Associate General Counsel, Crypto Services

Fireblocks; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 202,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

Fireblocks seeks an Associate General Counsel to serve as a trusted legal advisor to product, engineering, and executive leadership. You will support the development, launch, and scaling of crypto and financial services products across multiple jurisdictions, blending regulatory expertise with practical business judgment.

You will shape regulatory readiness and go-to-market strategies, drafting essential customer-facing terms and navigating complex financial services environments globally.

Qualifications

• JD degree from an accredited law school and bar admission.
• 10+ years of legal experience with regulated financial technology companies.
• Extensive expertise in payments regulation and digital asset custody.
• In-house experience at a fintech or digital asset company.
• Track record of launching regulated financial products across jurisdictions.
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to product teams.
• Assess regulatory and legal considerations affecting product design, distribution, and UX.
• Advise on regulatory readiness, GTM planning, and jurisdictional expansion.
• Draft and maintain global and localized product terms and disclosures.
• Provide guidance on product positioning in light of licensing and consumer protection requirements.
• Monitor global regulatory developments related to digital assets and translate into guidance.

Skills

JD degree

10+ years experience

Regulated fintech

Payments regulation

In-house experience

Drafting & negotiation

Global governance

Partnership structuring

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

The world of digital assets is accelerating in speed, magnitude, and complexity, opening the door to new ways for leveraging the blockchain. Fireblocks’ platform and network provide the simplest and most secure way for companies to work with digital assets and it trusted by some of the largest financial institutions, banks, globally-recognized brands, and Web3 companies in the world, including BNY Mellon, BNP Paribas, ANZ Bank, Revolut, and thousands more.

About the Team

The Fireblocks Legal team is a strategic partner across the company, operating at the intersection of law, technology, and financial regulation. We support the development and launch of cutting-edge digital asset products in highly regulated environments, enabling business growth while managing legal and regulatory risk. Working closely with product, engineering, compliance, and senior leadership and C-suite, Legal plays a central role in shaping Fireblocks’ global strategy in the rapidly evolving digital assets ecosystem.

About the Role

As Associate General Counsel, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor to Fireblocks’ product, engineering, and senior leadership and C-suite. You will support the development, launch, and scaling of crypto and financial services products across multiple jurisdictions. This role blends deep regulatory expertise with practical, business-oriented judgment, and requires close collaboration across Legal, Product, Compliance, Risk, and Commercial teams.

You will have a direct impact on product strategy, regulatory readiness, and go-to-market execution, bringing a strong commercial mindset while acting as a strategic partner to senior leadership in a fast-paced, global environment.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to product teams, supporting the design, launch, and scaling of new products and features across global markets
• Identify, assess, and advise on regulatory and legal considerations affecting product design, functionality, distribution, and user experience
• Provide strategic guidance on regulatory readiness, go-to-market planning, and jurisdictional expansion
• Draft, review, and maintain global and localized product terms, disclosures, and other customer-facing legal documentation
• Advise on product positioning, marketing, and platform presentation in light of regulatory, licensing, and consumer protection requirements
• Monitor and interpret global regulatory developments related to digital assets, custody, payments, stablecoins, and financial services, and translate them into actionable business guidance

Required Skills

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and admission to the bar
• 10+ years of legal experience with significant focus on regulated financial technology companies
• Extensive expertise in payments regulation, digital asset custody, and related frameworks
• In-house experience at a fintech or digital asset company
• Track record of successfully launching regulated financial products in multiple jurisdictions
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a high- pressure environment with limited resources
• Demonstrated experience working with financial institutions and structuring legal partnerships.
• Familiarity with corporate governance best practices on a global scale.

It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and each compensation decision is dependent on each individual case. A reasonable base salary range estimate for this position is $202,000 to $312,000. The base salary is one component of the total compensation package, which for some roles may include a target bonus, a very competitive equity grant, and very generous benefits.

While we believe competitive compensation is a critical aspect of you deciding to join us, we do hope you also spend time considering why our mission and culture are right for you. We are creating something transformational here, and we hope you are as excited about the future as we are.

Fireblocks' mission is to enable every business to easily and securely access digital assets and cryptocurrencies. In order to do that, we strongly believeour workforce should be as diverse as our clients, and this is why weembrace diversity and inclusion in all its forms.