Product Counsel

The Legal team at Chainalysis advises both internal and external stakeholders on the forefront of cryptocurrency and its constantly evolving regulatory landscape.  Our job is to ensure the company continues its rapid growth by employing sound and efficient judgment to support operations around the company and influence a groundbreaking industry as it matures and becomes more widely adopted.  This is an opportunity to be an integral member of a best-in-class legal team that will have a high impact within the organization. 

As Product Counsel, you’ll take the lead to advise our product, engineering, and other teams in the successful development and launch of innovative blockchain data solutions. You’ll have strong technical knowhow and sharp instincts around data sourcing, data structuring and data licensing. In an ever-evolving regulatory environment, you’ll work through a broad range of legal issues and think strategically to meet the company’s commercial objectives while managing risk exposure. This is a highly cross-functional role and the successful candidate will be nimble, pragmatic, exercise sound business judgment, and partner effectively with stakeholders in our R&D organization.

In this role, you’ll:

• Provide end-to-end product life-cycle counsel, from ideation and development to launch, operation and sunset

• Design, implement, and iterate on policies and scalable processes for data collection, data management and data licensing 

• Advise on frontier technologies relative to our product plans, including but not limited to AI & LLM usage, machine learning, and integration of other third party products into our product offerings 

• Act as the Legal lead for incident management, partnering closely with our R&D and security teams to resolve critical business issues in a timely manner

• Assist with managing the Company’s IP portfolio including trademark and copyright registrations, patent harvesting, takedown requests, and IP enforcement 

• Stay abreast of relevant legal and regulatory developments, anticipate business needs, and help prepare for and minimize risks that may arise in the future

• Partner closely with the Commercial Legal team to advise on customer deals and a variety of partnership models from resellers to technology partners

• Project manage a variety of company initiatives, product workflows and incident response action including but not limited to: cross-functional risk management, non-standard and bespoke product offerings, third party complaints and disputes 

• Identify issues that may fall outside your expertise, driving resolution by partnering with other members of the Legal team and with outside counsel 

• Assist with the review of marketing content

We’re looking for candidates who have: 

• A Juris Doctor degree and 8-10 years of relevant experience with high-growth, publicly-traded companies

• Active membership with a U.S. state bar in good standing

• Expertise in legal risks; prior experience working with big data strongly preferred

• Impeccable communication skills, with the ability to translate legalese into vernacular that everyone can understand

• A “team player” mentality and solution-oriented mindset

• Sound business judgment and solid experience resolving complex issues with integrity and confidentiality 

• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and critical thinking skills

• Proven ability to own tasks and work independently, as well as effectively collaborate with a variety of stakeholders by adapting to different management and work styles

• An independent, patient, and thoughtful demeanor while being adept at managing shifting priorities in a demanding, fast-paced environment

Nice to have experience:

• Expertise in financial regulations, financial crime, and financial markets

• Experience at a hyper-growth company through various stages of maturity

This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship.

About Chainalysis

Blockchain technology is powering a growing wave of innovation. Businesses and governments around the world are using blockchains to make banking more efficient, connect with their customers, and investigate criminal cases. As adoption of blockchain technology grows, more and more organizations seek access to all this ecosystem has to offer. That’s where Chainalysis comes in. We provide complete knowledge of what’s happening on blockchains through our data, services, and solutions. With Chainalysis, organizations can navigate blockchains safely and with confidence.

You belong here. 

At Chainalysis, we believe that diversity of experience and thought makes us stronger. With both customers and employees around the world, we are committed to ensuring our team reflects the unique communities around us. Some of the ways we’re ensuring we keep learning are an internal Diversity Committee, Days of Reflection throughout the year including International Women’s Day, Harvey Milk Day, World Humanitarian Day, and UN International Migrants Day, and a commitment to continue revisiting and reevaluating our diversity culture. 

We encourage applicants across any race, ethnicity, gender/gender expression, age, spirituality, ability, experience and more. If you need any accommodations to make our interview process more accessible to you due to a disability, don't hesitate to let us know. You can learn more here. We can’t wait to meet you.