--- title: 'General Counsel at Paxos Labs' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/general-counsel-paxos-labs-in-person-gc7maaa80j1h' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # General Counsel at Paxos Labs - **Company:** Paxos Labs - **Location:** In-Person, OR / New York, NY - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-08-03 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/paxoslabs/255da007-e1ec-4832-961a-61982b38c709 ## Job description ## WHO WE ARE Paxos Labs builds enterprise infrastructure that powers the next generation of trusted onchain financial products. We work with the largest financial enterprises in the world to build transparent and verifiable onchain infrastructure that works for end users and everyday financial use cases. If you believe in bringing DeFi and digital assets to the mainstream, consider leading that work at Paxos Labs. We're hiring a General Counsel to own legal and regulatory strategy as Paxos Labs scales its digital asset products. ## WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR Our products sit at the intersection of stablecoins, tokenized commodities, and institutional DeFi, which means the legal work runs from regulatory characterization to structured credit documentation to enterprise contracting, often in the same week. We are seeking a General Counsel capable of moving between the commercial negotiation of stablecoin earn agreements, substantive regulatory analysis, and corporate governance matters in a single day. As the sole legal officer of the organization, the General Counsel will be responsible for establishing the legal function, not for maintaining one that already exists. ## RESPONSIBILITIES - Own legal and regulatory strategy across the full product line, including stablecoin earn, stablecoin orchestration, tokenized commodities and lending. - Draft, negotiate, and close every commercial agreement that comes through the organization. - Lead regulatory analysis and positioning. Produce defensible characterizations for securities, commodities, money transmission, and virtual asset service provider positioning - Own the corporate structure. Manage entity formation and maintenance, board governance, intercompany arrangements, cap table matters, and financing documentation. - Own the compliance stack, including AML and sanctions programs, KYB and counterparty onboarding, due diligence questionnaire responses, and the policy suite supporting institutional counterparty relationships. - Serve as the legal voice in commercial negotiations, sitting directly with counterparties rather than behind the deal team. - Handle employment, IP, privacy, and general corporate matters as they arise. ## QUALIFICATIONS - JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission and good standing in at least one US jurisdiction. - 8 to 12 years of practice, ideally combining a top-tier law firm foundation with in-house experience at a digital asset or fintech company. - Demonstrated digital asset regulatory expertise. You have taken positions on token classification, distribution structures, and licensing questions and defended them to counterparties, auditors, and regulators. - Transactional depth in secured lending or structured finance. You have papered facilities, and thought carefully about perfection and enforceability. - Experience working with offshore structures and juggling multijurisdictional coverage. - Working fluency in how digital asset products actually function. You can understand smart contract architecture at a conceptual level and understand what a vault, an oracle, or a liquidation mechanism does before you write about it. - Comfort operating without a team beneath you, and interest in building one as the company scales. WHY JOIN US? Joining Paxos Labs means becoming part of a pioneering team at the forefront of financial innovation for the mass market. You will have the opportunity to: - Build the Future: Play a critical role in transforming traditional enterprises with innovative digital asset solutions. - Own the Function: Define the legal and compliance organization from the ground up rather than executing someone else's playbook. - Do Impactful Work: Contribute to projects that have a tangible impact on the global financial landscape. - Enable Personal Growth: Benefit from continuous learning and professional development in a rapidly evolving industry with an emphasis on personal career advancement. - Receive Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive salary and participate directly in ownership structures that provide top-of-the-line benefits. - Join A Dynamic Team: Thrive in a fast-paced, agile setting where your ideas are valued and your contributions are recognized. ## LOCATION We are a heavily in-person team working in New York City. We prize effective in-person coordination that allows us to move fast. We also consider remote work on a case by case basis. Once we receive your application, we'll be in touch if we are interested. ## About Paxos Labs ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Technology, Information and Internet (blockchain infrastructure / onchain finance) - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises, fintech platforms, exchanges, and institutions looking to embed onchain financial products. - **Mission**: “To enable enterprises to own more of their economics, facilitate growth through innovation, and future-proof their business by delivering safe and utility-driven onchain experiences to their end-users.” ## Products & Services - **[Amplify Stack](https://www.paxoslabs.com/)**: A single API integration with three modules: - **Earn**: Embed yield directly into platform products through curated programs, putting idle balances to work. - **Borrow**: Integrate digital asset credit markets with automated collateral management and institutional-grade controls. - **Mint**: Launch branded digital dollars (stablecoins) with built-in redemption flows, reserve management, and compliance monitoring. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding – $12M (raised in a Venture Round on 2026-04-01) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Robot Ventures, Blockchain Capital; incubated by Paxos (which is backed by Oak HC/FT, Declaration Partners, Founders Fund, Mithril Capital, PayPal Ventures). Partners include Uniswap. - **Growth Signals**: Launched in June 2025; announced flagship Amplify Stack in April 2026; 12 employees; LinkedIn followers 1,614 (+5.4% monthly); built on Paxos’s $180B+ tokenization track record. ## Competitive Advantages - **Regulatory moat**: Inherits over a decade of regulatory expertise from Paxos (NYDFS trust charter, OCC charter, MAS in Singapore, FSRA in Abu Dhabi). - **Proven infrastructure**: $180B+ tokenization volume, $3.5B+ payments volume processed on Paxos rails; used by PayPal, Mastercard, Stripe, Nubank, Interactive Brokers, Robinhood, Kraken, and OKX. - **Single API integration**: One integration covers yield, borrowing, and stablecoin issuance, reducing complexity for partners. - **Institutional trust**: Combines DeFi-native agility with enterprise-grade compliance and risk management. ## Strategic Focus - Expand the onchain product layer beyond simple access to crypto, making digital assets productive for users. - Enable platforms to own their economics by offering branded stablecoins, yield products, and credit markets. - Continue to build on the regulatory foundation of Paxos while operating independently to serve a broader set of builders and institutions. ## Why Work Here - **Small, agile team**: 12 employees – opportunity for high impact and ownership. - **Remote/hybrid flexibility**: Multiple offices (New York HQ) with remote or hybrid options available. - **Cutting-edge domain**: Work on the frontier of onchain finance, DeFi, and regulated digital assets. - **Engineering culture**: Roles include Smart Contract Engineer, Fullstack Product Engineer, DeFi Researcher – focus on building scalable, trusted financial infrastructure. - **Backed by industry leaders**: Strong backing from Paxos and top crypto VCs, providing stability and resources of an established player with startup speed. ## Sources 1. [paxoslabs.com](https://www.paxoslabs.com/) 2. [linkedin.com/company/paxos-labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/paxos-labs) 3. [builtin.com/company/paxos-labs](https://builtin.com/company/paxos-labs) 4. [paxos.com/newsroom](https://www.paxos.com/newsroom/paxos-launches-new-start-up-to-expand-access-to-on-chain-markets) 5. 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