Description
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies,from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups,use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet.
The Product Legal team at Stripe manages the legal and regulatory aspects of designing, building, and launching products and services. This role supports the Money Movement and Storage business across Asia-Pacific, which includes stored-value and e-money, foreign exchange, cross-border transfer, stablecoin and digital asset, and other financial products.
As Product Counsel, you'll advise teams on the legal and regulatory considerations for money movement products across Asia-Pacific. You'll partner with product, engineering, partnerships, compliance, risk, marketing, and Legal teams to navigate emerging requirements and bring products to market.
Responsibilities:
- Help the Product Legal team deliver products that comply with laws and contractual commitments to users globally
- Advise product teams on the intersection of technological innovation, e-commerce user experiences, and financial services compliance
- Collaborate with product, engineering, partnerships, compliance, risk, and marketing teams on product development and commercialization
- Advise teams on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments, identify potential effects on business activities, and apply existing laws to new technologies
- Partner with colleagues across the global Legal team to support regulatory structures, customer agreements, and strategic financial partnerships
- Scope and build scalable processes for legal review and product launches
- Stay up to date on money movement laws and regulations, and serve as a strategic advisor to senior managers
Minimum requirements:
- 5+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in a law firm, in-house legal team, or government agency, with expertise in payment services laws and regulations, such as the Payment Services Act of Singapore
- Qualification to practice law, preferably in a jurisdiction in Asia-Pacific
- Experience advising technology teams and translating complex legal requirements into clear, actionable advice
- Ability to collaborate with teammates, share knowledge, understand complex business models and product use cases, and exercise sound judgment with imperfect information
- Strong written and verbal communication, project management, and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience advising on the development of stablecoin and digital asset products, particularly across multiple regions
- Experience supporting legal, regulatory, or commercial matters for money movement or financial services products