Sei
General Counsel
NEWNew York City, Remote / San Francisco, San FranciscoFull-timeGlobal
📊 Executive🏠Remote
Job Description
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You will serve as the principal legal adviser across governance, corporate, commercial, strategic, and operational matters. You will advise directors and senior stakeholders, manage cross-border legal work and outside counsel, negotiate agreements, and build scalable legal processes and infrastructure.
Requirements
- â—ŹJ.D. and active bar membership in at least one United States jurisdiction
- â—ŹSignificant in-house and/or leading law-firm legal experience with exposure to high-growth organizations, complex transactions, or cross-border legal matters
- â—ŹAbility to operate independently as a senior legal lead and manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously
- â—ŹAbility to translate legal analysis into practical governance- and business-oriented recommendations
- â—ŹExperience working across international jurisdictions and coordinating with external counsel
- â—ŹWritten and verbal communication skills
- â—ŹExperience working effectively with directors, founders, executives, and external advisers
Responsibilities
- ●Serve as the Foundation’s principal legal adviser across governance, corporate, commercial, strategic, and operational matters
- â—ŹPartner with the Board of Directors and senior stakeholders to support decisions, assess legal risk, and develop practical paths forward
- â—ŹLead legal support for governance matters, including board processes, resolutions, approvals, delegated authorities, and documentation
- â—ŹAdvise on entity structuring, affiliated-entity relationships, organizational decision-making, and internal legal frameworks
- â—ŹDraft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, strategic arrangements, and service-provider documentation
- â—ŹDevelop scalable legal processes, templates, and internal workflows
- â—ŹLead and coordinate legal work across the United States, Cayman Islands, Singapore, Korea, and the United Kingdom
- â—ŹManage outside counsel across specialist areas and jurisdictions
- â—ŹTranslate external legal advice into clear internal recommendations and actionable next steps
- â—ŹIdentify emerging legal risks and design workable internal processes
- â—ŹBuild and shape the legal function
Tech Stack
commercial lawcontract negotiationcorporate lawcross-border lawdigital assetentity structuringFintechgovernancelegal processlegal risk