Associate General Counsel, Fireblocks
$225-296k
2 days a week in office (Hudson Yards, NY)
Digital asset infrastructure company
Job no longer available
Digital asset infrastructure company
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$225-296k
2 days a week in office (Hudson Yards, NY)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To enable every business to easily and securely support digital assets and cryptocurrencies.
Role
Who you are
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and admission to the NY bar
- 10+ years of legal experience with significant focus on regulated financial technology companies
- Extensive expertise in payments regulation, digital asset custody, and related frameworks
- In-house experience at a fintech or digital asset company
- Track record of successfully launching regulated financial products in multiple jurisdictions
- Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a high-pressure environment with limited resources
- Demonstrated experience working with financial institutions and structuring legal partnerships
- Familiarity with corporate governance best practices on a global scale
What the job involves
- We're looking for an exceptional Associate General Counsel, Regulated Entities to support our regulated activities globally. This strategic role involves leading negotiations with various partnerships, leading all the corporate governess work across all the company entities, and helping to shape the future ecosystem of digital assets
- You'll report directly to the General Counsel, acting as a vital bridge between legal and various global teams
- Lead all legal matters related to our regulated activities, focusing on payment and custody services
- Provide sophisticated legal guidance on complex regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions
- Partner with business teams to structure compliant yet innovative financial products and services
- Manage relationships with demanding institutional clients, regulators, and banking partners
- Navigate high-risk regulatory environments while enabling business growth
- Build positive and influential relationships with leadership and cross-functional partners, evangelizing the Legal team’s expertise and services across the company
- Collaborate with and support the General Counsel and the rest of the Legal team to evaluate and communicate legal risks to internal stakeholders and external parties
- Work closely with business partners to negotiate, structure, and draft legal agreements related to key corporate transactions, such as M&A, partnerships, and joint ventures
Our take
The derivatives market has always been attractive for larger investors, but some of the hurdles to overcome are capital efficiency, custody and security. Fireblocks allows for the trading of derivatives on any asset, using any form of collateral while receiving cross-margin benefits across counterparties. Essentially, it enables institutional traders to move digital assets without the operational or security headache.
Fireblocks is banking on assets like cryptocurrencies becoming a new part of the mainstream trade of financial institutions. Although cryptocurrencies are known for being notoriously unstable, when traded properly they can be hugely profitable. So, in a safer landscape, there is a lot of incentive for new participants.
Basically, by raising security standards, a new crop of institutional entities is able to set up shop in the crypto world. This means more business for Fireblocks, and a stabler market which then attracts even more interested parties. The company continues to develop its offering, for example through the recent acquisition of TRES which enables it to deliver the first complete operating system for digital assets.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
20% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2022
$550m
SERIES E
Jul 2021
$310m
SERIES D
Total funding: $1.0bn
Company benefits
- Flexible vacation policy
Company HQ
Garment District, New York, NY
Leadership
Michael Shaulov
(CEO & Co-founder)Prior to Fireblocks, they co-founded Lacoon Mobile Security, which was acquired by Check Point, and was then appointed the Head of Products, Mobile and Cloud Security for Check Point. Previously a seed investor in Armis Security and Orca Security.
Paul Berengoltz
(CTO & Co-founder)Previously director of research at Lacoon Mobile Security.
Idan Ofrat
(CPO & Co-founder)Ex software consultant and previous VP Product at Orbs - a blockchain company.
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