Associate General Counsel, EU Legal

About the role

Coinbase's EU Legal team turns complex regulation into practical paths forward for its European businesses. As Associate General Counsel, you will advise on the legal questions that shape how products are launched, markets entered and customers served, partnering with business leaders, Compliance and the global Legal team. The role is based in Luxembourg with a hybrid setup.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders and Compliance to advise on EU and international e-money, payment services, financial services and digital asset requirements.
• Advise regional entities on new products, intercompany arrangements, commercial relationships, banking partnerships and retail and institutional terms of business.
• Guide product launches, market expansion and marketing initiatives across jurisdictions, coordinating with the US-based Legal team and other regional counsel.
• Monitor European and international legal and policy developments, explain their business implications and support Coinbase's advocacy for effective digital asset regulation.
• Assess legal and regulatory risks, recommend practical solutions and improve processes for a growing international business.
• Manage outside counsel on specialist matters and projects, keeping internal expertise and accountability for the advice given.

Required profile

• Qualified lawyer in the UK, Ireland, France or Luxembourg with 7+ years' experience advising regulated EU e-money, payment services or financial services institutions, in-house or at a law firm.
• Previous in-house experience preferred.
• Ability to manage complex projects across functions and time zones, meet tight deadlines and drive decisions with limited supervision.
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to give concise, actionable advice to executives.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of EU financial services regulation, including PSD2, the Second Electronic Money Directive and/or MiFID II.
• Digital asset expertise, including MiCAR registration regimes, strongly preferred.
• Experience engaging with European financial services regulators such as the CSSF or Central Bank of Ireland preferred.
• Ability to use generative AI tools responsibly in daily workflows.

The target annual base salary is EUR 184,000, excluding equity and bonus. Candidates may submit a maximum of three applications within six months.