Counsel/Sr. Counsel, Institutional and Prime Services
** BitGo Overview**
BitGo leads in digital asset financial services, offering liquidity, custody, and security solutions to institutional investors. Established in 2013, BitGo specializes in serving institutional clients by providing pioneering multi-signature wallet solutions. The company is actively engaged in both centralized and decentralized finance spaces, delivering market-leading trading, lending, and borrowing services through its prime brokerage services. It serves as the custodian for WBTC, a leading global stablecoin for Bitcoin. BitGo launched BitGo Portfolio and Tax in 2020, a comprehensive solution for digital assets. Additionally, it introduced BitGo Trust Company in 2018, the first qualified custodian aimed at safeguarding digital assets.
BitGo processes about 20% of global Bitcoin transactions and supports over 600 different coins and tokens. The company serves as the operational backbone ensuring security for more than 1500 institutional clients across 50 countries. Notable backers include Goldman Sachs, Craft Ventures, Digital Currency Group, DRW, Galaxy Digital Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, and Valor Equity Partners.
Responsibilities You Will Own:
- Draft and negotiate various prime brokerage, trading, and commercial contracts.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assist in creating, delivering, and marketing new products.
- Support the international expansion of custody, trading, settlement, and related business operations.
- Manage legal and regulatory risks effectively while considering commercial aspects.
- Report issues to senior team members as necessary.
- Assist in other areas beyond the described role responsibilities when needed.
Qualifications and Skills Required:
- 4-6+ years of legal experience from a law firm or in-house setting within financial services or crypto companies.
- Prior experience negotiating with or advising institutional clients at a significant law firm or large bank.
- Strong grasp of laws and regulations related to transaction settlement, securities lending, securities and derivatives, extremes of credit such as Regs T, X, and U.
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks effectively in a dynamic environment.
- Good judgment in assessing legal risks against business concerns.
Why Choose BitGo?
Join a dedicated team focused on driving innovation and excellence in a disruptive industry. Working at BitGo means embodying corporate values like ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication while influencing the transformation of financial markets. Benefits include a competitive salary, bonus, stock options, generous health insurance coverage, parental leave, 401k company match, vacation time, free meals, top-notch workplace equipment, and a dynamic startup environment.
Pay Information:
Salary ranges between $200,000 - $215,000 USD, supplementing with equity, an annual performance bonus, and the mentioned benefits based on position level and location.