Senior Counsel, Product, Payments, Compliance

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🕒 May 2

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Polygon Labs

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11 - 50 employees

📱 Media

🥽 AR/VR

🏢 Enterprise

Media • AR/VR • Enterprise

Polygon Labs is a creative services and software solutions studio specializing in data and content visualization for the media industry. The company has been involved in various high-profile projects, such as Univision's Destino 2020 Elections AR Graphics, Cheddar TV's interactive US Elections storytelling, and automated weather graphics for RT America. As a part of disguise. one, they work on delivering engaging experiences and support for clients like CNN, Verizon Media, and Engadget. Their focus is on producing interactive and innovative media content.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to product and engineering teams developing blockchain-based payments and financial infrastructure • Provide proactive legal and regulatory guidance on US financial services laws and frameworks, including money transmission, payments regulation, and related compliance obligations • Design, implement, and evolve internal compliance policies, product governance frameworks, and risk assessment processes aligned with US regulatory expectations • Partner closely with compliance, risk, and security teams to embed controls into product design and engineering workflows, including KYC, AML, sanctions, and data privacy requirements • Translate complex regulatory requirements and enforcement trends into clear, actionable guidance for product, engineering, and business teams • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure product strategy aligns with legal, regulatory, and internal policy standards • Manage external counsel on specialized regulatory matters and support internal reviews related to product and operational risk

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school and active admission to at least one U.S. state bar • 7+ years of legal experience, including law firm and/or in-house roles within fintech, payments, banking, or blockchain environments • Strong expertise in US financial services regulation, including money transmission, payments, and related regulatory frameworks • Demonstrated experience advising on product legal and compliance matters in fintech, crypto, or payments infrastructure • Proven experience building or implementing compliance policies, governance frameworks, or risk management programs in a technology or financial services context • Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical guidance for product and engineering teams in a fast-paced environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote first global workforce • Industry leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance* • Company matching 401k with 3% match* • $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (life-time max) • $75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement • Flexible Time Off • Company issued laptop • Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits