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
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
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