Associate General Counsel

Plasma•New York, NY

About The Position

About Plasma Plasma is a purpose built blockchain for stablecoin payments, engineered for scale, speed, and security. We rebuilt the stack from first principles to support the next generation of real financial applications. The network is fast, reliable, and fully EVM compatible using Reth as the execution layer. We created PlasmaBFT, our own high performance consensus protocol, and reached the cost efficiency and predictability required for real economic activity at scale. We believe stablecoins will reshape global finance and expand access to a more open financial system. But they need purpose built infrastructure that reflects how stablecoins move, settle, and operate. That is what we are building. We are redefining how money moves. Team Culture At Plasma, you join a team that is rewriting how the world interacts with money. We hire people who are relentless about their craft and expect that same standard from everyone around them. This is where you will do the hardest and most meaningful work of your career. We work with trust, clarity, and ambition . Everyone owns their craft, moves with urgency, and contributes beyond their lane. We back each other, we debate hard, and we hold a high bar for what great looks like. Plasma is built for people who thrive on challenge and want to leave a mark.

Requirements

U.S.- licensed attorney (J.D. and active bar membership) with a minimum 4+ years of law-firm and in-house experience.
Comfortable operating in ambiguity: able to interpret vague or evolving regulation, turn that into actionable guidance, and help shape internal policy.
Business- and product-oriented: you understand the balancing act between enabling rapid innovation and managing legal/regulatory risk — prioritising smart risk-taking and pragmatic legal advice.
Excellent communicator: you can distill complex legal / regulatory issues into clear, actionable guidance for both technical and non-legal stakeholders (GTM, Product, Engineering and Operations).
Analytical, organised, resilient: you have strong judgment, attention to detail, and can handle a broad scope of responsibilities — from contract drafting to strategic regulatory work.
Adaptable team player: able to collaborate across functions, take ownership, and thrive in a fast-paced, lean startup / growth-stage environment.
Experience in the crypto / blockchain / Web3 / stablecoin / digital-asset space - including familiarity with regulatory implications, token economics, DeFi, payments, or blockchain-native business models.
Background with money-transmission, payments regulation, consumer finance law, global banking regulation, and licensing for financial services.
Comfortable working with outside counsel , managing legal ops, and building efficient processes/tools for contract and compliance management.
Familiarity with employment, IP, data-privacy, corporate governance, and regulatory-reporting frameworks that often accompany fintech/crypto businesses.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive legal support across the organization , including GTM Product, Engineering, Operations, enabling growth while safeguarding legal and regulatory integrity.
Draft, negotiate, and manage a wide array of agreements: commercial partnerships, vendor & service agreements, grant or collaboration agreements, confidentiality/NDA arrangements, and more.
Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risk tied to new products, partnerships, operations, and strategic initiatives, acting as a key risk-management partner for the business.
Advise on compliance approaches with our GC and CCO : from licensing and money-transmission issues to consumer-protection, AML/sanctions, data/privacy, and evolving crypto-specific regulation.
Embed flexible, scalable legal frameworks and processes, to support product launches, rapid iteration, and cross-team workflows, without compromising on compliance or risk hygiene.
Act as a “utility player”: ready to handle a variety of issues as they arise; from commercial contracts, to internal corporate matters, to intercompany or employment/legal ops questions with an ability to pivot quickly as needs evolve.
Work with external counsel. Manage scope, costs, and ensure legal outcomes are aligned with business objectives.
Stay abreast of regulatory developments (federal, state, crypto and payments), interpret implications for the company, and proactively counsel leadership on potential opportunities, risks, and compliance measures.