Counsel, Corporate and Regulatory

About the role

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is looking for a versatile and mission-driven attorney to join our growing legal team as Corporate and Regulatory Counsel. In this role, you will provide corporate/corporate governance counsel, regulatory strategy and advice, and track and analyze litigation and enforcement actions within the broader blockchain industry.

Responsibilities

• Entity Management: Oversee the legal lifecycle of the Foundation and its subsidiaries, ensuring all corporate filings, registrations, and "good standing" requirements are met across all operating jurisdictions.
• Corporate Secretarial Duties: Help to maintain official corporate records and serve as an internal governance resource.
• Regulatory Strategy and Advice: Assist as an internal subject matter expert on the evolving global legal status of blockchain, tokenization, digital assets and decentralized finance.
• Regulatory Analysis: Provide high-level legal interpretations of new guidance, interpretation, rules and legislation that impact the Stellar ecosystem's long-term viability.
• Precedent Monitoring: Track and analyze litigation and enforcement actions within the broader blockchain industry to identify emerging legal risks or shifts in "Control" and "Decentralization" definitions.

Requirements

• J.D. degree and an active member of at least one U.S. state bar.
• Experience: 3+ years of legal practice, with experience in corporate and regulatory practices, with a familiarity of the areas of law relevant to blockchain.

Qualifications

• Motivated by blockchain technology and a desire to promote financial access.
• Appreciates SDF’s role as a non-profit foundation.
• Calm and cool: Confidence and comfort in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving area of law.

Skills

• Basic crypto savvy.
• A great sense of humor.

Benefits

We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $140,000 - $220,000, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:

• USA Benefits/Perks: Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents.
• Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break.
• Generous paid parental leave for all parents, plus paid pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents.
• Gym reimbursement ($80 per month).
• Life & ADD (up to $50K).
• Short & Long term disability.
• 401K with 4% match.
• Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts.
• Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution.
• Family building benefits through Kindbody.
• Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace).
• L&D budget of $1,500/year.
• Daily lunch and snacks in office.
• Company retreats.