Senior Counsel, Digital Assets

What you'll do

• Serve as first-line legal counsel to the product team on all business unit matters.
• Interpret and apply U.S. and international regulations regarding payments, digital assets, blockchain, and privacy.
• Provide risk-calibrated legal guidance for launching and scaling innovative cross-border payment solutions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including strategic partner, sales, and supplier contracts.
• Create and approve public-facing disclosures, disclaimers, and terms of use for products.
• Develop practical policy frameworks and guardrails for new products in ambiguous regulatory environments.
• Advise clients on individual contract issues and the design of contract language to meet business goals.
• Manage and supervise outside counsel and internal legal personnel as needed.

What we're looking for

• Must hold a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Must be admitted to the Arizona or another State bar.
• Candidates must independently possess eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire.
• Requires eight or more years of in-house or corporate counsel experience with financial institutions or services.
• Must have expertise in anti-money laundering, sanctions, data privacy, and consumer protection regulations.
• Must have experience advising on payment systems, cross-border money movement, digital assets, or blockchain technology.
• Experience leading crypto/digital asset licensing or registration efforts (preferred).
• Expertise or working knowledge of international law applicable to payments (preferred).