Blockstream

General Counsel

• Define, execute, and evolve the legal and compliance strategy consistent with Blockstream’s mission, risk tolerance, and business objectives.
• Advise the Board of Directors, executive leadership, and senior management on legal, regulatory, and governance issues.
• Guide corporate governance, board processes, equity plans, capital raises, mergers & acquisitions, and restructurings.
• Provide legal support in the context of industry consortia and associations that Blockstream is involved in.
• Oversee external counsel selection and management and control legal budget, ensuring cost-efficient legal operations.
• Oversee negotiation, drafting, and execution of complex commercial agreements.
• Support product teams with assessments of legal risk, regulatory compliance, and legal architecture for new features, protocols, token standards, sidechains, and integrations.
• Structure cross-border transactions and operations, including advising on jurisdictional compliance and entity structuring.
• Define and oversee legal aspects of the Blockstream’s IP protection.
• Drive strategy for regulatory engagement in multiple jurisdictions in crypto, securities, fintech, payments, custody, data privacy, and related domains.
• Oversee compliance programs for anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, licensing, data protection/privacy, consumer protection, export controls, and security/compliance audits.
• Monitor emerging regulatory, policy, and legislative developments in crypto, blockchain, and fintech, and lead internal responses or adaptations.
• Manage legal risk and crisis response regarding litigation, investigations, disputes, IP enforcement, regulatory enforcement actions.
• Hire, mentor, and develop legal, compliance, and contract teams.
• Build scalable legal infrastructure: policies, playbooks, templates, workflows, contract management tools, compliance frameworks, self-serve legal tooling.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration with engineering, security, product, finance, operations, and marketing groups.
• Establish KPIs and reporting for the legal function; balance agility with legal rigor in a fast-moving environment.
• Partner with the Director of People to ensure compliance with employment regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support internal investigations, terminations, and employment-related disputes as needed.

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead rolling forecasts, annual planning, and scenario modeling across Consumer Products and Enterprise Solutions
• Build and maintain financial models for fundraising, M&A evaluation, and strategic decision-making
• Own board materials and investor reporting — translating unit economics, KPIs, and Bitcoin-native metrics into clear, compelling narratives
• Drive monthly business reviews with the executive team; be the connective tissue between Finance and Product, Engineering, and Business Development
• Design and deploy AI-assisted workflows that automate recurring FP&A processes — variance analysis, forecast refreshes, reporting packages — using Claude, GPT, Gemini, or equivalent
• Identify where LLMs can replace low-value analytical labor and build the infrastructure to make that permanent
• Partner with business unit leaders to analyze ROI on infrastructure investments and new product initiatives
• Develop pricing frameworks for crypto services, custody solutions, and consumer hardware
• Translate on-chain data alongside traditional financials into insights that drive operating decisions

General Counsel

Senior Financial Analyst