Senior Counsel

Overview

This role involves serving as the first dedicated legal hire for a cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and tax compliance platform. The legal lead will manage the Legal function end-to-end, including commercial agreements, product counsel, corporate governance, and employment matters. The position requires providing risk-calibrated, business-oriented legal guidance to enable product velocity and support company growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Legal function across commercial, product, corporate, and people matters
• Draft, negotiate, and manage all commercial agreements such as partnership deals, customer contracts, vendor agreements, and data processing agreements
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to provide legal guidance on new features, product lines, and international expansion
• Manage corporate governance, equity matters, and board-related legal work
• Handle employment-related legal matters including agreements, policies, and compliance
• Build legal infrastructure including contract templates, playbooks, and self-serve resources
• Manage relationships with external counsel for specialized issues such as intellectual property, regulatory matters, and litigation
• Advise on cryptocurrency regulatory developments and their implications for the product

Requirements

• 7-10 years of legal experience post-law school, with a mix of law firm and in-house experience
• Strong commercial drafting and negotiation skills, capable of building contracts from scratch
• Experience serving as product counsel and partnering with Product and Engineering teams
• Ability to provide risk-calibrated advice that enables product development
• Comfortable operating in ambiguous regulatory environments
• Experience working at a high-growth technology company
• Self-starter who thrives with autonomy
• Strong communication skills, able to distill complex legal concepts into clear, concise language
• Demonstrated ability to drive significant business impact
• Personal conviction in cryptocurrency and alignment with the mission to enable safe crypto use
• High level of trustworthiness and ownership mentality

Preferred Qualifications

• Background at a top-tier law firm (e.g., Goodwin, Cooley, Wilson Sonsini, Latham)
• Experience at a cryptocurrency or fintech company
• Familiarity with crypto regulatory landscape including SEC, FinCEN, state regulations, and MiCA
• Knowledge of data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA

Compensation & Benefits

• Starting salary range: $201,000 - $236,000 USD (location does not affect salary range)
• Equity participation
• Benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, and paid time off

Location

This is a globally distributed role; candidate location does not impact compensation.