Product Counsel, Stripe
Crypto
$196-294k
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A financial infrastructure platform for businesses
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A financial infrastructure platform for businesses
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$196-294k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase the GDP of the internet
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in a top law firm, in-house legal team and/or government agency, with expertise in key legislation around cryptocurrency and stablecoin products
- Preferred candidates also would have direct expertise with advising on the development of cryptocurrency and stablecoin 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 US lawyer
- A passion for technology and ability to understand complex business models and product use cases quickly
- An entrepreneurial spirit -- a self-starter 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
What the job involves
- Stripe’s Product Legal team is responsible for managing the legal and regulatory elements of the design, build and execution 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 Stripe’s 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 Stripe’s mission of helping businesses grow and thrives in solving complex legal, technology and business issues in collaboration with others. We’re looking for someone who is a team player and willing to jump in on tasks of any size
- This role will directly support the Privy organization at Stripe. Experience with cryptocurrency and stablecoin products – in particular, with cryptocurrency wallets (both custodial and non-custodial) – will help you succeed in this role
- 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 Privy’s cryptocurrency wallet-as-a-service offering
- Help Privy navigate the cutting edge intersection of technological innovation, e-commerce 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 Stripe’s global legal team to support Stripe's 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 up-to-date, with the support of Stripe’s legal subject matter experts, on US, UK, EU, and other global laws and regulations pertaining to cryptocurrency and stablecoin products
- Participate as a proactive and strategic business partner to senior leaders and be a trusted advisor
Our take
Stripe, nowadays a FinTech giant, spent the first few years since its founding building up its payments business, which primarily consisted of providing an API to eCommerce businesses so that they could easily integrate a payments option in their apps or websites, where before there was none.
More recently, Stripe has started to accelerate its growth with a significantly larger range of financial services including cash advances and credit cards. They also plan to build incorporation services, fraud protection, and more, diversifying its revenue away from payments and differentiating itself from its competitors.
To further expand its position, the company is looking to triple its presence in Ireland, and extend its services to countries with vast customer potential, including Brazil and India. Its latest venture, coming atop significant new funds, is to partner with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT - a win-win collaboration that will monetize OpenAI’s flagship products and at the same time enhance Stripe with GPT-4, as it moves forwards with intentions to "build the payments foundation for tomorrow's AI economy."
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Mar 2023
$6.5bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2021
$600m
SERIES H
Total funding: $8.7bn
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive mental, physical and medical health plans
- Fertility benefits and parental leave
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Patrick Collison
(Content Strategist)Studied maths at MIT before founding Stripe. Also on the board of the Long Now Foundation.
John Collison
(President)Studied at Harvard but dropped out to found Stripe.
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