Product Counsel, Crypto

September 18

🗽 New York – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍⚖️ General Counsel

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Stripe

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Fintech • eCommerce • B2B

Stripe is a global payments processing platform that enables businesses to accept online and in-person payments. It offers a comprehensive suite of financial services, including payment processing, billing, and revenue management tools, aimed at businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises. By providing a developer-friendly API, Stripe allows businesses to streamline their payment operations and embed financial services directly into their applications, facilitating both B2B and B2C transactions.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2010

💳 Fintech

🛍️ eCommerce

🤝 B2B

💰 Venture Round on 2021-05

📋 Description

• Be part of a growing team of Product Counsel who are responsible for helping Stripe deliver products that are compliant with laws and contractual commitments to our users across the globe. The focus of this role will be on the development and commercialization of Privy’s cryptocurrency wallet-as-a-service offering. • Help Privy navigate the cutting edge intersection of technological innovation, e-commerce user experiences, and financial services compliance on a range of issues. • Actively collaborate with a wide variety of Stripe teams, including product, engineering, partnerships, compliance, risk and marketing, on a range of issues related to product development and commercialization, including advising on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting products, including identifying trends and potential impacts on business activities and adapting existing laws to new technologies. • Work closely with colleagues across Stripe’s global legal team to support Stripe's regulatory structure, its customer agreements, and strategic financial partnerships. • Help scope and build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products. • Stay up-to-date, with the support of Stripe’s legal subject matter experts, on US, UK, EU, and other global laws and regulations pertaining to cryptocurrency and stablecoin products. • Participate as a proactive and strategic business partner to senior leaders and be a trusted advisor.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in a top law firm, in-house legal team and/or government agency, with expertise in key legislation around cryptocurrency and stablecoin products. • Preferred candidates also would have direct expertise with advising on the development of cryptocurrency and stablecoin products, particularly on a global basis. • Someone who is familiar with counseling teams that solve issues through technology by translating complex legal requirements into clear and actionable advice that helps the business move forward. • Someone who works collaboratively with teammates and is always looking for opportunities to share knowledge and experience. • A qualified US lawyer. • A passion for technology and ability to understand complex business models and product use cases quickly. • An entrepreneurial spirit -- a self-starter who thrives in a fast paced environment, deals well with ambiguity and focuses on driving impact. • Excellent judgment and capable of making smart decisions with imperfect information. • Strong communication skills (both written and verbal). • Excellent project management skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.