Commercial and Product Counsel
Augustus, formerly Ivy, is a global payments and programmable-money platform that moves funds between fiat and stablecoins, supports payouts and open-banking payments, and is organizing a U.S. clearing bank for the AI era.
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About Augustus
Ivy provides programmable banking infrastructure purpose-built around stablecoins for the digital economy. Businesses can accept instant bank payments, hold and convert fiat and stablecoin balances, and send payouts globally through one unified API. The platform connects local payment rails with stablecoin networks.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will advise on products from scoping through launch, including structure, terms, disclosures, and risk. You will lead negotiations with enterprise clients, partners, and vendors; manage contracting from templates through signature; review marketing and sales materials; translate regulatory requirements into product and contract terms; and build scalable legal systems for standard deals.
Requirements
- J.D. and admission to a US state bar; New York admission preferred
- 5+ years of legal experience split between a leading law firm and at least 2 years in-house at a startup
- Track record of negotiating complex commercial agreements and advising product teams directly
- Based in New York or willing to relocate
- In-house experience at a fintech or financial institution preferred
- Exposure to payments, banking, or financial services regulation preferred
Responsibilities
- Advise on new products from scoping to launch, including structure, terms, disclosures, and risk
- Lead negotiations with enterprise clients, partners, and vendors
- Own contracting end to end, including templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and approval rules
- Review marketing, website, and sales materials for compliance
- Work with Compliance to translate regulatory requirements into product and contract terms
- Build systems that enable Sales to close standard deals without waiting on legal
Benefits
- Equity
- Relocation support
- Visa support
- MacBook and AirPods
- Lunch benefit
- Gym benefit
- Office in the heart of the city
- Four on-sites and off-sites per year
- Annual development budget
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan