Overview
An organization specializing in blockchain-enabled investment products and services is seeking a Senior Counsel, Product & Commercial to join their legal team. This role involves providing strategic legal guidance to product, engineering, business development, and marketing teams to develop, launch, and scale blockchain-based financial products.
Responsibilities
- Advise product and engineering teams on the development, launch, and operation of blockchain-enabled financial products
- Provide practical legal guidance throughout the product lifecycle, from ideation to ongoing operations
- Collaborate with product, engineering, compliance, business development, and marketing teams to identify legal and regulatory considerations and develop scalable solutions
- Advise on the structure, launch, and operation of tokenized products, protocols, and related services
- Assess legal and regulatory implications of new product features and strategic business opportunities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a variety of commercial agreements including partnership, technology, vendor, licensing, service, and strategic collaboration agreements
- Support strategic partnerships and commercial initiatives by assessing legal and regulatory risks and developing pragmatic solutions
- Provide guidance on marketing, promotional, and public communications
- Support senior legal personnel including AGC Product and AGC Commercial
- Monitor developments in laws, regulations, and enforcement activities relevant to digital assets, tokenized assets, securities, and financial services
- Collaborate with compliance and business teams to ensure adherence to applicable legal and regulatory requirements
- Develop legal frameworks, templates, playbooks, and processes to enable efficient product development and business scaling
- Prepare and deliver trainings on legal and compliance issues
- Support corporate transactions, governance, financing, and other strategic initiatives as needed
- Coordinate with external legal counsel when appropriate
Requirements
- JD degree from an accredited U.S. law school
- 5-8+ years of legal experience at a major law firm and/or a high-growth blockchain, fintech, or financial services company
- Strong knowledge of U.S. securities laws and capital market transactions preferred, including experience with registered and exempt offerings, private placements, resale and transfer restrictions, disclosure requirements, exchange listing rules, broker-dealer and investment adviser considerations
- Significant experience counseling product teams and advising on the development, launch, and operation of financial, fintech, or blockchain-based products preferred
- Strong commercial transaction experience preferred but not required
- Strong knowledge of commercial transactions as well as securities, anti-money laundering, tax, and other financial laws and regulations
- Deep understanding of the blockchain industry; knowledge of tokenization and real-world assets is a plus
- Excellent analytical, research, drafting, and negotiation skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to partner effectively across business, technical, and compliance teams
- Detail-oriented with high accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience with corporate transactions, governance matters, financings, or M&A is a plus
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation including salary, future token rights, and/or equity based on candidate preferences
- Full benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Flexible vacation policy (PTO)
- Remote-first work environment with team members across the U.S.
Location
- Fully remote, with team members across the United States