Legal & Compliance Associate

Internal Revenue Service; New York (NY); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in blockchain technology seeks a Legal & Compliance Associate to manage contract workflows and compliance activities. In this role, you will collaborate across teams to ensure robust and regulator-ready infrastructure, while handling important legal documentation and compliance tasks.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equity grant

Fully remote work option

Full medical, dental, and vision benefits

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail is required.
• Excellent organizational skills are needed.
• A solid understanding of compliance practices is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support the drafting, review, and execution of NDAs and service agreements.
• Execute KYC/KYB onboarding tasks for issuers.
• Assist in policy documentation and internal audit preparation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Compliance practices

Job description

????About Plume
Plume is the first fully-integrated and modular blockchain optimized for real world assets (RWAs). We’ve built an EVM-compatible blockchain that’s fast, efficient, and incredibly cheap, along with an end-to-end onboarding platform that lets asset issuers deploy their RWAs onchain. We’re proud of our rapidly growing network, which includes:

• 180+ RWA companies building dapps and tokenizing assets on Plume’s testnet, ranging from collectibles and real estate to equities and private credit

• 50+ technology partners working with Plume and offering special services to our ecosystem partners

• Experienced team of 20+ crypto, finance, and tech professionals from:

  • Crypto: Coinbase, dYdX, LayerZero, Binance, Galaxy Digital, Kraken

  • Finance/Tech: JP Morgan, Robinhood, Google, Coupa, Affirm

• Backed by great investors and operators including:

  • YZi Labs, Brevan Howard, Haun Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Lightspeed, Faction, Superscrypt, SV Angel, and more

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Legal & Compliance Associate to help manage our contract workflows, KYC/KYB processes, and legal documentation. This role requires strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and a solid understanding of compliance practices. You’ll collaborate across teams—finance, product, legal—to help ensure Plume’s infrastructure is robust, regulator-ready, and efficient.

What You'll DoContract & Document Management

• Support the drafting, review, and execution of NDAs, service agreements, and grant contracts.

• Maintain our legal document repository with proper version control.

• Liaise with external counsel and team members to ensure timely completion of agreements.

• Help standardize templates and ensure documentation consistency.

KYC/KYB & Compliance Oversight

• Execute day-to-day KYC/KYB onboarding tasks for issuers and service providers.

• Coordinate with compliance vendors (e.g., KYC-Chain) to manage due diligence workflows.

• Track and organize required documentation for AML/sanctions compliance.

• Assist in policy documentation and internal audit preparation.

Operational Support

• Help maintain regulatory records and filing schedules across Cayman, BVI, and other jurisdictions.

• Assist with cross-functional ops tasks—entity governance, regulatory updates, internal controls.

• Identify opportunities to streamline recurring legal and compliance processes.

????What to expect from Plume

• Salary ranges are competitive with top startups.

• As an early employee, you will receive a competitive equity grant.

• Fully remote with the option to come into the NYC office any time.

• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits for US based employees.