Associate General Counsel, EU Legal

The role

You will advise European businesses on legal questions regarding product launches, market entry, and customer service. You will partner with business leaders, Compliance, and the global Legal team to navigate EU and international regulations.

What you will do

• Partner with business leaders and Compliance to advise on EU and international e-money, payment services, financial services, and digital asset requirements.
• Advise regional operating entities on new products, services, intercompany arrangements, commercial relationships, banking partnerships, and terms of business.
• Guide product launches, market expansion, and marketing initiatives across jurisdictions.
• Monitor European and international legal and policy developments and support advocacy for digital asset regulation.
• Assess legal and regulatory risks and recommend practical solutions.
• Manage outside counsel on specialist matters and projects.

Required qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in the UK, Ireland, France, or Luxembourg
• 7+ years’ relevant experience advising regulated EU e-money, payment services, or financial services institutions
• Strong knowledge of EU financial services regulation, including PSD2, the Second Electronic Money Directive, and/or MiFID II
• Ability to manage complex projects across functions and time zones
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to drive decisions with limited supervision
• Sound legal judgment, analytical rigour, and commercial pragmatism
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to deliver concise, actionable advice to executives
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload
• Ability to work independently under regulatory scrutiny
• Ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots in daily workflows

Nice to have

• Digital asset expertise, including MiCAR registration regimes
• Experience engaging with European financial services regulators, particularly the CSSF or Central Bank of Ireland
• Previous in-house experience

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision

Before you apply

• Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

About the company

Coinbase is a remote-first company with a mission to increase economic freedom.