Product Counsel Crypto and Money Movement Legal

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companiesfrom the worlds largest enterprises to the most ambitious startupsuse Stripe to accept payments grow their revenue and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyones reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Stripes Product Legal team is responsible for managing the legal and regulatory elements of the design build and of our products and services. We work on some of the hardest technical commercial and regulatory problems around. In this role you will be a key advisor to Stripes product engineering and partnerships teams and will work on a diverse set of matters that straddle financial services business and technology.

The ideal candidate is passionate about Stripes mission of helping businesses grow and thrives in solving complex legal technology and business issues in collaboration with others. Were looking for someone who is a team player and willing to jump in on tasks of any size. Experience in financial services and in particular with cryptocurrency stablecoin and/or crossborder money movement products will help you be successful in this role.

What youll do

Responsibilities

• Be part of a growing team of Product Counsel who are responsible for helping Stripe deliver products that are compliant with laws and contractual commitments to our users across the globe. The focus of this role will be on the development and commercialization of cryptocurrency stablecoin as well as traditional fiat money movement products.
• Help Stripe product teams navigate the cutting edge intersection of technological innovation ecommerce user experiences and financial services compliance on a range of issues.
• Actively collaborate with a wide variety of Stripe teams including product engineering partnerships compliance risk and marketing on a range of issues related to product development and commercialization including advising on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting products including identifying trends and potential impacts on business activities and adapting existing laws to new technologies.
• Work closely with colleagues across Stripes global legal team to support Stripes regulatory structure its customer agreements and strategic financial partnerships.
• Help scope and build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products.
• Stay uptodate with the support of Stripes legal subject matter experts on UK EMEA and US laws and regulations pertaining to cryptocurrency stablecoin and traditional money movement products.
• Participate as a proactive and strategic business partner to senior managers and be a trusted advisor.

Who you are

Were looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• Around 510 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in a top law firm inhouse legal team and/or government agency with expertise in key legislation around payment services and emoney services including AntiMoney Laundering Regulations the Payment Services Directive the EMoney Directive and Markets in CryptoAssets Regulation.
• Preferred candidates also would have direct expertise with advising on the development of cryptocurrency stablecoin and/or traditional money movement products particularly on a global basis.
• Someone who is familiar with counseling teams that solve issues through technology by translating complex legal requirements into clear and actionable advice that helps the business move forward.
• Someone who works collaboratively with teammates and is always looking for opportunities to share knowledge and experience.
• A qualified English solicitor (or local equivalent).
• A passion for technology and ability to understand complex business models and product use cases quickly.
• An entrepreneurial spirit a selfstarter who thrives in a fast paced environment deals well with ambiguity and focuses on driving impact.
• Excellent judgment and capable of making smart decisions with imperfect information.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Excellent project management skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.