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Assistant General Counsel, International

Robinhood
Robinhood Salary
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/23/2025

About the team role

Robinhood is looking for an Assistant General Counsel to join our growing International Legal team, with experience in brokerage and crypto regulations with a focus on the EU, who is excited to work at the intersection of regulation, technology, and finance. This role is well suited for a highly adaptable and collaborative person, who can handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility and perseverance. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing company and add to our mission to democratize finance for all.

What you’ll do

  • Navigate complex regulatory frameworks to help the business design innovative financial products and services
  • Identify and draft necessary changes to the firm's systems and procedures to meet the requirements of new rules / regulations
  • Engage with financial regulators, including ESMA and NCAs, and other international regulators
  • Draft regulatory applications, agreements, policies and procedures, disclosures, account documentation and website materials
  • Monitor regulatory developments and making resulting recommendations
  • Research brokerage and crypto questions and provide legal analysis and recommendations
  • Partner cross-functionally with teams including litigation, compliance, product and government affairs

What you bring

  • J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least 1 U.S. state bar
  • 8 years of legal practice experience specializing in financial services regulatory law
  • In-house legal experience, preferably at a financial service technology company or cryptocurrency business
  • Experience at a financial services regulatory agency
  • Knowledge or expertise in the rules and regulations relevant to broker-dealers and crypto firms in the European Union
  • Experience interpreting and providing advice on the implementation of MiFID II and MiFIR
  • Track record of developing practical solutions to novel problems
  • Exceptional project management and communication skills
  • Ability to provide practical, strategic and business-oriented legal advice, and to effectively manage multiple time sensitive tasks
  • Experience drafting comment letters, working with industry trade groups, and engaging in rulemaking and legislative advocacy efforts
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