Tempo
Product Counsel
San Francisco Office
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 82 days ago
ComplianceIntellectual PropertyShopifyResearch
About the role
- In this role, you will tackle a broad range of legal matters across product counseling, regulatory compliance, and crypto-native issues - partnering closely with our product, engineering, and research teams to help the business move fast with confidence.
Responsibilities
- Refine and implement compliance frameworks, policies, and procedures to keep the business ahead of evolving requirements and novel issues.
- Support broader legal initiatives spanning a wide-range of areas including intellectual property, privacy, and other operational needs.
- Tempo's payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases.
- We're building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in
Requirements
- 8+ years of legal experience, including substantial time in-house at a high growth tech company and/or crypto project.
- Ability to balance legal risk with practical business judgment.
- willingness to roll up sleeves and pitch in on things both inside and outside of areas of expertise/job description.
- J.D. and admission to at least one U.S. state bar.
- Deep product counseling experience.
- Fluency in crypto legal issues, including substantial time advising on regulatory considerations for blockchain developers and networks.
- Attributes
- Strong interest in crypto and technology and enjoys nerding out with technical teams.
- Collaborative communicator who can quickly translate legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers.
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced working environment with rapidly shifting needs.
- Highly curious with a growth mindset.
- Scrappiness
Company info
- We are looking for an experienced Product Counsel to join our Legal team and serve as a strategic partner to our business.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more.
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