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Senior Commercial & Corporate Counsel

Fomo

New York, NYFull-time$225–275K/yrPosted todayStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$225–275K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

New York Bar AdmissionDoctorate

Job overview

fomo is seeking a Senior Commercial & Corporate Counsel to join its legal team as its #2 attorney. The counsel will work with the General Counsel and executive leadership, own commercial contracts, and lead strategic partnership negotiations. The role also supports corporate governance and cross-functional legal advice while helping scale legal workflows in a fast-paced technology environment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Vendor ContractsCorporate GovernanceNegotiationAdvisory WorkCommercial ContractsCorporate ExperienceContract NegotiationBusiness AcumenRisk ManagementCommunicationStakeholder ManagementFintechTrading PlatformsFinancial ServicesConsumer Tech PlatformsWeb3Digital AssetsCrypto TechnologiesCrypto Regulations

Qualifications

J.D. From Accredited U.S. Law SchoolNew York Bar Admission4+ Years Relevant Legal ExperienceBigLaw or Tech in-House Experience

Full job description

About fomo fomo is a fast-growing social trading platform redefining how investors discover, share, and execute market strategies. By merging real-time social dynamics with seamless trading functionality, we empower a global community of traders. As we scale rapidly, we are expanding our legal team to support major growth initiatives, strategic deals, and complex commercial execution.

The Opportunity We are seeking a proactive, business-minded Senior Commercial & Corporate Counsel to join fomo as our #2 attorney. In this role, you will work side-by-side with our General Counsel and executive leadership, taking primary ownership of commercial contracts and serving as a key legal lead on major strategic partnership negotiations. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for an ambitious lawyer looking for significant ownership, senior exposure, and a clear trajectory in a fast-paced technology environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Commercial Execution: Draft, review, negotiate, and close complex commercial agreements, including strategic partnerships, vendor contracts, enterprise licensing, data/API agreements, and marketing deals.

  • Lead Deal Negotiation: Serve as the primary legal negotiator on high-stakes strategic partnership agreements, aligning legal protection with commercial objectives.

  • Corporate Governance & Strategy: Support the General Counsel on general corporate matters, corporate governance, board preparation, subsidiary management, and potential debt or equity financings.

  • Cross-Functional Advisory: Act as a trusted legal advisor to Marketing, Product, Operations, Business Development, and Finance teams to enable rapid product innovation while mitigating legal risk.

  • Legal Operations & Process: Help build, refine, and scale internal legal workflows, standard contract templates, and negotiation playbooks.

Qualifications

  • J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and active bar admission in good standing in New York.

  • 4 to 8 years of relevant legal experience, with strong emphasis on commercial contracts and foundational corporate experience.

  • Prior experience in BigLaw, an in-house legal department at a tech company, or a hybrid of both.

  • Proven track record of leading complex contract negotiations from start to finish with minimal supervision.

  • Strong business acumen, with the ability to balance commercial priorities with legal risk management.

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience in fintech, trading platforms, financial services, or consumer tech platforms.

  • Familiarity or working knowledge of Web3, digital assets, or crypto technologies/regulations (not required, but a plus).

Compensation

  • Base salary: $225,000 to $275,000

  • Discretionary bonus: 10% to 30% of base salary

Work Culture & Environment

  • Location: On-site in our New York City office.

How this job compares

Set against the 759 open Corporate Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$225–275K/yr
  • New York median$169–229K/yr55 salary ranges
  • US median$154–229K/yr576 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $250K, is 26% above the New York median midpoint ($199K) — in the top quarter of Corporate Counsel salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 63 open Corporate Counsel jobs in New York and 759 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Corporate Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (661 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 586 of the 759 open Corporate Counsel jobs (77%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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