Chief Product Counsel – Fintech & Regulatory Strategy

Whistler Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Whistler Partners is collaborating with a fast-growing New York fintech to hire a Head Product Counsel. This senior, business-facing role sits between legal, product, engineering, and leadership to help guide product decisions with regulatory clarity.

The right candidate will translate legal and regulatory considerations into practical product guidance, move quickly, and shape the company’s product direction while building internal frameworks and playbooks.

Qualifications

• J.D. required.
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience.
• Experience at the intersection of legal, product, regulatory, and technology.
• Experience advising product and engineering teams.
• In-house fintech/digital assets/DeFi/derivatives/CFTC experience preferred.
• Strong financial regulatory judgment.
• Ability to understand product design, user flows, business tradeoffs, and operational risk.
• Strong writing skills and ability to document legal reasoning clearly.
• Ability to move quickly without creating unnecessary process.
• Experience building internal frameworks, playbooks, policies, or product review processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review new product initiatives for legal and regulatory risk.
• Translate legal and compliance considerations into clear product requirements.
• Work directly with product managers, engineers, legal, compliance, and leadership.
• Help evaluate viable options and where modifications are needed.
• Build internal frameworks, guidelines, and decision-making tools.
• Embed legal thinking into the product development process from the beginning.
• Monitor regulatory developments and identify issues early.
• Make fast, well-reasoned calls on novel legal and product questions.
• Document legal reasoning clearly and practically.
• Support product roadmap decisions by flagging legal considerations early.

Skills

Legal judgment

Regulatory knowledge

Product counsel experience

Written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Whistler Partners is collaborating with a fast-growing New York fintech to hire a Head Product Counsel. This senior, business-facing role sits between legal, product, engineering, and leadership to help guide product decisions with regulatory clarity.

The right candidate will translate legal and regulatory considerations into practical product guidance, move quickly, and shape the company’s product direction while building internal frameworks and playbooks.