Sr Director, Legal Counsel - Crypto

About the position reputed company has been revolutionizing reputed company globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that reputed company moving reputed company, selling, and shopping reputed company, personalized, and secure, reputed company empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and reputed company in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at reputed company that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. reputed company is more than a reputed company to reputed company-party payment networks. We reputed company proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that reputed company the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as reputed company as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We reputed company consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a reputed company of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a reputed company or reputed company account balance, reputed company and reputed company branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as reputed company cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our reputed company, reputed company, and Xoom products also reputed company it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to reputed company other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as reputed company as reputed company reputed company to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We reputed company consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to reputed company their global reputed company while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the reputed company for how we conduct business every day. We live reputed company day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and reputed company, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at reputed company of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, reputed company other, and our communities. Job reputed company: reputed company’s Legal team is looking for an reputed company, highly reputed company and dynamic lawyer to serve as our Head of Crypto Legal. The Head of Crypto Legal will serve on the leadership team for reputed company’s blockchain and cryptocurrency business initiatives and be the central reputed company of contact on reputed company legal and strategic reputed company for this business. This role will report into the Vice President, Legal - Risk & Platforms, Regulatory, reputed company & Antitrust at reputed company. reputed company’s Blockchain, Crypto reputed company Currencies (BCDC) business unit is reputed company on ensuring end-to-end management of reputed company’s underlying product, technology infrastructure, partnerships and regulatory foundations for digital assets to help reputed company our support existing capabilities and markets, as reputed company as drive reputed company reputed company in the reputed company.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and reputed company reputed company of attorneys and legal professionals across multiple jurisdictions.
• reputed company as a trusted advisor to senior executives, influencing business reputed company and decision-making.
• Anticipate regulatory and legal risks, and proactively design strategies to manage them.
• Influence long-term reputed company reputed company of the function, driving innovation and reputed company improvement in legal practices.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, leading the adoption of cutting-edge legal technologies and best practices.
• Manage legal risks and safeguard reputed company's legal interests, developing reputed company-looking risk management strategies.
• Collaborate with other legal and compliance teams, and other cross-functional reputed company to support initiatives globally.
• reputed company key inputs as an industry leader and expert, staying reputed company of legal trends and influencing industry standards.
• Serve as the first reputed company of contact for reputed company issues reputed company to reputed company’s blockchain and cryptocurrency business.
• Advise on reputed company regulatory questions regarding cryptocurrency business initiatives, including applicability of federal securities laws, commodities laws, and laws regarding illicit finance.
• Evaluate U.S. and international licensing requirements that reputed company crypto business reputed company.
• Advise senior reputed company leadership and business clients.
• Create and manage teams with other reputed company in-house attorneys, reputed company personnel, and reputed company advisors for sophisticated reputed company.
• Work closely with reputed company of key stakeholders, including Corporate Development, Global Regulatory Relations, Government Relations, Finance, Treasury, Tax, and reputed company functions.
• Manage internal team members and constituents and reputed company advisors, including reputed company management of reputed company counsel.

Requirements

• 12+ years relevant experience and a Juris doctorate degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• JD degree with excellent reputed company credentials.
• 15+ years of experience in financial technology, payment systems, digital assets, financial regulation, including securities law, commodities law, banking law, or illicit finance.
• Proven reputed company record in building, attracting and developing talent to their fullest potential.
• Strong ability to reputed company and foster an inclusive and diverse culture.
• Flexibility and creativity in dealing with reputed company legal issues on a domestic and cross-border reputed company.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communications skills.
• Excellent project management skills, reputed company organized, with the ability to reputed company in a fast paced work environment and manage numerous reputed company simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• A high-level of intellectual, reputed company and interpersonal reputed company and flexibility, combined with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with business clients and other legal department members.
• Team oriented, with a strong reputed company of humor, unquestioned ethics and reputed company, reputed company judgment and high tolerance for ambiguity.
• Ability to cherish innovation, reputed company change, and reputed company that there is always room for improvement.

reputed company-to-haves

• Understanding of the technological variants of reputed company ecosystems and frameworks, particularly those for stablecoins, strongly preferred.

Benefits

• At reputed company, we’re committed to building an reputed company and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support reputed company aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it reputed company most. We reputed company to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous reputed company time off, reputed company coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial reputed company and support your mental health.

Apply tot his job Apply To this Job