Description:

About the Team:
The Global Legal team provides legal advice and guidance to A Global Cryptocurrency Spot and Derivatives Exchange and its affiliated entities across all legal practice areas and geographic locations, and supports business growth by working with all teams within the company to help them achieve their goals. Our team of 25+ attorneys are located around the world, and handle legal matters in over 100 countries across the globe. A Global Cryptocurrency Spot and Derivatives Exchange is based in San Jose, California, and has customers worldwide with offices in the United States (San Jose, San Francisco, New York City), Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

About the Opportunity:
As an Associate General Counsel, you will support A Global Cryptocurrency Spot and Derivatives Exchange's global token listing procedures and provide legal support for the Compliance department. You will work closely with all members of the Global Legal team and business leaders throughout the company. You will be working from our San Jose, San Francisco, or New York office three days a week. You may work remotely two days a week.

The right candidate will have relevant legal experience and an enthusiastic belief in the cryptocurrency/digital asset space, experience working for a top-tier law firm or in-house at a prestigious financial services, technology or cryptocurrency company, and possess excellent writing and analytical skills. The ideal candidate possesses legal experience working in cryptocurrency/digital assets, securities law, white collar investigations, and/or effective compliance programs.
We offer a competitive base salary and bonus structure as well as excellent benefits and an opportunity to work in a cutting-edge industry that will be the future of financial services.

What You'll Be Doing:

Supporting the business in a wide range of legal coverage areas, including but not limited to token listings, compliance legal support, product promotion and development, global regulatory matters, contract negotiation, and institutional sales and partnerships;
Managing outside counsel and interpreting legal advice to comport with the firm's business development plans and risk appetite;
When necessary, assisting the team's litigation and regulatory practice group on global regulatory matters and inquiries;
Collaborating with product and business development teams to achieve company-wide projects and goals; and
Managing legal requests from all areas of the business and effectively advising on legal concepts and legal risk with an eye towards the strategic goals of business leaders.

What We Look for in You:

Active membership with a state bar (CA preferred) or eligible to practice in California as a registered in-house counsel;
Resident of the San Francisco Bay Area; or New York
Experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal team, preferably in the cryptocurrency/digital assets industry;
Understanding of global regulatory environments and comfortable reading legislation and regulatory guidance
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to structure, analyze, and synthesize complex problems and communicate them effectively;
A strong attention to detail, work ethic, and an ability to execute with speed, high standards, and a passion for sharing knowledge within your team and organization
Experience advising on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology legal issues and have a basic understanding of the relevant legal and regulatory landscape;
Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, growth-stage and multi-cultural environment;
Ability to effectively advise and build trust with business teams;

Nice to haves:

Crypto-fluent with demonstrated experience and deep understanding of the blockchain industry, including cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, decentralized applications, governance models, and industry trends;
Experience working on cross-jurisdictional matters and with a global legal team;
Ability to navigate through a rapidly-changing legal landscape and deal with legal ambiguity