Associate General Counsel Corporate and Securities
Figure uses blockchain technology to provide lending, trading, and investment solutions for consumer credit and digital assets.
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About Figure
Figure operates a vertically integrated blockchain-based capital markets platform for consumer assets and digital assets. The platform enables home equity lending, crypto-backed loans, tokenized asset trading, and yield-generating products through the Provenance Blockchain. Figure serves consumers, institutional partners, and investors across the United States.
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About the Role
You will advise on corporate governance, public-company reporting, capital markets transactions, and securities compliance. You will lead M&A transactions from structuring through integration, advise broker-dealer and marketplace businesses on SEC and FINRA matters, and provide practical guidance on blockchain-native products and tokenized securities. You will manage outside counsel, coordinate with internal functions, and monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments.
Requirements
- 10+ years of corporate/governance and securities regulatory experience at a top law firm and/or public financial services or fintech company
- Expertise in the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934
- Working knowledge of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Investment Company Act of 1940
- Experience with SEC and FINRA broker-dealer regulation, registration, and compliance
- Public-company reporting, disclosure, and board/committee governance experience
- M&A experience leading acquisitions, dispositions, and strategic investments
- Experience applying securities frameworks to blockchain and digital asset structures
- Corporate and transactional drafting and negotiation skills
- J.D. and active membership in at least one state bar
- Written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple high-stakes projects
Responsibilities
- Advise on general corporate matters, including governance, subsidiary management, approvals, resolutions, and commercial transactions
- Support public-company governance and reporting, including Exchange Act filings, proxy statements, Section 16 compliance, insider trading policies, and board support
- Provide securities law advice for capital markets transactions, including registered offerings, shelf registrations, private placements, and equity plans
- Lead M&A activity from deal structuring and due diligence through negotiation, closing, and post-closing integration
- Advise broker-dealer and marketplace businesses on SEC and FINRA registration, compliance, examinations, and regulator interactions
- Advise senior leadership on securities law initiatives involving blockchain-native products and tokenized securities
- Manage outside counsel and coordinate execution with Finance, Compliance, Capital Markets, and Product teams
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and translate them into practical business guidance
- Adhere to security policies and data-handling procedures
- Complete mandatory security awareness training and report suspected security incidents
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-paid premiums for employees and dependents on select plans
- HSA, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, 401(k), and commuter benefits
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- 11 observed holidays and PTO plan
- Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave
- Continuing education reimbursement