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Overview
Paxos is hiring a General Counsel to lead legal and regulatory strategy for their digital asset products, focusing on stablecoins, tokenized commodities, and institutional DeFi.
Who we are
Paxos Labs builds enterprise infrastructure that powers the next generation of trusted onchain financial products. We work with the largest financial enterprises in the world to build transparent and verifiable onchain infrastructure that works for end users and everyday financial use cases. If you believe in bringing DeFi and digital assets to the mainstream, consider leading that work at Paxos Labs.
What you'll do
- •Own legal and regulatory strategy across the full product line, including stablecoin earn, stablecoin orchestration, tokenized commodities and lending.
- •Draft, negotiate, and close every commercial agreement that comes through the organization.
- •Lead regulatory analysis and positioning. Produce defensible characterizations for securities, commodities, money transmission, and virtual asset service provider positioning.
- •Own the corporate structure. Manage entity formation and maintenance, board governance, intercompany arrangements, cap table matters, and financing documentation.
- •Own the compliance stack, including AML and sanctions programs, KYB and counterparty onboarding, due diligence questionnaire responses, and the policy suite supporting institutional counterparty relationships.
- •Serve as the legal voice in commercial negotiations, sitting directly with counterparties rather than behind the deal team.
- •Handle employment, IP, privacy, and general corporate matters as they arise.
Conditions
- •Build the Future: Play a critical role in transforming traditional enterprises with innovative digital asset solutions.
- •Own the Function: Define the legal and compliance organization from the ground up rather than executing someone else's playbook.
- •Do Impactful Work: Contribute to projects that have a tangible impact on the global financial landscape.
- •Enable Personal Growth: Benefit from continuous learning and professional development in a rapidly evolving industry with an emphasis on personal career advancement.
- •Receive Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive salary and participate directly in ownership structures that provide top-of-the-line benefits.
- •Join A Dynamic Team: Thrive in a fast-paced, agile setting where your ideas are valued and your contributions are recognized.