or apply directly on Moonpay's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 74 days Moonpay's roles stay open a median of 60 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 28% of Moonpay's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Moonpay
- high 22 stale, 2 reposted of 29 open
- Hiring momentum
- 43 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Moonpay's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Moonpay.
About this role
As a Product Counsel at MoonPay, you will serve as the primary legal partner for the company's DeFi product teams, providing legal support throughout the product lifecycle from ideation to launch. Your role will involve advising on regulatory compliance for various crypto-related services, navigating complex legal frameworks, and collaborating with product and engineering teams to ensure rapid development while maintaining legal integrity.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Moonpay as an employer.
What you need
- JD (or equivalent) and active bar membership in at least one jurisdiction
- 6+ years of legal experience, including meaningful in-house experience at a crypto, DeFi, fintech, or regulated financial services company
- Deep, working understanding of DeFi, including DEXs, AMMs, smart order routing, and non-custodial wallets
- Solid grounding in US regulatory frameworks relevant to DeFi products, including FinCEN, SEC, CFTC, and NYDFS
- Experience providing product lifecycle legal advice directly to engineering and product teams
- Excellent communication skills to deliver practical legal advice and synthesize complex regulatory constructs
Nice to have
- Experience advising on MPC or other non-custodial key management architectures
- Familiarity with AI agent architectures and legal frameworks for autonomous financial transactions
- Experience with on-chain protocol governance, smart contract audits, or open-source software licensing
- Familiarity with crypto asset custody regulation and card program legal frameworks
- Exposure to prediction markets, on-chain derivatives, or structured DeFi products
What you get
- Competitive salary package
- Equity package
- Pay-for-performance equity bonus
- Moonshot award
- Pension with employer contributions
- Employee referral program
Worth weighing
- No salary listed in the posting, but a range is provided
- Role requires navigating complex regulatory landscapes which may involve ambiguity
- The position demands a high level of fluency in both DeFi and regulatory environments, which may be challenging for some candidates
Summarised from Moonpay's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Moonpay on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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