Senior Counsel, Product (Base)

Overview

An organization is seeking an exceptional attorney to join their Product Legal team, supporting a Layer 2 blockchain project incubated within a leading cryptocurrency platform. This role involves navigating complex, innovative blockchain and product initiatives across the Layer 2 ecosystem, providing operational support and ensuring compliance for integrated products.

Responsibilities

• Serve as legal counsel for Layer 2 blockchain-specific products, helping to build the legal foundation supporting the onchain mission and strategy.
• Oversee legal processes related to grants and funding for innovative projects within the Layer 2 ecosystem.
• Facilitate integration of both internal and third-party services and products, ensuring adherence to legal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct due diligence, draft compliance policies, and provide risk management guidance related to product integration.
• Provide full product life-cycle legal counseling and proactively solve problems as the business plans and executes its product roadmap.
• Identify issues beyond personal expertise and collaborate with other legal team members and outside counsel to resolve them.
• Work cross-departmentally with teams such as Compliance, Communications, Finance, Tax, Security, Enterprise Risk Management, Engineering, Data, Analytics, Corporate Development, and leadership.
• Respond promptly to complex legal requests and coordinate with the legal department to deliver practical advice.
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment, adapting quickly to leadership needs.
• Scale legal advice to support efficient business growth.

Requirements

• Licensed attorney in a U.S. state with a J.D. or equivalent degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of legal experience.
• Strong substantive and practical experience in crypto, web3, decentralized finance (DeFi), protocols, or blockchain.
• Experience counseling product teams on launching consumer or developer-facing technology products and services.
• Understanding of legal and regulatory considerations affecting crypto protocols and onchain products, including decentralized architectures and governance.
• Experience supporting Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements, and regulated e-money and money transmission obligations under banking laws.
• Proven problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent legal judgment with analytic rigor, risk assessment, creativity, and pragmatism.
• Comfortable with risk-adjusted thinking and interpretive flexibility.
• Team-oriented and collaborative, able to engage cross-departmental colleagues to enable successful product launches.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technology or engineering background (Bachelor of Science degree).
• Experience working with blockchain protocols, rollups, Layer 2 solutions, or related projects.

Compensation & Benefits

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

Location

• Position location details are dependent on the candidate's work location.

Candidates are encouraged to carefully evaluate their skills and interests before applying, as there is a limit of four applications within any 30-day period.