Product Counsel, Crypto

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Hiring Remotely in New York, NY
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Payments • Software
The Role
As a Product Counsel for Stripe, you'll advise on legal compliance for cryptocurrency products, collaborate with various teams, and manage regulatory elements.
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Who we areAbout Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Stripe’s Product Legal team is responsible for managing the legal and regulatory elements of the design, build and execution of our products and services. We work on some of the hardest technical, commercial, and regulatory problems around. In this role you will be a key advisor to Stripe’s product, engineering and partnerships teams, and will work on a diverse set of matters that straddle financial services, business, and technology. 

The ideal candidate is passionate about Stripe’s mission of helping businesses grow and thrives in solving complex legal, technology and business issues in collaboration with others. We’re looking for someone who is a team player and willing to jump in on tasks of any size. 

This role will directly support the Privy organization at Stripe.  Experience with cryptocurrency and stablecoin products –  in particular, with cryptocurrency wallets (both custodial and non-custodial) – will help you succeed in this role.

What you’ll doResponsibilities
  • 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.
Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum 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.

Top Skills

Cryptocurrency
Legal Compliance
Project Management
Stablecoin
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The Company
HQ: Dublin, Dublin
5,360 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies like Salesforce and Facebook—use the company’s software to accept online payments and run technically sophisticated financial operations in more than 100 countries. Stripe helps new companies get started and grow their revenues, and established businesses accelerate into new markets and launch new business models. Over the long term, Stripe aims to increase the GDP of the internet.

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