Coinbase

Senior Counsel, Product

Remote - USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$225k-$265kDetected 5 days ago

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About the role

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career?
The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way.
This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits.

Own the legal advisory relationship for stablecoin, payments, and crypto infrastructure product teams, providing day-to-day legal, business, and strategic counsel throughout the product life cycle.
Drive resolution of novel legal issues by identifying risks, partnering with specialized colleagues across Legal, and engaging outside counsel where needed.
Partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Communications, Finance, Tax, Security, and Enterprise Risk Management to deliver cohesive legal guidance that enables product launches.
Shape the team's approach to emerging regulatory frameworks, proactively advising product teams on how new laws and guidance affect product design, disclosures, and go-to-market strategy.
Build scalable legal processes and playbooks that enable product teams to move quickly while maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here.
As Senior Counsel, Product on the Product Legal team, you'll serve as the primary legal partner to product, engineering, and design teams building stablecoins, payments, and crypto infrastructure at Coinbase.

Demonstrated ability to provide risk-adjusted legal guidance, balancing regulatory compliance with product velocity in ambiguous or first-of-kind legal environments.
Track record of embedding with cross-functional teams and independently driving legal workstreams from problem identification through resolution.
Required Skills and Experience:

$224,995 - $264,700 USD
Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below).
Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com.

This listing is sourced directly from Coinbase's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.