaboration and people-management skills.
• On-point transactional experience with strong technical drafting skills.
• The ability to stay calm when the pressure is on and the confidence to be outspoken when necessary while maintaining a good sense of humor.
• Entrepreneurial, business-minded, and a creative problem solver.
• The ability to see past the question, understand the wider strategy, and think tactically to get to the best result for all parties.
• The ability to pivot between priorities and have the perseverance and patience to see a matter through to completion.

• Prior in-house experience, financial services experience, and/or experience with technology/digital transactions and partnership agreements would be a significant plus.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Base Pay/Salary
New York,NY $218,500.00 - $300,000.00 / year

Pacific International has been retained by a world-leading organization in the automotive and mobility industry. They are a heritage organization that is global in scale with headquarters in Europe (revenue c. $25bn).

Currently, they are searching for a Director-level hire for the North America region who will identify new strategic opportunities through financial insights and modelling for longer term planning. The company is wanting to invest into new spaces or maximise existing go-to-market strategies to set them up for future success. You will be shaping the future strategy and roadmap to create organizational growth.

This role will help shaping the company's financial strategy, driving commercial effectiveness, and delivering high-impact financial insights to senior leadership in North America and globally.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning: Assist in long-term strategic planning through in-depth analysis and the development of business cases to support key corporate initiatives.
• Financial Modeling: Develop, enhance, and maintain complex financial models, including budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• KPI Development: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) that align with organizational goals, providing actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Business Partnering: Collaborate with department heads to drive financial discipline and influence decision-making, offering insights into cost drivers, profitability, and cash flow.
• Cross Functional Collaboration: Work closely with other functions (Sales, Operations, Marketing, etc.) to ensure financial alignment and support data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business-related.
• MBA or Master's degree.
• Expertise in financial modeling, business intelligence, and financial systems.
• Deep understanding of corporate finance and long-term business planning.
• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate financial insights effectively to executives.
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills.

About Pacific International:

Pacific International, a globally recognized retained executive search firm, is dedicated to empowering Fortune 500, FTSE 100, and high-growth enterprises in building exceptional C-suite, senior-level, and strategic leadership teams while championing diversity and inclusion. Our adaptability, agility, and forward-thinking ethos distinguish us in the ever-evolving business landscape.

Since 1997, we have been dedicated to building lasting client partnerships based on trust and reliability, and a proven track record of successful C-suite and mid- to senior-level leadership project delivery across many key industries globally

Pacific International Diversity Statement:

At Pacific International, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, and we proudly champion diversity on behalf of our clients in every Executive Search mandate we undertake. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. In pursuit of these objectives, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities.

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