Robinhood

Crypto Onchain Attorney

Robinhood • $187K — $220K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of relevant legal experience in securities, derivatives, or financial services, with a boost into crypto
  • Experience advising on self-custody wallets, decentralized exchanges, or tokenized assets
  • Comfortable navigating developing regulatory landscapes across jurisdictions
  • Ability to clearly explain legal concepts to non-legal partners
  • Skilled in balancing legal risk and product speed
  • Familiarity with AI tools for legal research and drafting

Responsibilities

  • Serve as product counsel throughout the development of Robinhood's onchain products
  • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Compliance to assess legal risks for new features and launches
  • Review and edit commercial contracts supporting partnerships
  • Align legal strategy with business partners for the onchain product suite
  • Monitor and interpret crypto regulations and provide actionable guidance
  • Develop legal frameworks to support new market entries and product expansions

Benefits

  • Challenging work with significant career growth opportunities
  • Performance-driven compensation, including bonuses and equity ownership
  • Comprehensive health insurance, covering 100% of employee premiums and 90% for dependents
  • Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund for investment opportunities
  • Cutting-edge AI tools for everyone, with ongoing skill-building
  • Flexible wellness and learning spending account
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance, plus fertility and mental health benefits
  • Generous time off, including paid holidays, sick leave, and parental leave
  • Excellent office perks, such as catered meals and engaging events
Full Job Description
Robinhood's Crypto Legal team supports the company's onchain products, including Robinhood Chain, Robinhood Wallet, and Stock Tokens. The team partners with Product, Engineering, and Compliance across multiple business lines and jurisdictions to help these products launch responsibly and on schedule. We look for attorneys who are pragmatic, collaborative, and decisive. As a Crypto Onchain Attorney, you will serve as product counsel for Robinhood's onchain products. You'll advise Product and Engineering teams on legal and regulatory considerations from early design through launch, and help structure go-to-market strategy across multiple jurisdictions. You will work closely with business partners throughout the Crypto organization to keep legal strategy consistent across the onchain product suite. This role has immediate, visible impact: you'll help shape how Robinhood develops onchain finance. This role is based in our New York, NY, Menlo Park, CA and Washington, DC office(s), with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week. What you'll do • Serve as product counsel for Robinhood's onchain products, advising from concept through launch • Partner with Product, Engineering, and Compliance to evaluate legal and regulatory risk for new onchain features and multi-jurisdictional launches • Review and edit commercial contracts in support of partnerships • Work with legal and business partners to align legal strategy across the on-chain product suite • Track and interpret crypto regulatory developments across jurisdictions, and translate them into practical guidance for Product and Engineering teams • Help develop legal frameworks that support Robinhood's expansion into new onchain markets and products What you bring • You have a securities, derivatives, or financial services legal background, with experience moving into crypto-focused work, either in-house or at a law firm • You bring 4+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantive work advising on self-custody wallets, decentralized exchanges, or tokenized assets • You're comfortable operating across jurisdictions where regulatory guidance is still developing • You explain legal and regulatory concepts clearly to non-legal partners in Product and Engineering • You balance legal risk with the pace of a fast-moving product organization • You have experience using the latest AI tooling for legal research and drafting What we offer • Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career • Performance driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching • Top Tier benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents • Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund that gives eligible US employees the opportunity to invest in a private employee fund that provides exposure to Robinhood Ventures funds. • Access to the best AI tools on the market and continuous AI skill-building for every employee, technical or not. • Lifestyle wallet - a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more • Employer-paid life & disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits • Time off to recharge including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more! • Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces. In addition to the base pay range listed below, this role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + equity + benefits. Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. The expected base pay range for this role is based on the location where the work will be performed and is aligned to one of 3 compensation zones. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process. Base Pay Range: Zone 1 (Menlo Park, CA; New York, NY; Bellevue, WA; Washington, DC) $187,000-$220,000 USD Zone 2 (Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; Chicago, IL) $165,000-$194,000 USD Zone 3 (Lake Mary, FL; Clearwater, FL; Gainesville, FL) $146,000-$172,000 USD Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards, which vary by region and entity. If our mission energizes you and you're ready to build the future of finance, we look forward to seeing your application.

About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial services company that offers commission-free trading through its website and mobile app. The company was founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Robinhood's mission is to democratize finance for all by making investing accessible to everyone. The company has raised over $5 billion in funding and has over 13 million users. Robinhood has faced criticism for its business model, which relies on selling order flow to market makers, and for its handling of the GameStop trading frenzy in early 2021.
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Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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