Product Counsel
Skills
About the Role
You will serve as a strategic legal partner to the business, tackling a broad range of matters across product counseling, regulatory compliance, and crypto-native issues. You'll work closely with product, engineering, and research teams to help the business move fast with confidence, providing practical, risk-based guidance and keeping the company ahead of evolving legal and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- J.D. and admission to at least one U.S. state bar
- 8+ years of legal experience, including substantial time in-house at a high growth tech company and/or crypto project
- Deep product counseling experience
- Fluency in crypto legal issues, including substantial time advising on regulatory considerations for blockchain developers and networks
- Ability to balance legal risk with practical business judgment
Responsibilities
- Provide practical, risk-based guidance throughout the product development lifecycle to product, engineering, and research teams
- Refine and implement compliance frameworks, policies, and procedures to keep the business ahead of evolving requirements and novel issues
- Support broader legal initiatives spanning intellectual property, privacy, and other operational needs
- Monitor developments in crypto, fintech, and tradfi to advise the business on trends and evolving legal standards
- Take on additional tasks as needed