- Play a leading role in shaping S&P Dow Jones Indices’ engagement with decentralized finance, digital assets, and blockchain-based market infrastructure.
- This position sits at the intersection of traditional financial markets and emerging decentralized ecosystems, advising on innovative index solutions, data products, and technology collaborations that influence how global markets evolve.
- Be responsible for structuring, drafting, negotiating and advising 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 the deployment of blockchain technology.
- 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 (e.g., confidentiality, insider trading, and compliance).
- Assist the business in responding to requests for proposal, customer due diligence/risk questionnaires.
- Special projects as assigned by manager.
Requirements
- J.D. or LLM and admitted to practice law in any of the states listed within the location.
- 6+ years’ 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, business technology.
- Excellent drafting, negotiating, and communication (both written and spoken) skills.
- 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 DJI’s interests and mitigating liability risk.
- Strong organizational skills.
Core Competencies
Expertise in commercial contract negotiation and drafting, with a strong focus on decentralized finance, digital assets, and blockchain technology. Proven ability to provide strategic legal advice while ensuring compliance and managing complex commercial agreements.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- J.D. Or LLM
- 6+ Years Legal Experience
- Commercial Contract Negotiation
- Decentralized Finance Familiarity
- Excellent Drafting And Negotiating Skills
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Commercial Contract Drafting
- Negotiation
- Legal Compliance
- Data Licensing
- Intellectual Property Principles
Soft Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Strong Organizational Skills
- Sound Judgment
- Adaptability
Certifications & Qualifications
- Admitted To Practice Law
Industry Keywords
- Decentralized Finance
- Digital Assets
- Financial Services
- Investment Products
- Tokenized Assets
Tools & Technologies
- Blockchain Technology
- Digital Asset Ecosystems