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Senior Counsel, Product & Commercial
Ondo Finance
United StatesRemote2w ago
- Employment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Senior
About the role
- Serve as legal advisor to product and engineering teams on the development, launch, and operation of blockchain-enabled financial products
- Provide practical legal guidance throughout the product lifecycle, from ideation and design through launch and ongoing operations
- Partner closely with product, engineering, compliance, business development, and marketing teams to identify legal and regulatory considerations and develop scalable solutions
- Advise on the structure, launch, and operation of tokenized products, protocols, and related services
- Assess legal and regulatory implications of new product features, initiatives, and strategic business opportunities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including partnership, technology, vendor, licensing, service, and strategic collaboration agreements
- Support strategic partnerships and commercial initiatives by assessing legal and regulatory risks and developing pragmatic solutions
- Provide guidance and advice on marketing, promotional, and public communications
- Support Ondo’s AGC Product, AGC Commercial and other senior legal personnel
- Monitor developments in laws, regulations, and enforcement activity relevant to digital assets, tokenized assets, securities, and financial services
- Collaborate with compliance and business teams to ensure adherence to applicable legal and regulatory requirements
- Develop legal frameworks, templates, playbooks, and processes that enable efficient product development and business scaling
- Prepare and deliver trainings on legal and compliance issues
- Support corporate transactions, governance, financing, and other strategic initiatives as needed
- Coordinate with external legal counsel where appropriate
- JD degree from an accredited U.S. law school
- 5-8+ years of legal experience at a major law firm and/or a high-growth blockchain, fintech, or financial services company
- Strong knowledge of U.S. securities laws and capital market transactions preferred, including experience on registered and exempt offerings, private placements, resale and transfer restrictions, disclosure requirements, exchange listing rules, broker-dealer and investment adviser considerations
- Significant experience counseling product teams and advising on the development, launch, and operation of financial, fintech, or blockchain-based products, with strong commercial transaction experience is preferred but not required
- Strong knowledge of commercial transactions as well as securities, anti-money laundering, tax, and other financial laws and regulations
- Deep understanding of the blockchain industry; knowledge of tokenization and real-world assets is a plus
- Excellent analytical, research, drafting, and negotiation skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner effectively across business, technical, and compliance teams
- Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience with corporate transactions, governance matters, financings, or M&A is a plus
- Competitive compensation including but not limited to salary, future token rights, and/or equity (according to your preferences) — We are well-funded and believe that great talent deserves great compensation.
- Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental) and flexible vacation policy (PTO).
- Remote-first team across many countries — You will be an early team member helping shape our vision, culture, and design practices.
- A+ colleagues — Our team includes alumni from: Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Two Sigma, Bridgewater, SpaceX, AWS, Meta, Google, McKinsey, Coinbase, Circle, Uniswap.
- Best-in-class investors — We are proud to be backed by leading crypto experts and VCs, including Pantera Capital, Founders Fund and Coinbase Ventures.
Perks & benefits
- Unlimited Vacation
- Paid Time Off
- Equity Compensation
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