About the company
Polygon Labs develops Ethereum scaling solutions for Polygon protocols. Polygon Labs engages with other ecosystem developers to help make available scalable, affordable, secure and sustainable blockchain infrastructure for Web3. Polygon Labs has initially developed a growing suite of protocols for developers to gain easy access to major scaling solutions, including layer 2s (zero-knowledge rollups and optimistic rollups), sidechains, hybrid chains, app-specific chains, enterprise chains, and data availability protocols. Scaling solutions that Polygon Labs initially developed have seen widespread adoption with tens of thousands of decentralized apps, unique addresses exceeding 225 million, over 1.2 million smart contracts created and 2.56 billion total transactions processed since inception. The existing Polygon network is home for some of the biggest Web3 projects, such as Aave, Uniswap, and OpenSea, and well-known enterprises, including Robinhood, Stripe and Adobe. Polygon Labs is carbon neutral with the goal of leading Web3 in becoming carbon negative.
Job Summary
Your Responsibilities
šReport to the CLO, and act as the primary legal advisor for product teams across the Polygon ecosystem, guiding them through development, launch, and scaling šProvide proactive legal and regulatory advice related to blockchain products, including regulatory assessment, risk assessment, privacy, consumer protection, and IP strategy šCollaborate cross-functionally with engineering, marketing, compliance, and business teams to ensure product alignment with legal frameworks šCoordinate with external counsel to obtain specialized legal advice, and manage internal fact-finding to build strong understanding of technical and business operations šMonitor regulatory developments relevant to web3 and blockchain products, and translate them into actionable guidance for product teams
What Youāll Need
šJ.D. degree from an accredited law school and active admission to at least one U.S. state bar š5+ years of combined experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department, including crypto practice šMinimum of 3 years of experience advising on product legal matters at a crypto / web3 company šDemonstrated ability to manage multiple projects across legal disciplines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment šDeep experience in web3 and blockchain technologies, with a strong grasp of the underlying product and legal implications šExperience counseling on legal issues such as privacy, data security, consumer protection, and intellectual property in a product context šFamiliarity with blockchain legal issues (e.g., smart contracts, decentralized infrastructure, DAOs) šA flexible, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to assess risk and think creatively in an uncertain regulatory environment
The future of finance is here ā whether youāre interested in blockchain, cryptocurrency, or remote web3 jobs, thereās a perfect role waiting for you.