Product Counsel
Summary of Relevant Experience
Summary of Experience – Product Counsel @ Gemini
- JD/MBA-credentialed attorney with approximately four years of progressive in-house legal experience spanning ERISA, employee benefits, HIPAA, healthcare compliance, and employment law across multiemployer funds and a Fortune 500 insurer, building a foundation transferable to complex financial services regulation.
- In-house benefits counsel who led plan governance, regulatory compliance programs, and M&A due diligence, reporting directly to C-suite executives and managing outside counsel across heavily regulated environments.
- Litigation and compliance lead who navigated federal regulatory frameworks and complex transactional matters, demonstrating capacity to assess and communicate legal risk across product, finance, and operations stakeholders.
- Cross-functional legal partner who drafted and negotiated agreements, built compliance infrastructure, and advised senior leadership on regulatory strategy in regulated financial and healthcare industries.
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Why this is a fit
Your in-house legal background and JD/MBA credentials fit the legal function and fintech industry target, but this role requires minimum 6 years of relevant experience with specific fluency in crypto/digital assets, securities/derivatives law, payments regulation (Reg Z, Reg E, money transmitter licensing), and broker-dealer frameworks—none of which appear in your ERISA/employee benefits/HIPAA specialization; the function matches but the subject-matter expertise is a significant gap.
About the role
About the Company Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2014, offering a wide range of simple, reliable, and secure crypto products and services to individuals and institutions in over 70 countries. Our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom by providing trusted access to the decentralized future. We envision a world where crypto reshapes the global financial system, internet, and money to create greater choice, independence, and opportunity for all — bridging traditional finance with the emerging cryptoeconomy in a way that is more open, fair, and secure. As a publicly traded company, Gemini is poised to accelerate this vision with greater scale, reach, and impact. The Department: Legal The Legal department at Gemini is making history every day, as we creatively apply the legacy of law to the future of markets and digital assets. On this team, you will tackle complex and unprecedented applications of the current legal system to the revolutionary industry of cryptocurrency and financial markets. You'll work alongside colleagues covering the digital asset exchange, credit card program, broker-dealer, predictions markets, and institutional/commercial matters - a team operating across the full spectrum of financial services regulation, not just crypto. At Gemini, Legal plays a critical role in guiding innovation and driving value for the business, while upholding our core tenets of security, compliance, and trust for our customers. Join us and help define the Legal Department of the Future. The Role: Product Counsel As Product Counsel at Gemini, you are the ultimate general athlete. Leveraging both breadth and depth of experience at a law firm and/or as in-house counsel, you will help Gemini tackle the complex legal challenges that confront disruptive emerging products and markets. You will support Gemini’s digital asset exchange, credit card and payments, broker-dealer, predictions markets, and institutional business lines — spanning active licensing campaigns, new product launches, and the regulatory landscape as it evolves. By navigating unprecedented legal complexities across Product, Business Development, Finance and Accounting, Technology, and Security, you’ll play a critical role in building our business at the forefront of the future of money. This isn't generalist crypto work: you'll be the point person on regulatory strategy for products spanning payments, broker-dealer operations, prediction markets, and whatever we build next. Responsibilities: Provide risk-principled legal, regulatory, and strategic advice to product, design, marketing, and technology teams during all phases of the product development lifecycle. Provide holistic legal support of complex financial arrangements at the intersection of cryptocurrency and traditional financial arrangements, including crypto custody, lending, OTC trading, and other complex financial products. Draft and negotiate complex agreements and establish thoughtful standards, such as SLAs, for retail and institutional customers based on regulatory requirements and market norms. Manage projects effectively and collaboratively. Build positive and influential relationships with Gemini leadership, cross-functional partners, and external stakeholders regarding regulatory matters that impact our products. Collaborate with and support the General Counsel and the rest of the Legal team to evaluate and communicate legal risks and develop creative solutions to bridge business priorities in a changing regulatory landscape. Minimum Qualifications: JD degree. Minimum 6 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm or in-house. Fluency in English. Member of a US state bar in good standing. Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of regulatory frameworks governing lending, payments and depository account products (e.g., state money transmitter licensing, Reg Z, Reg E), and experience in handling inquiries