Senior Corporate Counsel

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee a legal strategy aligned with company objectives.
• Oversee internal compliance efforts, including employment agreements, equity grants, and other critical documentation.
• Analyze potential legal, compliance and regulatory risks and requirements on a broad range of legal areas, including intellectual property, privacy, consumer product, and security.
• Oversee and manage for-profit and nonprofit entity structures, Ensuring the company operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Utilize your deep understanding of the Web3 ecosystem, blockchain technology, digital assets, and decentralized applications to guide legal decisions.
• Offer expert guidance on tokenomics and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) formation.
• Stay updated on the ever-changing compliance and regulatory environment, especially in the context of cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and decentralized applications, to develop strategies to navigate global regulatory challenges effectively.
• Work collaboratively with internal departments to establish governance frameworks, manage risks, and handle legal considerations specific to each entity type.
• Collaborate closely with the Marketing and Growth teams, offering legal support for partnership agreements and vendor contracts.
• Negotiate, draft, and review agreements to safeguard the company's interests.

Qualifications

• A results-driven, passionate, and fully qualified attorney admitted to practice in the US.
• 6+ years of experience at a top law firm and/or in-house legal team, preferably in a financial services-related industry or other complex regulatory environment.
• Strong negotiation capabilities and processes.
• Great communication skills, particularly to effectively advise, align with, and build trust with the product team and other business partners.
• Comfort working independently in a fast-paced, growth-stage, and rapidly evolving environment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining a high level of precision.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, token grants, incentive compensation
• Medical, dental and vision group plans
• Untracked, Manager Approved PTO
• Engaging offsite gatherings and team-building activities to make a remote-first workforce feel connected
• Opportunity to shape and contribute to industry-disrupting infrastructure