Assistant General Counsel, Digital Assets & DeFi

As Assistant General Counsel for Digital Assets & DeFi at S&P Dow Jones Indices, you serve as a trusted legal advisor to product, innovation, and commercial teams on emerging DeFi, tokenization, and blockchain initiatives. You help shape legal frameworks for index construction and licensing in decentralized and tokenized markets, evaluate novel business models and protocols involving digital assets, and translate regulatory developments into actionable business guidance. You report to the Associate General Counsel and Managing Director for the Americas.

What you'll do

• Play a leading role in shaping S&P Dow Jones Indices' engagement with decentralized finance, digital assets, and blockchain-based market infrastructure, advising 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 blockchain technology deployment.
• 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 such as confidentiality, insider trading, and compliance.
• Assist the business in responding to requests for proposal and customer due diligence and risk questionnaires.
• Execute special projects as assigned by your manager.

What you bring

• A J.D. or LLM and admission to practice law in any of the states listed within the location.
• 6 or more years of 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, and business technology.
• Excellent drafting, negotiating, and communication skills, both written and spoken.
• 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 Dow Jones Indices' interests and mitigating liability risk.
• Strong organizational skills.

What we offer

• Base salary range of $149,031 to $260,291.25 USD (final salary based on geographic location, experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications).
• Eligibility for an annual incentive plan.
• Health and wellness coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Generous time off.
• Access to continuous learning resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family-friendly benefits for partners and dependents.
• Retail discounts and referral incentive awards.

About S&P Dow Jones Indices

S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators such as the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. More assets are invested in products based on S&P DJI indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. The company is committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions.