Senior Counsel, Product/Regulatory

Aptos Labs seeks a Senior Counsel to support product and regulatory legal matters. This role involves advising product development and marketing teams, managing regulatory issues, and mitigating legal risks.

Overview

Department

Legal

Job type

Full time

Compensation

$196,000 - $250,000 per year

Location

Palo Alto, United States, North America

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Requirements

J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and member of the California or New York bar

5+ years of legal experience (either in-house and/or at a law firm), with a background in product counseling or regulatory matters.

Experience with the legal issues arising from fintech and/or blockchain applications (securities laws, money transmission, custody, data privacy)

Experience counseling and advising clients and product and engineering teams on business and risk mitigation strategies in connection with the launch of products and services

Experience advising business teams to insure regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions

Experience building relationships and collaborating cross-functionally with external partners, product teams and other members of the legal team to ensure business needs are met and company remains in compliance with regulatory requirements

Excellent legal judgment and outstanding communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal

Ability to research and master complex legal and regulatory topics, communicate them to non-lawyers in clear, easy to understand language

Responsibilities

Provide guidance to product, engineering, marketing, and go-to-market teams on issues related to new and existing products and features.

Insure products and services of the company meet all legal and regulatory requirements

Stay up-to-date on relevant U.S. and international laws, regulations and public policy matters, especially those related to financial regulation and blockchain related matters. Advise the team on how such matters and developments may influence business strategies and insure continued compliance

Develop trusted relationships with business partners and stay informed on key product developments

Draft terms of use, product policies, privacy notices, and other disclosures. Implement related processes to support compliance

Work collaboratively across multiple functions to help build scalable and effective processes for providing legal input to clients on strategic product initiatives

Provide practical legal and strategic business advice to the product teams and help develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to support new product developments and customer experiences

Ability to lead and manage numerous initiatives and meet tight deadlines when necessary to achieve business objectives

Available to travel as and when required

The legal team at Aptos Labs is very cross-functional so this role will be expected to contribute in other legal areas such as commercial (contracts, tech trans, etc.), intellectual property and corporate (e.g. grants, investments, etc.) matters when needed.

Benefits

100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees)

Equipment of your choice

Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off

Competitive Salary

Equity (RSUs) (US employees)

Protocol Token Grants

401k matching (US Employees)

Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events