Stellar is an open-source blockchain network focused on improving global financial access by enabling fast, secure, and low-cost cross-border transactions. It connects financial institutions, payment systems, and individuals to transfer digital and fiat assets. With a mission to promote financial inclusion, Stellar is designed to serve both developed and underserved markets, offering interoperability between traditional and blockchain-based financial systems.

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Skills

Advertising Blockchain Compliance Consumer Protection Contract Digital Asset Intellectual Property Kyc Law Marketing Negotiation Payment Privacy Regulation Saas Trademark

Candidate Availability

Hybrid · San Francisco · Required

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

Provide legal review and practical, risk-calibrated advice for public-facing marketing and communications, campaigns, product launches, events, brand and intellectual-property matters, strategic deals, and related commercial agreements. Build scalable legal processes, templates, guidance, training, and intake workflows.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school.
Active membership in good standing with at least one United States state bar.
At least 3 years of relevant law firm and/or in-house legal experience.
Working knowledge of marketing, advertising, promotions, sponsorships, endorsements, social media, online advertising, consumer protection, privacy, intellectual property, data protection, and consumer financial services law.
Ability to assess legal, regulatory, reputational, contractual, privacy, securities, commodities, and consumer-protection risks.
Strong drafting, editing, written communication, business judgment, and collaboration skills.
Ability to work independently, prioritize competing requests, and manage time-sensitive projects.
Experience drafting, reviewing, or negotiating commercial agreements related to marketing or outward-facing initiatives.
Interest in blockchain, digital assets, payments, and open-source technology; prior blockchain or crypto experience is helpful but not required.
Motivation to build practical legal processes, templates, playbooks, training, and workflows.

Responsibilities

Own legal review of outward-facing marketing and communications materials across channels.
Advise stakeholders on public-facing content, campaign strategy, product messaging, partner marketing, and external positioning.
Identify and help mitigate legal, regulatory, reputational, contractual, privacy, and consumer-protection risks.
Support marketing aspects of strategic business deals, including diligence, KYC coordination, drafting, negotiation, deliverables, and payment mechanics.
Partner with Marketing leadership on strategy, campaign planning, thought leadership, and cross-functional issues.
Support owned and third-party events, including contracts, sponsorships, waivers, releases, collateral, and operational issues.
Support brand and intellectual-property work, including trademark portfolio management, naming, rebrands, clearance, contested matters, and protection.
Review product launch materials, webpages, explainers, FAQs, and announcements.
Develop legal processes, templates, guidelines, playbooks, training, and intake workflows.
Draft, review, and negotiate marketing, advertising, SaaS, event, vendor, sponsorship, partnership, grant, and services agreements.

Benefits

Lumen-denominated grants
Health, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible time off
15 company holidays, including a company-wide holiday break
Paid parental leave
Paid pregnancy disability leave
Gym reimbursement
Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
401(k) with 4% match
Health and dependent care FSA accounts
Commuter benefits with employer contribution
Health Savings Account with employer contribution
Family-building benefits through Kindbody
Wellbeing benefits
Daily lunch and snacks in the office
Company retreats