About the company
Robinhood was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.
Job Summary
What youâll do
📍Provide end-to-end counseling on a range of retail cryptocurrency products and services, collaborating with colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders across the company 📍Respond promptly to a wide range of sophisticated legal requests and coordinate closely with your team and outside counsel to deliver practical, timely and high-quality advice 📍Identify and assess business and legal risks, and find creative ways to mitigate them while achieving product goals 📍Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations 📍Advise on legal and regulatory developments related to cryptocurrency 📍Advise on deals and review, draft and negotiate agreements in support of new products and partnerships 📍Develop trusted relationships to facilitate a coordinated team approach to launching new products and features 📍Be a business partner and think like a proactive product owner, not just a legal advisor 📍Pitch in on whatever legal work needs doing, whenever it needs to be done
What you bring
📍J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) 📍Membership in at least 1 U.S. State Bar, with good standing 📍5+ years of relevant work experience at a law firm, government agency and/or technology, financial services, banking, payments, brokerage or fintech company 📍Experience with legal and regulatory requirements applicable to securities, money transmission, and/or cryptocurrencies 📍Extraordinary interpersonal and communication skills and phenomenal ability to communicate information effectively internally and externally, including to non-legal audiences, and to drive cross-functional alignment and action 📍A motivated approach with the modesty, determination, and innovation to accomplish tasks
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