OVERVIEW
CoinTracker https://www.cointracker.io/ makes cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and tax compliance simple. CoinTracker enables consumers and businesses to seamlessly track their cryptocurrency portfolio, investment performance, taxes, and more. We are a globally distributed team on a mission to enable everyone in the world to use crypto with peace of mind. Learn more https://www.notion.so/cointracker/CoinTracker-is-Hiring-7308c712493940a3b6e62257d283dad8 about our mission, culture, and hiring process.
SOME THINGS WE’RE PROUD OF
- 🛠️ Building foundational tools in the cryptocurrency space
- 📄 Over 1M tax forms generated
- 💲 $250B+ in cryptocurrency is tracked on CoinTracker (~over 5% of the entire crypto market)
- 🤝 Partnered with Coinbase, H&R Block, Intuit TurboTax, MetaMask, OpenSea, Phantom, Solana, and Uniswap
- 🗺️ Founders: Jon https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonlerner/ previously built TextNow (200M downloads), Chandan https://www.linkedin.com/in/clodha/ was previously a product manager at Google & Google[x]
- 💼 $100M+ venture capital raised from Accel, General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Kraken Ventures, Intuit Ventures, 776 Ventures, Balaji Srinivasan https://twitter.com/balajis, Claire Hughes Johnson https://twitter.com/chughesjohnson, Gokul Rajaram https://twitter.com/gokulr, Serena Williams https://twitter.com/serenawilliams, Zach Perret https://twitter.com/zachperret
- 🌴 Awesome benefits https://www.notion.so/cointracker/Benefits-b5db95c6d3224ab1ae3a384048cbaee3
YOUR MISSION
Serve as CoinTracker's first dedicated legal hire, leading the Legal function end-to-end — including commercial agreements, product counsel, corporate governance, and people matters — while enabling product velocity by providing risk-calibrated, business-oriented legal guidance.
YOUR ONE-YEAR OUTCOMES
- Trusted legal partner across the company. You proactively surface legal risks, provide clear guidance on product decisions, and are seen by the team as an accelerant — not a blocker.
- All commercial agreements handled in-house. Partner agreements, customer contracts, and vendor agreements are drafted, negotiated, and managed internally at high quality.
- Product development moves faster with legal clarity. Product and engineering teams have clear legal guardrails and timely guidance for launching new features and product lines.
- Corporate and regulatory risk is well-managed. Governance, privacy, employment matters, and compliance are systematically addressed with risks surfaced early.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Lead the Legal function at CoinTracker across commercial, product, corporate, and people matters
- Draft, negotiate, and manage all commercial agreements (partnership deals, customer contracts, vendor agreements, DPAs)
- Partner with Product and Engineering to provide risk-calibrated legal guidance on new features, product lines, and international expansion
- Manage corporate governance, equity matters, and board-related legal work
- Handle people-related legal matters (employment agreements, policies, compliance)
- Build legal infrastructure from scratch: contract templates, playbooks, and self-serve resources
- Manage external counsel relationships for specialized matters (IP, regulatory, litigation)
- Advise on crypto regulatory developments and their implications for CoinTracker's product
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
- Impact: Demonstrated ability to drive outsized business impact
- Mission alignment: Strong personal conviction in crypto; hungry to make progress on our mission of enabling everyone to use crypto with peace of mind.
- Trust: Say what you believe. Do what you say. Take ownership broadly
- Communication: Clear and concise; able to distill complex legal concepts into plain language
- 7+ years of legal experience post-law school with a mix of law firm and in-house
- Strong commercial drafting and negotiation skills — can build contracts from scratch
- Experience serving as product counsel, partnering with Product/Engineering teams
- Demonstrated ability to provide risk-calibrated advice that enables (not blocks) product development
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous regulatory environments
- Experience at a high-growth technology company
- Self-starter who thrives with autonomy
- Top-tier law firm background (Goodwin, Cooley, Wilson Sonsini, Latham, etc.)
- Experience at a crypto or fintech company
- Familiarity with crypto regulatory landscape (SEC, FinCEN, state regulations, MiCA)
- Background in data privacy (GDPR, CCPA)
The starting salary for this position is between $201,000 - $236,000 USD. Candidate's location does not impact the posted salary range.
The actual compensation offered will be based on a variety of job-related factors including relevant skills, education, and experience. This position also includes equity in CoinTracker and benefits like medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, and PTO.