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Robinhood's Crypto Legal team supports the company's onchain products, including Robinhood Chain, Robinhood Wallet, and Stock Tokens. The team partners with Product, Engineering, and Compliance across multiple business lines and jurisdictions to help these products launch responsibly and on schedule. We look for attorneys who are pragmatic, collaborative, and decisive.
As a Crypto Onchain Attorney, you will serve as product counsel for Robinhood's onchain products. You'll advise Product and Engineering teams on legal and regulatory considerations from early design through launch, and help structure go-to-market strategy across multiple jurisdictions. You will work closely with business partners throughout the Crypto organization to keep legal strategy consistent across the onchain product suite. This role has immediate, visible impact: you'll help shape how Robinhood develops onchain finance.
This role is based in our New York, NY, Menlo Park, CA and Washington, DC office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.
What you’ll do- Serve as product counsel for Robinhood's onchain products, advising from concept through launch
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Compliance to evaluate legal and regulatory risk for new onchain features and multi-jurisdictional launches
- Review and edit commercial contracts in support of partnerships
- Work with legal and business partners to align legal strategy across the on-chain product suite
- Track and interpret crypto regulatory developments across jurisdictions, and translate them into practical guidance for Product and Engineering teams
- Help develop legal frameworks that support Robinhood's expansion into new onchain markets and products
- You have a securities, derivatives, or financial services legal background, with experience moving into crypto-focused work, either in-house or at a law firm
- You bring 4+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantive work advising on self-custody wallets, decentralized exchanges, or tokenized assets
- You're comfortable operating across jurisdictions where regulatory guidance is still developing
- You explain legal and regulatory concepts clearly to non-legal partners in Product and Engineering
- You balance legal risk with the pace of a fast-moving product organization
- You have experience using the latest AI tooling for legal research and drafting
- Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career
- Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching
- Top Tier benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents
- Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund that gives eligible US employees the opportunity to invest in a private employee fund that provides exposure to Robinhood Ventures funds.
- Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not.
- Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more
- Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits
- Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more!
- Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits.
Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.
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If our mission energizes you and you’re ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.
AI Usage Disclosure: Robinhood uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our recruiting process. These tools enhance the efficiency and consistency of our hiring process; however, all hiring decisions are made by our hiring teams.
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Skills Required
- Securities, derivatives, or financial services legal background
- Experience in crypto-focused legal work, in-house or at a law firm
- 4+ years of relevant legal experience
- Substantive experience advising on self-custody wallets, decentralized exchanges, or tokenized assets
- Ability to operate across jurisdictions where regulatory guidance is developing
- Ability to explain legal and regulatory concepts clearly to Product and Engineering partners
- Ability to balance legal risk with the pace of a fast-moving product organization
- Experience using AI tooling for legal research and drafting
Robinhood Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Robinhood and has not been reviewed or approved by Robinhood.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as best-in-class, with strong medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental-health support, and life and disability insurance. Low premiums and solid dependent coverage are also noted, reinforcing the strength of core health benefits.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants through RSUs and an ESPP are standard, and for many tech roles equity meaningfully lifts total compensation when the stock performs. Clear multi-year vesting schedules make ownership accessible as a core part of the pay mix.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave and fertility benefits are emphasized, with generous paid time for new parents cited as a standout. Family-oriented policies are consistently portrayed as a strong component of the package.
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What We Do
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) transformed financial services by introducing commission-free stock trading and democratizing access to the markets for millions of investors. Today, Robinhood, through its subsidiaries, lets you trade stocks, options, futures (which includes event contracts), and crypto, invest for retirement, earn with Robinhood Gold, and access an expert-managed portfolio with Robinhood Strategies. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Robinhood puts customers in the driver’s seat, delivering unprecedented value and products intentionally designed for a new generation of investors. Additional information about Robinhood can be found at www.robinhood.com.
Why Work With Us
At Robinhood, we are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. Every role can make a real impact. We’re a team of builders, doers, and bold thinkers who thrive in a high-performance environment and take pride in raising the bar for ourselves and the millions of customers we serve.
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