Provides legal leadership for M&A, strategic transactions, venture investments, and financial partnerships with banks and financial institutions. Independently manages deals from structuring and diligence through negotiation, signing, closing, and integration. Drafts and negotiates transaction and financial services agreements, coordinates cross-functional stakeholders, develops legal playbooks, and leads AI-enabled workflow improvements while protecting confidentiality, privilege, and legal judgment.

Provide transactional legal support for Circle's global capital markets business, drafting and negotiating complex crypto, fintech, and capital markets agreements (exchanges, market makers, liquidity, collateral, tokenized assets). Support Arc's capital markets go-to-market, create contract templates and playbooks, streamline contracting workflows, advise cross-functional partners, and stay current on crypto, stablecoins, and blockchain regulatory developments to enable commercial partnerships and revenue opportunities.