Logo

Regulatory Counsel

Moonpay
MoonPay seeks a Regulatory Counsel to ensure regulatory licensing for business success. This involves understanding MoonPay's products, monitoring regulatory developments, and advising on legal impacts.

Overview

Department

Legal

Job type

Full time

Compensation

Salary not specified

Location

United States, North America

Resume Assistance

See how well your resume matches this job role with our AI-powered score. By uploading your resume, you agree to our Terms of Service

Ready to apply?

You're one step away - it takes less than a minute to upload your resume

Requirements

  • J.D. or LLM and active membership with a state bar and eligible to practice in any U.S. state.
  • 7+ years of legal experience as outside counsel or in-house counsel (in-house counsel preferred but not required).
  • Strong preference for crypto experience or technology start-up experience.
  • Experience in cryptocurrency-related regulatory advice is preferred – but it is essential that this candidate is excited about having a seat at the table of history on developing legal jurisprudence around Web3.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams on strategic partnerships.
  • Experience advising clients on risk mitigation across technology product platforms.
  • Knowledge and experience with SEC, CFTC, money transmission licenses, and e-money licenses or other state or federal financial regulatory agencies (e.g., NYDFS) are a plus.
  • Excellent communications skills are critical. Provide crisp and practical legal advice and synthesize complex regulatory constructs succinctly and effectively, especially in circumstances where application of the law to the underlying technology and related products is unclear.
  • Ability to identify issues and suggest enhancements to form agreements, policies, procedures, and processes and help scale as the company grows.
  • Ability to navigate through legal ambiguity with a high degree of focus.
  • Responsibilities

  • Advise on legal and regulatory issues relating to new products in the digital asset and Web3 space, in the United States and internationally.
  • Assist and advise on the company’s global licensing strategy, including leading licensing applications and working with internal stakeholders to manage existing licenses.
  • Manage regulatory inquiries, examinations, and investigations.
  • Proactively monitor and assess the impact of regulatory developments to devise product changes to future-proof core products and support the development of emerging products.
  • Monitor, report and influence on a wide spectrum of issues, including consumer protection; data security, protection and privacy; anti-money laundering and licensing.
  • Partner with the business on new product development and service enhancements.
  • Provide creative, innovative, and effective legal solutions for business stakeholders on routinely short timelines.
  • Be an outstanding collaborator and work cross-functionally with colleagues in legal, compliance, finance, product and business operations.
  • Benefits

  • Equity package
  • Unlimited holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Annual training budget
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly budget to spend on our products
  • Working in a disruptive and fast-growing industry where the possibilities are endless
  • Freedom, autonomy and responsibility
  • © All rights reserved.