Senior Counsel: Product, Payments & Compliance
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Polygon LabsBlockchain payments
USA - RemoteFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7+ years of legal experience
- Required Skills
- Blockchain
Requirements
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school and active admission to at least one U.S. state bar
- 7+ years of legal experience, including law firm and/or in-house roles within fintech, payments, banking, or blockchain environments
- Strong expertise in US financial services regulation, including money transmission, payments, and related regulatory frameworks
- Demonstrated experience advising on product legal and compliance matters in fintech, crypto, or payments infrastructure
- Proven experience building or implementing compliance policies, governance frameworks, or risk management programs in a technology or financial services context
- Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical guidance for product and engineering teams in a fast-paced environment
- Experience supporting blockchain-based payments and stablecoin-related products
- Familiarity with US regulatory agencies and frameworks (e.g., FinCEN, state money transmission regimes, and national regulatory licensing)
- Background working with both traditional financial institutions and emerging fintech or web3 companies
- Experience advising on data privacy, consumer protection, and financial crime compliance in product environments
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to product and engineering teams developing blockchain-based payments and financial infrastructure
- Provide proactive legal and regulatory guidance on US financial services laws and frameworks, including money transmission, payments regulation, and related compliance obligations
- Design, implement, and evolve internal compliance policies, product governance frameworks, and risk assessment processes aligned with US regulatory expectations
- Partner closely with compliance, risk, and security teams to embed controls into product design and engineering workflows, including KYC, AML, sanctions, and data privacy requirements
- Translate complex regulatory requirements and enforcement trends into clear, actionable guidance for product, engineering, and business teams
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure product strategy aligns with legal, regulatory, and internal policy standards
- Manage external counsel on specialized regulatory matters and support internal reviews related to product and operational risk
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