Associate General Counsel :: Hedge Fund

A leading digital assets platform is seeking an experienced legal professional to help shape legal and regulatory strategy across a rapidly scaling business spanning token trading, stablecoins, and blockchain-based financial products.This is a senior advisory role embedded directly with product, trading, and executive leadership. The mandate is to enable innovation and growth through proactive legal strategy - not simply oversee compliance.What You’ll Do:Act as a senior legal advisor across the platform’s core offerings, including token trading, stablecoin infrastructure, and tokenized assets, partnering closely with product, trading, and engineering teams.Guide new product initiatives from concept through launch - including token listings, stablecoin integrations, and tokenization strategies (e.g., real-world assets, funds, or securities) - embedding regulatory considerations and governance frameworks from the outset.Provide strategic counsel on complex and evolving legal matters, including U.S. securities laws, stablecoin and payments frameworks, custody models, blockchain networks, and smart contract–based systems.You’re a Good Fit If You Have:Significant legal experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house at a financial institution, fintech, or crypto-native company.Deep expertise in U.S. securities laws, with strong familiarity across stablecoins, payments, tokenized financial products, and blockchain infrastructure.Experience advising on market structure, custody, or issuance frameworks relevant to digital assets; sitting at the intersection of regulation, product design, and emerging technology.Why Now?Digital assets are evolving from a niche market into core financial infrastructure. The convergence of crypto markets, blockchain technology, stablecoins, and tokenization is reshaping how value is issued, transferred, and settled globally.As platforms move beyond trading toward building on-chain financial systems, legal strategy is becoming a critical enabler of product innovation and market expansion.