Assistant General Counsel, Digital Assets
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 290000 - 362500
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the worlds leading internet financial platform companies building the foundation of a more open global economy through digital assets payment applications and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circles platform includes the worlds largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC Circle Payments Network for global money movement and Arc an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Enterprises financial institutions and developers use Circle to power trusted internet-scale financial innovation. Learn more at .
What youll be part of:
Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization were expanding into some of the worlds strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity Future Forward Multistakeholder Mindful and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.
What youll be responsible for:
As Assistant General Counsel Digital Assets at Circle youll be the senior legal advisor embedded within the Product team that supports the roadmap for digital asset innovation and platform expansion. You will work cross-functionally to advance business goals protect the company by identifying and mitigating risk and connect the dots across legal product engineering policy and operations teams to deliver compliant scalable products. Your focus will include supporting new asset types platform features and go-to-market models with an emphasis on early-stage product development and launch readiness.
This role requires deep fintech and crypto experience excellent business judgment and the ability to communicate clearly and build trust across stakeholders. As a strategic thought partner you will help shape outcomes foster collaboration and enable innovation through practical legal guidance.
What youll work on:
Serve as lead legal partner to the Digital Assets Pillar advising on product structure issuance strategy and legal risks.
Provide legal guidance on the issuance and platform integration of new digital assets and related platform features.
Partner with Product and Engineering to structure compliant asset custody and on-chain settlement frameworks.
Support legal considerations for emerging initiatives including pricing models managed services and multi-asset strategies.
Review and help draft internal policies external disclosures and terms of use related to asset issuance and distribution.
Act as a senior legal stakeholder in roadmap planning identifying legal blockers early to support velocity and scalability.
What youll bring to Circle:
Core Requirements
JD or equivalent with active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
12 years of legal experience including significant time at both a top-tier law firm and as in-house counsel.
Deep experience advising fintech and/or crypto companies on product development and legal risk.
Demonstrated experience in launching novel financial or crypto products in complex fast-paced environments.
Experience supporting asset issuance custody or smart contract design in Web3 or DeFi contexts.
Proven ability to partner cross-functionally with product engineering risk and compliance teams.
Excellent judgment pragmatism and the ability to distill complex legal issues into actionable guidance.
Preferred Requirements
Familiarity with cross-border product launches and global legal coordination.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with experience influencing at the executive level.
Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.
Starting pay is determined by various factors including but not limited to: relevant experience skill set qualifications and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.
Base Pay Range: $290000-$362500We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations as required by law.
Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability please reach out tofor support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.
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Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- General Counsel
- Legal Case Management
- Legal Drafting
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Counsel
- Legal Research
- Securities Law
- Employment & Labor Law
- Real Estate Law
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) enables businesses to leverage digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide.
