Worldcoin is hiring a

Senior Counsel, Product (web3 Technologies)

About the Team:

The Legal team is responsible for all of Worldcoin’s legal and government affairs globally. We partner cross-company to help advance the blockchain project, improve our products (hardware device, wallet app, and Proof of Personhood), and ensure regulatory compliance in areas such as securities, AML/CFT, consumer protection, trade, IP and labor, among others. We have earned a reputation for responsiveness, technical acumen, practicality, and integrity. Everyday, we have a high impact.

About the Opportunity:

This role is ideal for an attorney seeking to go deep into all things crypto and grow professionally within a complex global Web3 initiative. Reporting to the Associate GC for Product, the Senior Counsel will be responsible for advising on our software-based (that is, non-Orb) products, such as the Worldcoin user app and wallet, the World ID proof-of-personhood protocol, the Worldcoin SDK for accessing the ecosystem, and the Worldcoin token itself. Moreover, the person will advise on the technical, economic, and governance aspects of our blockchain development and gradual decentralization.
This individual contributor role pulls together input on a range of local legal considerations, including financial & cryptocurrency regulations, data protection & privacy, consumer protection, and marketing. Moreover, it is highly cross-functional. The Senior Counsel will partner most closely with our Product and Economics teams, and will also develop close working relationships with the teams responsible for growing our user base, trust & safety, and financial compliance. In this role, you will:

• Provide full product life-cycle counseling for Worldcoin’s products, ensuring product compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including securing requisite licenses in respective jurisdictions.
• Collaborate with compliance counterparts to ensure our products address fraud and risk and integrate into the ongoing management of our compliance program.
• Provide guidance on customer support and education efforts, especially in our mobile application.
• Assist in vetting and implementation of integrations, such as on-ramps, as well as other product-centric ecosystem relationships.
• Provide counseling for advertising, sweepstakes, contests, marketing campaigns, promotions, web content, user engagement and social media activities.
• Work cross-functionally and serve as a convenor with key colleagues, including Product, Growth, Economics, Engineering, and Communications.
• Identify and know when to seek further support on key regulatory issues (e.g., securities, payments, money transmission, data protection, sanctions/export controls, AML/KYC, tax).

About You:

• “A true crypto degen who can issue spot, brainstorm with product managers and blockchain developers, and then follow-up to ensure things get built right. ”
• Must have excellent academic credentials and be a qualified lawyer in good standing with eligibility to practice in your jurisdiction (preference for Germany or the U.S.).
• 5+ years of post-law school experience working as an attorney, with roles such as BigLaw firm associate and in-house lawyer in FinTech, consumer tech, or another crypto project.
• Semi-technical understanding of blockchain technology, Web3, cryptocurrency and digital assets, and knowledge of related legal considerations.
• Solid knowledge of:
  
  • financial instruments (e.g., securities, commodities, derivatives, crypto), including trading, custody, and settlement of those instruments;
  • payments laws and regulations, including money transmission, e-money issuance, virtual asset service provider, payments institution, and fintech investments;

• An organized doer who has a checklist and ensures it gets done on time, along the way demonstrating practicality, resourcefulness, proactivity, and attention to detail.
• Excellent written communicator, able to present complex legal issues clearly and concisely to engineers and non-technical audiences, whether extemporaneously on Slack, in emails, or in memoranda and other more formal documents.
• Comfort with startup technology solutions like GSuite applications, SQL, Looker, Figma, Slack, AirTable, etc.
• Experience living, working, or practicing law internationally, and ability to travel periodically.
• Fluency in English is a must, and ability to speak German is nice to have.
  Positive collaborative attitude, comfort with change and a fast pace, high level of integrity, and intellectual curiosity.

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