Employer description & source details
Partner with business leaders and Compliance to advise on EU and international e-money, payment services, financial services, and digital asset requirements. Advise regional operating entities on new products and services, intercompany arrangements, commercial relationships, banking partnerships, and retail and institutional terms of business. Guide product launches, market expansion, and marketing initiatives across jurisdictions, coordinating with the US-based Legal team and other regional counsel. Monitor European and international legal and policy developments, explain their business implications, and support Coinbase’s advocacy for effective digital asset regulation. Assess legal and regulatory risks, recommend practical solutions, and improve processes to support a growing international business. Manage outside counsel on specialist matters and projects, maintaining internal expertise and accountability for the advice delivered. Qualified lawyer in the UK, Ireland, France, or Luxembourg, with 7+ years’ relevant experience advising regulated EU e-money, payment services, or financial services institutions, either in-house or at a law firm. Strong knowledge of EU financial services regulation, including PSD2, the Second Electronic Money Directive, and/or MiFID II. Digital asset expertise, including MiCAR registration regimes, is strongly preferred. Experience engaging with European financial services regulators, particularly the CSSF or Central Bank of Ireland, is preferred. Ability to manage complex projects across functions and time zones, meet tight deadlines, and drive decisions with limited supervision. Sound legal judgment, analytical rigour, and commercial pragmatism, with excellent writing skills and the ability to deliver concise, actionable advice to execu
Extracted skills: finance