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title: 'Deputy General Counsel at BitGo'
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# Deputy General Counsel at BitGo

- **Company:** BitGo
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-11-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/bitgo/jobs/8938380002

## Job description

BitGo (NYSE: BTGO) is the digital asset infrastructure company delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, stablecoins, and settlement services from regulated cold storage. Since 2013, BitGo has focused on accelerating the transition of the financial system to a digital asset economy. BitGo maintains a global presence and multiple regulated entities, including BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association, the first federally chartered digital asset trust bank owned by a publicly traded company. Today, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, financial institutions, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of investors worldwide. For more information, visit [www.bitgo.com](http://www.bitgo.com).

We are seeking an experienced Deputy General Counsel to join BitGo's legal team and support our mission of providing secure digital asset infrastructure to institutional clients worldwide. This role will work closely with our General Counsel to navigate the complex regulatory landscape governing digital assets while supporting business operations across custody, trading, and financial services. The Deputy General Counsel will play a critical role in ensuring compliance with evolving regulations, managing legal risk, and enabling business growth in the rapidly expanding digital asset sector. This position requires deep expertise in financial services law, regulatory compliance, and the unique legal challenges facing digital asset companies.

Responsibilities:

- Provide legal counsel on digital asset custody, trading, and financial services regulations across multiple jurisdictions
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements including custody agreements, trading contracts, and enterprise client arrangements
- Collaborate with compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements including AML, KYC, and licensing obligations
- Support business development initiatives by structuring legally compliant product offerings and service expansions
- Manage relationships with external counsel and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries and examinations
- Advise on corporate governance matters, board resolutions, and strategic transactions
- Lead legal due diligence for partnerships, acquisitions, and new market entry initiatives
- Develop and maintain legal policies, procedures, and training materials for business stakeholders
- Monitor regulatory developments in digital assets and provide strategic guidance on compliance implications
- Support litigation management and dispute resolution efforts as needed

Requirements:

- JD from accredited law school with strong academic credentials
- 8+ years of legal experience with focus on financial services, banking, or securities law
- Demonstrated expertise in digital asset regulations, cryptocurrency compliance, or fintech legal matters
- Experience with money transmission, banking, or securities licensing and regulatory frameworks
- Strong background in contract negotiation and commercial transaction structuring
- Knowledge of international regulatory requirements and cross-border compliance issues
- Proven ability to provide practical legal guidance in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain complex legal concepts to business stakeholders
- Active bar admission in good standing (California or New York preferred)
- Previous experience at a digital asset company, financial institution, or top-tier law firm strongly preferred

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $275,000 - 320,000 USD base salary.

Here are some of the benefits* of working at BitGo:

- Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
- 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
- Up to 4% 401k company match
- Paid parental leave, Paid vacation
- Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
- Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
- Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment

*Benefits may vary based on location

Cryptocurrencies are the most disruptive change the financial services industry has seen in years. Join us and you’ll be able to look back and say you were part of the team that transformed investing.

## About BitGo

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: BitGo is a digital asset infrastructure and financial services company providing secure custody, staking, trading, and stablecoin solutions for institutional investors and builders.
- **Entity Type**: Private – raised $384.3M in total funding (last venture round in 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Mike Belshe, Ben Davenport, Will O'Brien, Bill Lee

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Digital asset custody, blockchain infrastructure, financial services (cryptocurrency)
- Target customers: Institutional investors, enterprises, fintechs, and asset managers (B2B)
- Mission: "Accelerating the transition of the financial system to the digital asset economy" [bitgo.com](https://www.bitgo.com/)

## Products & Services
- **BitGo Custody**: Multi-signature hot and cold wallet custody services, with non-custodial and custodial configurations – secures over $100B in digital assets.
- **BitGo Prime**: Prime brokerage services for institutional trading, including OTC and electronic trading.
- **BitGo Staking**: Staking infrastructure for proof-of-stake assets.
- **Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)**: BitGo serves as the sole custodian for bitcoin backing the WBTC token, enabling Bitcoin liquidity on Ethereum.
- **Stablecoin Issuance**: Issuer of SoFiUSD (for SoFi Bank) and custodian for USD1 (World Liberty Financial) and frxUSD (fractional reserve stablecoin).
- **Blockchain Security APIs**: APIs for transaction building, signing, and settlement.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $384.3M; assets under custody – over $100B in digital assets; secures ~20% of all on-chain Bitcoin transactions by value [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitgo)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Redpoint Ventures (led Series A), Galaxy Digital and Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (led Series B), Valor Equity Partners, Craft Ventures, and other investors.
- **Growth Signals**: Acquired Brassica (2024), Harbor (2020), Hedge (2019), HeightZero (2023), and Lumina (2020). However, headcount declined ~75% YoY to 65 employees as of early 2026, though the company has 51 active job postings across engineering, sales, compliance, and trust administration [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitgo) [Greenhouse](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/bitgo)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Largest independent digital asset custodian** – trusted by institutions and issuers of major tokens (WBTC, stablecoins).
- **Multisignature security model** – keys split between custodian and wallet owner, with both hot and cold storage options.
- **Regulatory trust infrastructure** – operates as a qualified custodian and trust company in multiple jurisdictions.
- **10+ years of operational history** in the volatile crypto market, surviving multiple cycles.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening institutional-grade prime services (trading, lending, settlement).
- Expanding stablecoin issuance and custody partnerships (SoFi, World Liberty Financial).
- Growing international presence with offices in 9 countries (US, Canada, UK, Singapore, India, UAE, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan).
- Leveraging acquisitions (Brassica, Harbor) to offer tokenization and transfer agent services.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture values**: Open communication, craftsmanship, accountability, collaboration, client-first [bitgo.com](https://www.bitgo.com/company/careers/)
- **Benefits**: Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance; competitive compensation with stock options; 401k plan; top-end computer equipment [bitgo.com](https://www.bitgo.com/company/careers/)
- **Work environment**: Global, distributed team; hybrid/remote flexibility (multiple remote roles listed); offices in Palo Alto, New York, Toronto, London, Singapore, Dubai, and others.
- **Engineering culture**: Polyglot stack, focus on security and blockchain protocols; strong hiring from Google, Amazon, Coinbase, and Waterloo.
- **Notable**: Despite recent headcount reduction, the company is actively hiring for engineering, sales, compliance, and trust roles – a sign of strategic refocusing.

## Sources
1. [bitgo.com](https://www.bitgo.com/)
2. [bitgo.com/careers](https://www.bitgo.com/company/careers/)
3. [bitgo.com/about](https://www.bitgo.com/company/about-us/)
4. [Greenhouse Jobs](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/bitgo)
5. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitgo)

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