Senior Product Counsel, Crypto

Figure - New York, NY

Hiring: Senior Product Counsel, Crypto Company: Figure Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 12:16:59 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Blockchain, Dart, DeFi, Derivatives, Smart Contracts About the job Experience: •10+ years as outside or in-house counsel for financial services firms, with deep securities and crypto industry experience; broker-dealer, ATS/exchange, investment adviser, OTC trading, or virtual asset money transmitter background preferred Required Skills: •Serve as primary legal partner to markets-focused product teams across the full product lifecycle, conception, structuring, launch, operation, and sunset, for digital asset trading, stablecoin, tokenization, and prime brokerage products •Advise on the application of federal securities laws to blockchain-native products, including registered digital asset securities, tokenized real-world assets, and exchange and ATS activity, in coordination with our broker-dealer and public company securities counsel •Support YLDS and related stablecoin initiatives, including compliance with the GENIUS Act framework and its interplay with SEC-registered yield-bearing structures •Monitor and translate fast-moving regulatory developments, market structure legislation, SEC and CFTC rulemaking and joint guidance, and state virtual currency regimes, into practical product guidance, and support comment letters and regulator engagement •Counsel on custody, digital wallets, smart contracts, public blockchain protocol matters (including Provenance-based infrastructure), and cross-border considerations for a global marketplace •Negotiate financial and trading agreements, including prime brokerage, trading, lending, custody, and market-maker arrangements •Partner with Compliance on AML/sanctions considerations for digital asset products and with Marketing on compliant product communications •Build relationships with ecosystem participants, banking partners, and affiliates Compensation: •$212,520 - $318,780 / year •25% annual bonus target, paid quarterly Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!