Associate General Counsel, Structured Finance
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 lead the legal side of the capital markets business, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer. You will run legal execution of securitizations, warehouse and loan purchase facilities, and structure joint ventures and credit funds. You will serve as legal lead on blockchain-native structures such as tokenized securitization tranches, work with Product and Engineering, lead and develop the team, and manage outside counsel within budget.
Requirements
- 10+ years in structured finance at a top law firm and/or in-house, with first-chair securitization and lender finance experience
- Command of securitization law including Regulation AB II, Rule 17g-5, risk retention, Rule 144A and Regulation S
- Real interest in digital assets, tokenized securities, and DeFi-based funding
- Structuring mindset
- Drafting skills and record of bringing work in-house
- Experience leading and developing lawyers
- J.D. and good standing with at least one state bar
- Excellent communication skills
- Adhere to company security policies and complete security awareness training
Responsibilities
- Lead legal execution of the securitization program, including shelf documentation, offering documents, diligence, transaction-party agreements and ongoing compliance
- Lead legal deal team for warehouse, repurchase, participation, and loan purchase facilities
- Lead legal support for forward flow and whole loan sale programs
- Structure and document joint ventures, credit funds, and other financing vehicles
- Serve as legal lead on blockchain-native structures including tokenized securitization tranches and on-chain settlement
- Advise on true sale, bankruptcy remoteness, UCC perfection, servicing and trust structures, and accounting and tax interactions
- Own the legal workplan against the deal calendar
- Lead and develop the Structured Finance legal team and build templates, playbooks, and precedent
- Select and manage outside counsel against budget
- Coordinate with Corporate & Securities and Compliance groups
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-paid premiums 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
- 25% annual bonus target paid quarterly
- Company equity in the form of RSUs
