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Senior Counsel, Product

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$180K/yr - $238K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Provide full product life-cycle counseling for Circle Account and digital asset products and services including novel blockchain products and services relating to stablecoins, NFTs, and decentralized finance.

Provide advice on compliance with US and international laws and regulations relating to digital assets and virtual asset service providers including matters relating to international expansion and licensing.

Support the development and implementation by the Legal team of processes, procedures and metrics to increase the overall effectiveness of the legal services provided to the company.

Address legal risk in business-centric ways, developing processes to solve problems, strengthening partnerships and advancing opportunities.

Remain up-to-date on relevant crypto and digital currency developments to ensure an ongoing ability to provide robust product area coverage.

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-house counselRegulatory coverageFintechInstitutional financial servicesCryptocurrencyBlockchain mattersAML/CFT regulatory environmentDigital assetsGovernmental entitiesBusiness partnershipsSupport new areas of businessTeam playerSense of humorEnjoy learningMentoringInterpersonal skillsWork ethicGoogle SuiteSlackApple MacOS

Required

Juris Doctor degree and active law license in at least one state in good standing.

5+ years of experience as in-house counsel advising product teams and/or leading regulatory coverage preferably in fintech or institutional financial services.

Passion for financial technology and proven experience covering cryptocurrency or blockchain matters.

Familiarity with the AML/CFT regulatory environment for digital assets globally.

Team player with a sense of humor, and enjoy learning but also mentoring.

Experience working in a regulated environment or with governmental entities.

Ability to learn quickly and support new areas of business and technology.

Strong development of business partnerships, interpersonal skills, and work ethic.