Senior Counsel, Product
Core
Primary legal partner to product, engineering, and design teams building stablecoins, payments, and crypto infrastructure, providing full product life-cycle counseling from ideation through launch.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (product)
Builds
Stablecoin, payments, and crypto infrastructure products for Coinbase
Domain
Fintech and cryptocurrency regulation
Required skills
U.S. state bar membership, deep familiarity with U.S. and global payments/financial services regulations, risk-adjusted legal guidance, cross-functional collaboration, embedding with product teams, driving legal workstreams independently, responsible utilization of generative AI
Preferred skills
In-house experience at a fintech, crypto/blockchain, or consumer technology company
Technologies
Generative AI
Responsibilities
Advise on U.S. and international regulatory requirements (money transmission, GENIUS Act, NYDFS BitLicense, banking regulations, e-money issuance, securities regulation, BSA compliance); Drive resolution of novel legal issues by identifying risks and engaging outside counsel; Partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Communications, Finance, Tax, Security, and Enterprise Risk Management; Shape the team's approach to emerging regulatory frameworks; Build scalable legal processes and playbooks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC