Associate General Counsel, Product

As the world's first and largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea is pioneering a new frontier where art, games, technology and commerce converge in fascinating and unprecedented ways. Our platform empowers millions of creators, collectors and developers to easily showcase, discover, buy and sell unique digital items.

We’re a team of rigorous problem solvers, visionary futurists, proactive doers and effective communicators. As a remote-first company, we enable our team members to work from anywhere, while making time to come together as a team to collaborate and connect in person throughout the year.

Join OpenSea’s nimble legal team and influence the legal, product, and business strategy for a leading web3 marketplace. We’re seeking an attorney with significant product counseling and/or in-house tech company experience that is eager to lead the product counseling function at OpenSea. This cross-functional role blends product, regulatory, and commercial counsel responsibilities, and requires an autodidactic mindset to tackle legal issues in collaboration with a range of internal teams. This position is fully remote and reports to the General Counsel. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide end-to-end product counseling on new products in partnership with a range of internal teams, including Product, Engineering, Business, Data Science, Trust & Safety, CX, Comms, and Marketing.

• Offer thought leadership and strategic direction to the executive team on novel web3 and blockchain technology legal and regulatory issues.

• Ensure product compliance with relevant US and international laws and regulations. 

• Help build a world-class legal team, including mentoring and managing legal team members, hiring, and taking ownership of initiatives to enhance the team’s overall impact. 

• Research novel legal questions and provide clear, creative, and actionable guidance to internal clients.

• Draft terms of use, privacy policies, product disclosures, and design policies required to support legal frameworks.

Desired Experience:

• Member of a US State Bar

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school

• 6+ years of relevant work experience

• Product counseling experience, including in-depth experience working with Product and Engineering teams

• Experience in the cryptocurrency, web3, financial services, or payments spaces

• Experience drafting and negotiating agreements

• Experience working with outside counsel in international contexts

Nice-to-haves:

• At least one of the following work experiences:

  • Top law firm or state or federal clerkships

  • Consumer protection or financial regulator at the state or federal level

  • In-house legal teams at technology companies

• Experience designing and implementing privacy programs

The base salary for this full-time position, which spans across multiple internal levels depending on qualifications, …