Senior Counsel, Product

October 15

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Coinbase

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Digital Currency • Software • Payment Processing • Bitcoin • Technology

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

₿ Crypto

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

💰 $21.4M Post-IPO Equity on 2022-11

Description

• Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? • At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. • To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. • Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. • Coinbase is leading the expansion of digital currency into the financial mainstream. • You will be working in a cutting edge and fast paced environment, where disruptive technologies and unconventional thinking are the norm. • We are looking for a highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and experienced product counsel to join our product legal team as Senior Counsel, Product.

Requirements

• Currently licensed in a U.S. state. J.D. or equivalent with 8+ years of legal experience, preferably with in-house experience with a consumer financial services business, a fintech or crypto/blockchain company. • You have experience counseling product teams in launching financial services or technology products, and have a clear understanding of the legal underpinnings supporting these products. • You have a strong interest in digital currency, blockchain technology, and innovative constructs pioneered by decentralized applications, web3, and defi. • You are familiar with consumer financial services regulation and agencies (Reg E, FinCEN MSB, State MTLs, SEC) and consumer services and internet regulations and agencies (FTC UDAAP, CDA 230, Privacy/GDPR) • You have experience with build-outs to support Anti Money Laundering (AML)/Know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, and regulated e-money and money transmission obligations under banking laws. • You have proven problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills. • You exercise excellent legal judgment with analytic rigor, prudential risk assessment, and a balance of realizable creativity and pragmatism. • You are comfortable with risk-adjusted thinking, and can understand when interpretive flexibility is warranted. • You are team-oriented and collaborative, you bring cross-departmental colleagues to the table, and build your practice to enable your clients to successfully build and launch crypto products at Coinbase.

Benefits

• target bonus • target equity • benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))