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Aptos Labs · 2 months ago

Senior Counsel, Product/Regulatory

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$196K/yr - $250K/yr

5+ years exp

Aptos Labs is a people-first blockchain company focused on providing universal access to decentralized assets. The Senior Counsel will support product and regulatory legal matters, guiding teams on compliance and legal risks while advising on product launches and business strategies.

BlockchainFinTechInformation TechnologyNon-Fungible Token (NFT)Web3

Responsibilities

Provide guidance to product, engineering, marketing, and go-to-market teams on issues related to new and existing products and features

Insure products and services of the company meet all legal and regulatory requirements

Stay up-to-date on relevant U.S. and international laws, regulations and public policy matters, especially those related to financial regulation and blockchain related matters. Advise the team on how such matters and developments may influence business strategies and insure continued compliance

Develop trusted relationships with business partners and stay informed on key product developments

Draft terms of use, product policies, privacy notices, and other disclosures. Implement related processes to support compliance

Work collaboratively across multiple functions to help build scalable and effective processes for providing legal input to clients on strategic product initiatives

Provide practical legal and strategic business advice to the product teams and help develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to support new product developments and customer experiences

Ability to lead and manage numerous initiatives and meet tight deadlines when necessary to achieve business objectives

Available to travel as and when required

The legal team at Aptos Labs is very cross-functional so this role will be expected to contribute in other legal areas such as commercial (contracts, tech trans, etc.), intellectual property and corporate (e.g. grants, investments, etc.) matters when needed

Qualification

J.D. degree5+ years legal experienceFintech/blockchain legal issuesRegulatory complianceCross-functional collaborationLegal judgmentResearch complex topicsCommunication skills

Required

J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and member of the California or New York bar

5+ years of legal experience (either in-house and/or at a law firm), with a background in product counseling or regulatory matters

Experience with the legal issues arising from fintech and/or blockchain applications (securities laws, money transmission, custody, data privacy)

Experience counseling and advising clients and product and engineering teams on business and risk mitigation strategies in connection with the launch of products and services

Experience advising business teams to insure regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions

Experience building relationships and collaborating cross-functionally with external partners, product teams and other members of the legal team to ensure business needs are met and company remains in compliance with regulatory requirements

Excellent legal judgment and outstanding communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal

Ability to research and master complex legal and regulatory topics, communicate them to non-lawyers in clear, easy to understand language

Benefits

100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees)

Equipment of your choice

Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off

Competitive Salary

Protocol Token Grants

401k matching (US Employees)

Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events

Company

Aptos Labs

Aptos Labs is a premier Web3 studio of engineers, researchers, strategists, designers, and dreamers building on Aptos, the Layer 1 blockchain built with safety and user experience in mind, enabling developers to build scalable, future-proof applications.

Founded in 2021

Palo Alto, California, USA

51-200 employees