# Senior Legal Counsel, Capital Markets

**Company:** [Upstart](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/upstart)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $179k – $286k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Structured Finance, Debt Finance, Capital Markets, Securitizations, Purchase And Sale Agreements, Transactional Documents, Asset-Backed Securities, Legal Templates, Fintech, J.D.
**Posted:** 2026-05-12

> Provides legal counsel on capital markets transactions including securitizations and financing agreements for a fintech lending platform. Drafts and negotiates documents with investors, manages deal flow, and advises on legal risks. Requires J.D., state bar membership, and 5+ years in structured finance or capital markets.

## Job Description

## How you'll make an impact

- Support capital markets and finance teams on purchase and sale agreements, securitizations, and other liquidity arrangements, as well as day-to-day legal support
- Draft, review, and negotiate transactional documents with institutional investors, including asset managers, private equity firms, hedge funds, and pension funds
- Partner with internal stakeholders and external counsel to support structuring and execution of securitization transactions, including pass-through and asset-backed structures
- Contribute to managing deal flow, timelines, and documentation across multiple concurrent transactions
- Collaborate with legal, product, and regulatory teams to ensure consistency across agreements and alignment with evolving requirements
- Maintain and improve transaction templates and processes to support efficient and scalable execution
- Provide guidance on legal risks and contribute to internal education on capital markets topics

## Minimum Qualifications

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- 5+ years of legal experience in structured finance, debt finance, capital markets, or a related practice area
- Experience drafting and negotiating transactional agreements in financing or capital markets contexts
- Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and external counsel on complex transactions

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working at a fintech or lending-focused company
- Knowledge of asset-backed securitizations and capital markets structures
- Ability to manage multiple transactions with competing priorities and timelines
- Skills in developing or improving legal templates and transaction processes
- Ability to communicate legal concepts clearly to business and non-legal stakeholders

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