Product Counsel

Posted 9 Days Ago
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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
The Role
Product Counsel will advise product, engineering, marketing, business development, and other teams on product commercialization, privacy, data security, consumer protection, financial services regulation, and risk management. The role manages commercial and user agreements, researches novel legal issues, develops compliance programs, and collaborates with internal teams, regulators, and outside counsel. It requires a J.D., bar admission, and at least six years of relevant legal experience, preferably in financial services, cryptocurrency, or a fast-growing startup.
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About the Job

zerohash is seeking a Product Counsel to help shape the legal and product strategy for our fast-growing cryptocurrency settlement solution. We are seeking a smart, driven individual with experience tackling problems across a variety of legal disciplines, including contract law, IP, financial services regulation, and employment law. We are a high performing team looking for an equally ambitious teammate. 

Responsibilities
  • Advising product, engineering, IT, business development, marketing, and other teams on issues related to product development and commercialization, including compliance with laws and regulations on privacy, data security, marketing, consumer protection, risk management, and partner relations
  • Managing various contracts including, user and services agreements, terms of service, licensing agreements, and commercial contracts
  • Researching a range of novel legal questions and distilling findings to advise internal stakeholders
  • Collaborating with in-house and outside counsel to research complex legal and regulatory issues
  • Building relationships with outside counsel, partners, and regulators in furtherance of driving business goals
Requirements
  • J.D. degree, with 6+ years of relevant legal experience at top law firm, government agency, or in-house legal department, preferably within a fast-growing startup
  • Admitted and in good standing with a state bar or the District of Columbia, preferably Illinois or eligible to register as in-house counsel in Illinois
  • Familiarity with state and federal consumer financial services laws and regulations, including data security and privacy laws 
  • Strong interest in new and emerging technologies, particularly blockchain and cryptocurrencies
  • Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to work across functions and consult with technology development teams
  • Strong project-management skills, with attention to detail
Preferred 
  • Experience in financial services, particularly with money transmitters and cryptocurrency firms
  • Experience developing compliance programs and advising on such
  • Experience with data privacy regulations, including GDPR, GLBA, and CPRA
  • Arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, and customer complaint resolutions experience 
  • Experience drafting and managing terms of service 
Benefits 
  • Healthcare Insurance: zerohash covers roughly 100% of employee premiums as well as a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only)
  • Vision & Dental Insurance (U.S. only)
  • Chance to earn equity
  • Maternity & Paternity leave (after 6 months)
  • WeWork All Access Membership
  • WFH Yearly Stipend
  • L&D Yearly Stipend (after 6 months)
About zerohash

zerohash is the leading crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform and the operating system for digital money, powering the next generation of financial services. Founded in 2017, zerohash enables banks, brokerages, fintechs, and payment companies to offer crypto trading, stablecoin payments, and tokenized assets without having to build or manage complex blockchain infrastructure on their own.
The zerohash platform supports three core pillars: Trade, Transact, and Tokenize. Through a single integration, customers can launch regulated crypto buy, sell, and custody services; enable 24/7 stablecoin-based funding, payouts, and settlement; and issue and manage tokenized assets with built-in compliance, risk controls, and reporting. By abstracting away technical, regulatory, and operational complexity, zerohash allows partners to treat digital assets as just another financial primitive: fast, programmable, and global.
zerohash is trusted by some of the world’s most recognized financial and consumer brands, including Interactive Brokers, Morgan Stanley, Stripe, Franklin Templeton, BlackRock, DraftKings, Gusto, Worldpay, Kalshi, One Pay, among others. Today, zerohash infrastructure supports millions of end users across brokerage, wealth, payments, and marketplace platforms globally.
The company is deeply regulated and compliance-first, operating across the U.S. and internationally with licenses and approvals that allow partners to enter crypto and stablecoins with confidence. zerohash has become a trusted partner for enterprises seeking to modernize financial products while meeting the highest standards for security, risk management, and regulatory oversight.
To date, zerohash has raised over $280 million in funding from a mix of leading venture firms and strategic investors, including Morgan Stanley, Interactive Brokers, SoFi, Point72 Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and more.
zerohash has been featured in top-tier media outlets such as Bloomberg, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters, Forbes, and CoinDesk, and its leadership team regularly contributes to global conversations on the future of payments, investing, and financial infrastructure.
At zerohash, we're building the infrastructure that makes digital money work securely, compliantly, and at global scale.

The zerohash Culture

All zerohash employees are guided by the following characteristics and core principles:

  • Independence/Ownership - An ability to work autonomously. Join zerohash, pitch ideas, and shape the work you do.
  • Passion - We are innovating quickly and challenging the status quo. We want you to think big, be creative and ​make a difference every day.
  • Collaborative - A good attitude and respect for others. We’re teammates, not co-workers. Everything we do is a shared success and equally a shared failure - we talk in terms of “we” not “me”.
  • Initiative - An ability and passion for learning and asking questions. We will champion you, challenge you and push you to achieve your best - and we expect you to do the same.
  • Empathy - An ability to listen, respect, and understand your co-workers, customers, and everyone you interact with no matter how different they are to you.
  • Adaptability - An ability to respond quickly. We are in a fast-paced industry and so we expect you to be creative when solving a new problem and comfortable under pressure.
  • Transparency - We believe that transparency is critical to empowering everyone to make the best decisions, both the company to its people and vice versa.
  • Integrity - Integrity creates trust. As both an organization collectively and as individuals, it is our most valuable asset.

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For candidates based in Colorado, please contact colorado-wages @zerohash.com to request compensation and benefits information regarding a particular role(s). Please include with your email the city you reside (or intend to reside in Colorado) and the title/link to the roles you're interested in.

**We’ve recently seen an increase in individuals impersonating zerohash recruiters to target job seekers. Please stay vigilant and keep the following in mind to ensure you are communicating with the real zerohash team:

  • Verified Emails Only: Official outreach will only come from a  @zerohash.com email address.
  • No Messaging Apps: We will never contact you via unsolicited text messages, WhatsApp, or Telegram.
  • Official Applications: Only apply directly through our careers webpage (zerohash.com/careers) or zero-hash.breezy.hr.

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    Skills Required

    • J.D. degree
    • 6+ years of relevant legal experience at a top law firm, government agency, or in-house legal department
    • Admission and good standing with a state bar or the District of Columbia
    • Illinois bar admission or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in Illinois
    • Familiarity with state and federal consumer financial services laws and regulations
    • Familiarity with data security and privacy laws
    • Strong interest in emerging technologies, particularly blockchain and cryptocurrencies
    • Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
    • Ability to work cross-functionally and consult with technology development teams
    • Strong project-management skills and attention to detail
    • Experience in financial services, particularly with money transmitters and cryptocurrency firms
    • Experience developing and advising on compliance programs
    • Experience with GDPR, GLBA, and CPRA
    • Experience with arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, and customer complaint resolutions
    • Experience drafting and managing terms of service
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    The Company
    HQ: Chicago, IL
    126 Employees
    Year Founded: 2017

    What We Do

    Zero Hash is a B2B embedded infrastructure platform that allows any platform to integrate digital assets natively into their own customer experience quickly and easily (a matter of API endpoints). Zero Hash enables developers and businesses to focus on building experiences and products.  We power neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment groups to offer digital asset trading and custody, crypto-backed rewards and round-ups programs as well as yield through staking and DeFi and NFTs. Zero Hash is defining the new FinTech vertical of digital-assets-as-a-service. Our thesis is very simple: every financial services firm will offer digital assets within the next 2 years and will do so through platforms such as Zero Hash. Clients include MoneyLion, Step, Deserve, MoonPay, Transak, tastytrade, and DraftKings. Backed by Point72 Ventures, NYCA, Bain Capital, and tastytrade. Zero Hash Holdings Ltd. is a Delaware C-Corp that wholly owns Zero Hash LLC and Zero Hash Liquidity Services LLC. Zero Hash LLC is a FinCen-registered Money Service Business and a regulated Money Transmitter that can operate in 51 US jurisdictions. Zero Hash LLC and Zero Hash Liquidity Services LLC are licensed to engage in Virtual Currency Business Activity by the New York Department of Financial Services. In Canada, Zero Hash LLC is registered as a Money Service Business with FINTRAC

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