Senior Counsel, Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement & Employment

Blockchain.com is one of the world's leading software platforms for digital assets. Offering the largest production blockchain platform in the world, we share the passion to code, create, and ultimately build an open, accessible and fair financial future, one piece of software at a time.

We are looking for an outstanding attorney to join our fast-growing team as Senior Counsel, Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement & Employment. You will be part of the broader Legal department and have responsibility for all legal matters as they pertain to litigation, regulatory investigations/enforcement, and employment. This includes overseeing all litigation and regulatory investigations/enforcement matters impacting Blockchain.com and providing legal support to the People Team (on a variety of employee-related issues). If you have experience in a busy, fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to join a growing, international legal team at a successful company with a startup feel, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Advise on and manage all litigation (including pre-litigation) matters that affect Blockchain.com.
• Directly support smaller claims and arbitrations and supervise outside counsel on any larger litigation matters.
• Manage escalated matters related to law enforcement requests and pre-litigation complaints.
• Advise on and manage regulatory investigations/enforcement matters that affect Blockchain.com.
• Advise on employment legal issues globally on a broad range of people-related issues including: recruiting; hiring; employee relations; discipline and terminations; internal investigations; leaves of absence; discrimination and harassment issues; global mobility issues; contingent worker issues; employee privacy issues; compensation, benefits, bonus and equity awards; employment litigation; negotiated exits and settlements.
• Partnering closely with internal teams, including other parts of the Legal & Compliance, as well as internal business partners to proactively address and resolve potential disputes in line with business objectives.
• Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate legal risks.
• Engage outside counsel relationships as necessary and efficiently manage legal costs.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• JD/law degree and bar admission in the US.
• 8+ years relevant experience - ideally, we’re looking for a combination of in-house legal experience focusing on litigation, regulatory investigations/enforcement, as well as employment legal and HR project experience, but we’ll consider you if you have at least two of these three requirements; 
• In-house FinTech experience a bonus. 
• Class actions experience is also a major plus. 
• Proven high-performing legal experience in an in-house environment.
• Ability to work well under pressure with diligence, organization, and minimal supervision, and provide practical, business-friendly advice to clients.
• Strong analytical and strategic skills; ability to drive issues to a quick resolution that factors in many non-legal variables, such as brand-risk, communications, government relations, tax, insurance, finance and other business units. 
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to build the processes and systems to prevent them from occurring. 

COMPENSATION & PERKS:

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company.
• Hybrid office model (remote & on-site schedule) 
• The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an exciting, emerging industry.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Unlimited vacation policy to maintain work-life balance.
• The latest Apple equipment for optimal productivity.
• Performance-based bonuses
• Work from Anywhere Policy: You can work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 20 days per year.

Pay Transparency Notice: At Blockchain.com, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For individuals performing work in the United States, the target annual salary for this position can range from $220,000 to $270,000, and your actual pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location, as well as internal equity and market data.

We also offer benefits that include medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, paid parental leave, flexible paid time off. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and full-time employees will receive equity as part of the compensation package.

Note: Blockchain.com benefits programs are subject to eligibility requirements.

Blockchain is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, and apprenticeship. Blockchain makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

You may contact our Data Protection Officer by email at dpo@blockchain.com. Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Controller’s recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment.

Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by Controller to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on Controller’s behalf.  Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site. Because the European Union Commission has determined that United States data privacy laws do not ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data collected from EU data subjects, the transfer will be subject to appropriate additional safeguards under the standard contractual clauses. 

Your personal data will be retained by Controller as long as Controller determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment.  Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have the right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority.

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