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.