General Counsel

🪶 About Plume
Plume is the first fully-integrated and modular blockchain optimized for real world assets (RWAs). We’ve built an EVM-compatible blockchain that’s fast, efficient, and incredibly cheap, along with an end-to-end onboarding platform that lets asset issuers deploy their RWAs onchain. We’re proud of our rapidly growing network, which includes:

• 180+ RWA companies building dapps and tokenizing assets on Plume’s testnet, ranging from collectibles and real estate to equities and private credit

• 50+ technology partners working with Plume and offering special services to our ecosystem partners

• Experienced team of 20+ crypto, finance, and tech professionals from:

  • Crypto: Coinbase, dYdX, LayerZero, Binance, Galaxy Digital, Kraken

  • Finance/Tech: JP Morgan, Robinhood, Google, Coupa, Affirm

• Backed by great investors and operators including:

  • Haun Ventures, Galaxy Digital, Superscrypt, SV Angel, A Capital, Portal Ventures, and more

🪶 You are:

A dynamic leader for our legal strategy and regulatory compliance, someone who can advise on a wide range of legal issues, in the changing landscape of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi). You have a strong interest in bringing Real World Assets to Crypto with experience working closely with the SEC and securities law.

🪶 Overall Responsibilities

• Lead all legal aspects of the business, focusing on regulatory compliance with U.S. securities laws (especially SEC regulations) and international jurisdictions.

• Advise executive leadership on legal and regulatory risks associated with blockchain and crypto projects, including real-world assets (RWAs) tokenization.

• Collaborate with external product and engineering teams to ensure the legal robustness of the ecosystem’s DeFi offerings.

• Develop and maintain company policies for compliance with evolving regulations in the blockchain space.

• Oversee external legal partnerships and manage litigation as necessary.

🪶 Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.

• 8+ years of legal experience, with a strong focus on SEC regulations and securities law.

• Deep understanding of U.S. financial regulations, especially as they pertain to crypto and blockchain.

• Willingness to learn and adapt to the rapidly changing cryptocurrency landscape.

• Experience in advising startups or tech companies is preferred.

🪶 What to expect from Plume

• Salary ranges are competitive with top startups.

• As an early employee, you will receive a competitive equity grant.

• Fully remote with the option to come into the NYC office any time.

• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits.

• Two all-expenses-paid offsites per year.