General Counsel

We’re looking for a sharp, deeply experienced General Counsel to join our lean and mission-driven team. This person will lead all legal, regulatory, compliance, and policy functions — with a mandate to be both highly strategic and highly hands-on.

You’ll help us secure licenses, build a capital-light compliance program, manage contracts and legal risk, and shape the rules that define our industry. The ideal candidate is efficient, thoughtful, and proactive — someone who protects the company while pushing us forward.

• Regulatory & Licensing

  • Lead and execute all efforts to secure relevant licenses (OCC, payments, custody, etc.)

  • Engage directly with federal and state regulators (SEC, CFTC, OCC, FinCEN, NYDFS)

  • Help define and advocate for policy frameworks that position us competitively

• Compliance as a Competitive Advantage

  • Build and operate a compliance program that is lighter, faster, and more scalable than incumbents — using AI and automation wherever possible

  • Oversee AML, KYC, transaction monitoring, and law enforcement engagement

  • Set internal standards, policies, and controls with an emphasis on automation and efficiency

• Corporate, Product & Commercial Legal

  • Serve as in-house counsel across product, corporate, and commercial matters

  • Draft and negotiate contracts with vendors, partners, and institutions

  • Advise internal teams on legal implications of new products and markets

• Team & External Counsel Management

  • Build and lead a compact, talent-dense internal legal/compliance team

  • Manage outside counsel judiciously — minimal overhead, high signal, low cost

• Act as a trusted advisor to founders and executive leadership on all legal risk

• JD from a top-tier law school and active bar membership

• 10+ years in legal roles (preferably including experience in fintech, crypto, or financial regulation)

• Demonstrated success securing licenses or building legal infrastructure in a regulated environment

• Hands-on experience with compliance program design, regulatory engagement, and contract negotiation

• Comfort working in lean, fast-moving, high-context environments

• Excellent judgment and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

• Based in (or willing to relocate to) NYC, with regular travel to DC