Robinhood Assistant General Counsel at Robinhood focusing on derivatives, prediction markets, and regulatory compliance. Provide legal advice on complex regulatory frameworks and engage with regulators to support innovative financial products.
Responsibilities
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 regulators, including CFTC, SEC, NFA and FINRA, and other external parties
Draft agreements, policies and procedures, disclosures, account documentation and website materials
Resolve account issues related to estates, bankruptcies, powers of attorney, and related matters
Monitoring CFTC/NFA, SEC/FINRA and SRO rule developments and making resulting recommendations
Research prediction market, futures, securities, and brokerage questions and provide legal analysis and recommendations
Partner cross-functionally with teams including litigation, compliance, product, and government affairs
J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least 1 U.S. state bar
7+ years of legal practice, including in-house experience, specializing in CFTC and/or SEC regulatory law
Knowledge or expertise in the rules and regulations relevant to futures commission merchants and/or broker-dealers
Track record of developing practical solutions to novel problems
