Senior Counsel, Product

Overview

This role involves serving as Senior Counsel, Product on the Product Legal team, acting as the primary legal partner to product, engineering, and design teams focused on stablecoins, payments, and crypto infrastructure. The position provides full product life-cycle legal counseling in fintech and crypto law, advising from ideation through launch while collaborating cross-functionally with Privacy, Regulatory, Compliance, and Finance teams.

The organization operates as a remote-first company with quarterly in-person working sessions.

Responsibilities

• Own the legal advisory relationship for stablecoin, payments, and crypto infrastructure product teams, providing day-to-day legal, business, and strategic counsel throughout the product life cycle.
• Advise product managers and engineers on U.S. and international regulatory requirements, including money transmission laws, the GENIUS Act, NYDFS BitLicense, banking regulations, e-money issuance, securities regulation, and BSA compliance.
• Drive resolution of novel legal issues by identifying risks, partnering with specialized colleagues across Legal, and engaging outside counsel when necessary.
• Partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Communications, Finance, Tax, Security, and Enterprise Risk Management to deliver cohesive legal guidance that enables product launches.
• Shape the team's approach to emerging regulatory frameworks, proactively advising product teams on how new laws and guidance affect product design, disclosures, and go-to-market strategy.
• Build scalable legal processes and playbooks that enable product teams to move quickly while maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Required Skills and Experience

• J.D. with 7+ years of legal experience and active U.S. state bar membership.
• Significant experience counseling product teams on technology product launches at a fintech, crypto/blockchain company, or consumer technology company; in-house experience preferred.
• Deep familiarity with major U.S. and global payments/financial services regulations (money transmission, NYDFS BitLicense, Reg E, SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FTC Section 5/UDAAP) and ability to apply them to novel crypto product constructs.
• Demonstrated ability to provide risk-adjusted legal guidance balancing regulatory compliance with product velocity in ambiguous or first-of-kind legal environments.
• Proven track record of embedding with cross-functional teams and independently driving legal workstreams from problem identification through resolution.
• Responsible use of generative AI, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $224,995—$264,700 USD (excluding equity and bonus).
• Total compensation may include equity, bonus eligibility, and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Additional Information

• Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
• Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• US applicants are subject to employee rights and E-Verify participation notices.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities upon request.
• By submitting an application, candidates agree to the organization's Candidate Privacy Notice and, for US applicants, arbitration of disputes.

Location

Remote-first with quarterly in-person working sessions.