Figure

Senior Product Counsel, Crypto

Remote; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA. Posted 6 months ago

The role

You will provide day-to-day product counseling for digital asset trading, stablecoin, tokenization, and prime brokerage products. You will advise on federal securities laws and monitor regulatory developments for a blockchain-native capital marketplace.

What you will do

  • Serve as primary legal partner to markets-focused product teams across the full product lifecycle
  • Advise on the application of federal securities laws to blockchain-native products
  • Support YLDS and related stablecoin initiatives
  • Monitor and translate regulatory developments into practical product guidance
  • Support comment letters and regulator engagement
  • Counsel on custody, digital wallets, smart contracts, and public blockchain protocol matters
  • Negotiate financial and trading agreements
  • Partner with Compliance on AML/sanctions considerations
  • Partner with Marketing on compliant product communications
  • Build relationships with ecosystem participants, banking partners, and affiliates

Required qualifications

  • 10+ years as outside or in-house counsel for financial services firms
  • Deep securities and crypto industry experience
  • Substantial expertise in the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  • Working knowledge of the Investment Advisers Act and Investment Company Act
  • Fluency in the current U.S. digital asset regulatory landscape
  • Product counseling experience with blockchain, crypto, and securities products
  • Strong negotiation skills on financial agreements
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity
  • Genuine interest in digital assets, DeFi, and decentralized applications
  • J.D.
  • Membership in good standing with at least one state bar
  • Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills

Nice to have

  • broker-dealer, ATS/exchange, investment adviser, OTC trading, or virtual asset money transmitter background
  • regulatory agency experience (SEC, CFTC)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance with 100% employer-paid premiums for employees and their dependents on select plans
  • Company HSA, FSA, Dependent Care, 401k, and commuter benefits
  • Employer-funded life and disability insurance coverage
  • 11 Observed Holidays & PTO plan
  • Up to 12 weeks paid family leave
  • Continuing education reimbursement

Before you apply

  • Figure will not sponsor work visas for this position
  • All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States

About the company

Figure Technology Solutions, Inc. is the leading blockchain-native capital marketplace for the origination, funding, sale and trading of tokenized assets. The company is a market leader in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.

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