Deputy General Counsel, Bitgo
$275-320k
+ Bonus + Stock options
Digital asset financial services for instuitutions
Posted today
Digital asset financial services for instuitutions
201-500 employees
Posted today
$275-320k
+ Bonus + Stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
BitGo's mission is to deliver trust in digital assets.
Role
Who you are
- JD from accredited law school with strong academic credentials
- 8+ years of legal experience with focus on financial services, banking, or securities law
- Demonstrated expertise in digital asset regulations, cryptocurrency compliance, or fintech legal matters
- Experience with money transmission, banking, or securities licensing and regulatory frameworks
- Strong background in contract negotiation and commercial transaction structuring
- Knowledge of international regulatory requirements and cross-border compliance issues
- Proven ability to provide practical legal guidance in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain complex legal concepts to business stakeholders
- Active bar admission in good standing (California or New York preferred)
- Previous experience at a digital asset company, financial institution, or top-tier law firm strongly preferred
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Deputy General Counsel to join BitGo's legal team and support our mission of providing secure digital asset infrastructure to institutional clients worldwide.
- This role will work closely with our General Counsel to navigate the complex regulatory landscape governing digital assets while supporting business operations across custody, trading, and financial services.
- The Deputy General Counsel will play a critical role in ensuring compliance with evolving regulations, managing legal risk, and enabling business growth in the rapidly expanding digital asset sector.
- This position requires deep expertise in financial services law, regulatory compliance, and the unique legal challenges facing digital asset companies
- Provide legal counsel on digital asset custody, trading, and financial services regulations across multiple jurisdictions
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements including custody agreements, trading contracts, and enterprise client arrangements
- Collaborate with compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements including AML, KYC, and licensing obligations
- Support business development initiatives by structuring legally compliant product offerings and service expansions
- Manage relationships with external counsel and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries and examinations
- Advise on corporate governance matters, board resolutions, and strategic transactions
- Lead legal due diligence for partnerships, acquisitions, and new market entry initiatives
- Develop and maintain legal policies, procedures, and training materials for business stakeholders
- Monitor regulatory developments in digital assets and provide strategic guidance on compliance implications
- Support litigation management and dispute resolution efforts as needed
Our take
The digital asset industry is maturing, with asset companies looking to shore up their positions by adding secure custody capabilities. This is good news for BitGo, an independent, regulated cryptocurrency custodian company providing security, custody, and liquidity solutions.
BitGo’s flagship multi-signature wallet solution helps its clients mitigate risk and optimize capital efficiency. The company has subsequently expanded to also cover a number of areas that are critical for any holder of major crypto assets - like portfolio and tax management. In this, BitGo was smart to focus exclusively on institutional clients: there’s huge appetite among larger players to expedite the mainstreaming of crypto, and they’ll need precisely BitGo’s tools to get there.
BitGo was in talks to be acquired by PayPal, and most recently Galaxy Digital, which speaks to a strong institutional confidence in the crypto wave. In spite of a rocky year for the digital assets (which now sees BitGo suing Galaxy Digital for pulling out of the acquisition deal), BitGo has manoeuvred itself into a central position to capitalize on what, now, seems a near-inevitable period of mass adoption. Exemplifying this, the BitGo Ventures wing of the company was launched in 2024 to partner with and invest in cutting edge blockchain and fintech startups.
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Insights
-26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2023
$100m
SERIES C
Oct 2018
$16m
SERIES B
Total funding: $170.5m
Company benefits
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision plans
- Catered lunches, fresh snacks, and gourmet coffee
- Commuting made easy with company-paid Caltrain passes
- Competitive compensation, stock options, and 401k plan
- Top-end computer equipment to power your work
- Flexible vacation time
- Remote/hybrid friendly with physical location workspaces
Company HQ
Evergreen Park, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Mike Belshe
(CEO)Previously Director of Engineering at Good Technology, who went on to found Cookout Software - and then move to Google as a Software Engineer/Development Manager when the latter company bought out the startup. Has served as BitGo CEO for over a decade.
Ben Davenport
(Advisor)Has spent time as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, Google, and Facebook, and worked on algorithm development at Hudson River Trading. Additionally co-founded and led Beluga, a mobile group messaging solution that was ultimately bought by Facebook, and became Facebook Messenger.
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