Coinbase · 8 hours ago
Senior Counsel, Product (Base)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$225K/yr - $265K/yr
5+ years expCoinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world and is seeking an exceptional attorney to join their Product Legal team. The role involves navigating complex blockchain and product initiatives, providing legal support for the Base Layer 2 ecosystem, and ensuring compliance for Coinbase integrated products.
BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
As Base specific product legal counsel, you will help build the legal foundation to support Base’s onchain mission and strategy
Play a pivotal role in the grants ecosystem by overseeing legal processes related to funding and supporting innovative projects within the Base ecosystem
Facilitate the integration of both Coinbase and third party services and products in the Base ecosystem, ensuring they adhere to legal standards and regulatory expectations. This includes conducting due diligence, drafting compliance policies, and providing guidance on risk management related to Base product integration
Be a business partner, not just an attorney
Provide full product life-cycle counseling
Look around corners and creatively solve problems for the business as they plan, build, and execute on their product roadmap
Identify issues that may fall outside your expertise, driving resolution by partnering with other members of the Coinbase legal team and outside counsel
Work cross-departmentally, including with stakeholders such as Compliance, Communications, Finance, Tax, Security, Enterprise Risk Management, Engineering, Data, Analytics, Corporate Development, and members of Coinbase’s leadership team
Respond promptly to a wide range of complex legal requests and coordinate closely with Legal department colleagues to ensure the swift delivery of smart, practical advice
Operate in a fast paced, demanding environment and pivot quickly to meet leadership's needs
Scale the advice you provide, so that you can do more with less and grow efficiently with the business
Qualification
Required
Currently licensed in a U.S. state
J.D. or equivalent, minimum of 5 years of legal experience
You have strong, substantive practice and practical experience working in crypto / web3 / defi / protocols / blockchain
You have experience counseling product teams in launching consumer or developer-facing technology products and services
You have a strong interest or experience in digital currency, blockchain technology, and innovative constructs pioneered by decentralized finance
You have an understanding of the legal and regulatory considerations affecting crypto protocols and onchain products, including how decentralized architectures and onchain workflows impact product design and governance
You have experience with build-outs to support Anti Money Laundering (AML)/Know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, and regulated e-money and money transmission obligations under banking laws
You have proven problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills
You exercise excellent legal judgment with analytic rigor, prudential risk assessment, and a balance of realizable creativity and pragmatism
You are comfortable with risk-adjusted thinking, and can understand when interpretive flexibility is warranted
You are team-oriented and collaborative, you bring cross-departmental colleagues to the table, and build your practice to enable your clients to successfully build and launch crypto products at Coinbase
Preferred
You have Financial technology experience preferred but not required
Technology/engineering background (Bachelors of science)
Experience working with protocols, rollups, Layer2s (bitcoin core team, ethereum foundation, polygon, solana, optimism)
Benefits
Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Company
Coinbase
Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.45BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementTiger Global ManagementIVP
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M
2024-03-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
Chief Financial Officer
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