About the Role
Stripe’s Product Legal team is responsible for managing the legal and regulatory elements of product design, build, and execution. In this role, you will be a key advisor to product, engineering, and partnerships teams, working on diverse matters spanning financial services, business, and technology.
Responsibilities
- Help Stripe product teams navigate the intersection of technological innovation, e-commerce user experiences, and financial services compliance.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, partnerships, compliance, risk, and marketing teams on product development and commercialization.
- Advise on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting products, identifying trends and potential impacts on business activities.
- Adapt existing laws to new technologies.
- Support Stripe's regulatory structure, customer agreements, and strategic financial partnerships.
- Help scope and build scalable processes for legal review and launch of new products.
- Stay up-to-date on US and international laws and regulations pertaining to cryptocurrency, stablecoin, and traditional financial services products.
- Act as a proactive and strategic business partner to senior managers and serve as a trusted advisor.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in a top law firm, in-house legal team, and/or government agency.
- Expertise in cryptocurrency and stablecoin product development, and related laws and regulations.
- Familiarity with counseling teams that solve issues through technology by translating complex legal requirements into clear and actionable advice.
- Ability to work collaboratively with teammates and share knowledge and experience.
- A qualified US lawyer.
- 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 capability to make smart decisions with imperfect information.
- Strong communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Excellent project management skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.
Skills
- Cryptocurrency
- Stablecoin
- Financial services
- Technology
- Communication
- Project management
Experience Level
- 7+ years
Education Level
- Qualified lawyer
About the Company
- Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses.
- Millions of companies use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities.
- Stripe’s mission is to increase the GDP of the internet.
