Product Counsel

Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins and real-world payments, born from Stripe’s experience in global payments and Paradigm’s expertise in crypto tech. Tempo’s payment-first design provides a scalable, low-cost predictable backbone that meets the needs of high-volume payment use cases. Our goal is to move money reliably, cheaply, and at scale. Our north star is simplicity for users: fintechs, traditional banks, merchants, platforms, and anyone else looking to move their payments into the 21st century. We're building Tempo with design partners who are global leaders in AI, e-commerce, and financial services: Anthropic, Coupang, Deutsche Bank, DoorDash, Mercury, Nubank, OpenAI, Revolut, Shopify, Standard Chartered, Visa, and more. We’re a team of crypto-optimists, building the infrastructure needed to bring real, substantial economic flows onchain. We like to move fast and swing for the fences — join us! The Role We are looking for an experienced Product Counsel to join our Legal team and serve as a strategic partner to our business. In this role, you will tackle a broad range of legal matters across product counseling, regulatory compliance, and crypto-native issues — partnering closely with our product, engineering, and research teams to help the business move fast with confidence. Responsibilities - Providing practical, risk-based guidance throughout the product development lifecycle to our product, engineering, and research teams. - Refine and implement compliance frameworks, policies, and procedures to keep the business ahead of evolving requirements and novel issues. - Support broader legal initiatives spanning a wide-range of areas including intellectual property, privacy, and other operational needs. - Monitor developments in crypto, fintech, and tradfi to advise the business on trends and evolving legal standards. - Anything else that needs doing! Qualifications - J.D. and admission to at least one U.S. state bar. - 8+ years of legal experience, including substantial time in-house at a high growth tech company and/or crypto project. - Deep product counseling experience. - Fluency in crypto legal issues, including substantial time advising on regulatory considerations for blockchain developers and networks. - Ability to balance legal risk with practical business judgment. Attributes - Strong interest in crypto and technology and enjoys nerding out with technical teams. - Collaborative communicator who can quickly translate legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers. - Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced working environment with rapidly shifting needs. - Highly curious with a growth mindset. - Scrappiness; willingness to roll up sleeves and pitch in on things both inside and outside of areas of expertise/job description.