Coinbase is leading the expansion of digital currency into the financial mainstream. We are building a world-class legal team to support Coinbase and its affiliates as we continue to grow the company in the U.S. and internationally. You will be working in a cutting edge and fast paced environment, where disruptive technologies and unconventional thinking are the norm. Given the nascent state of the law, novel legal guidance is needed!

We are looking for a highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and experienced product counsel to join our product legal team as Product Counsel. You’ll be embedded with Coinbase product teams, and collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, UI/UX, and cross-department colleagues including privacy, regulatory and international counsel, Compliance and Finance. You’ll take a thought leadership role in advising our Product business on specific aspects of product development and implementation.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Join and contribute to a best-in-class crypto product legal team, embedded with the Consumer business.
• Integrate into the day-to-day operations of Coinbase Product, providing legal, business and strategic advice. Look around corners and creatively solve problems for the business as they plan, build, and execute on their product roadmap.
• Provide full product life-cycle counseling, from ideation and development to launch, operation and sunset.
• Ensure product compliance with applicable U.S. and international laws and regulations, in close collaboration with colleagues in Legal and the Compliance team.
• Identify issues that may fall outside your expertise, driving resolution by partnering with other members of the Coinbase legal team and with outside counsel.
• Work cross-departmentally, including with stakeholders such as Compliance, Communications, Finance, Tax, Security, Enterprise Risk Management, Data, Analytics, and Corporate Development.
• 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.
• Recognize priority initiatives and effectively manage your clients and your advice to scale your advice and provide the right level of guidance for request at hand.  

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• Currently licensed in a U.S. state. J.D. or equivalent with 5+ years of legal experience, preferably with in-house experience with a financial services business, a fintech or crypto/blockchain company, and/or government agency.
• You have experience counseling product teams in launching financial services or technology products, and have a clear understanding of the legal underpinnings supporting these products.
• You have a strong interest in digital currency, blockchain technology, and innovative constructs pioneered by decentralized applications, web3, and defi.
• You are familiar with financial services regulations and agencies (Reg E, FinCEN MSB, State MTLs, SEC, CFTC).
• 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.

Nice to haves:

• Familiarity with cross-border money movement, foreign exchange, and/or payments rails and schemes
• Working knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to digital payments services, e-commerce transactions, and/or remittances

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