Senior Counsel, Crypto Services
Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. It enables exchanges, custodians, banks, trading desks, and hedge funds to securely scale digital asset operations through its patent-pending SGX & MPC technology.
About Fireblocks
Fireblocks is an enterprise-grade platform that provides a secure infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. It enables financial institutions like exchanges, custodians, banks, trading desks, and hedge funds to securely scale their digital asset operations. The company was founded by Michael Shaulov, Idan Ofrat, and Pavel Berengoltz after they investigated a major cyber breach. Fireblocks utilizes breakthrough Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and patent-pending chip isolation technology to secure private keys and API credentials. The platform supports various use cases including treasury management, wallet as a service, tokenization, payments, and DeFi, and provides a complete development platform with APIs, SDKs, and tutorials for building on the blockchain.
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About the Role
You will serve as a trusted legal advisor to Fireblocks' product, engineering, and senior leadership and C-suite. You will support the development, launch, and scaling of crypto and financial services products across multiple jurisdictions. This role blends deep regulatory expertise with practical, business-oriented judgment, and requires close collaboration across Legal, Product, Compliance, Risk, and Commercial teams. You will have a direct impact on product strategy, regulatory readiness, and go-to-market execution, bringing a strong commercial mindset while acting as a strategic partner to senior leadership in a fast-paced, global environment.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and admission to the bar
- 10+ years of legal experience with significant focus on regulated financial technology companies
- Extensive expertise in payments regulation, digital asset custody, and related frameworks
- In-house experience at a fintech or digital asset company
- Track record of successfully launching regulated financial products in multiple jurisdictions
- Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a high-pressure environment with limited resources
- Demonstrated experience working with financial institutions and structuring legal partnerships
- Familiarity with corporate governance best practices on a global scale
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to product teams, supporting the design, launch, and scaling of new products and features across global markets
- Identify, assess, and advise on regulatory and legal considerations affecting product design, functionality, distribution, and user experience
- Provide strategic guidance on regulatory readiness, go-to-market planning, and jurisdictional expansion
- Draft, review, and maintain global and localized product terms, disclosures, and other customer-facing legal documentation
- Advise on product positioning, marketing, and platform presentation in light of regulatory, licensing, and consumer protection requirements
- Monitor and interpret global regulatory developments related to digital assets, custody, payments, stablecoins, and financial services, and translate them into actionable business guidance