Web3 DeFi Legal Jobs in United States, North America

At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn. The mission of the Product Control Lead is to serve as the primary guardian of financial integrity for our principal trading activities. In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex on-chain/off-chain trading activity and institutional financial reporting. You will be responsible for the end-to-end reconciliation of spot and complex derivative portfolios, ensuring that every trade is accounted for, every risk is captured, and every report delivered to our leadership and regulators is bulletproof. You will not just manage data; you will build the infrastructure that allows our trading desk to scale safely in a fast-evolving market.We have created the Factors of Growth & Impact to help Villagers better measure impact and articulate coaching, feedback, and the rich and rewarding learning that happens while exploring, developing, and mastering the capabilities and contributions within and outside of the (insert role title) role:

Technical Skills:

• Data Architecture & SQL: You possess a deep understanding of how trading data flows from execution platforms into sub-ledgers. You are proficient in SQL and Python/R to automate large-scale reconciliations.
• Derivatives Risk: You have a granular understanding of derivative products (Options, Perpetuals, Swaps, and Futures), including their valuation mechanics, Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Vega), and lifecycle events.
• Control Design: You don’t just follow a checklist; you design and implement robust control frameworks for new trading products, ensuring readiness for settlement, valuation, and reporting.

Complexity and Impact of Work:

• Operational Workflow Mapping: You understand and can document the end-to-end trading lifecycle—from order entry and execution to confirmation, settlement, and collateral management—and proactively identify bottlenecks or control gaps in the operational process.
• Reconciliation Ownership: You independently manage the daily reconciliation of principal trading positions between internal records, exchange APIs, and external custodians, proactively resolving breaks before they impact P&L.
• Automation: Automate the categorizations of possible system noise (timing gaps, derivative marks) to ensure the daily recon focuses only on genuine operational breaks or actionable areas of focus.
• Regulatory Reporting: You ensure the accurate and timely preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly regulatory filings (such as CFTC, SEC, or regional equivalents). You design and implement data controls to guarantee that all trade reporting to Swap Data Repositories (SDRs) or other regulatory bodies meets stringent accuracy and completeness standards.
• Compliance & Audit Readiness: You act as the primary point of contact for audits and regulatory inquiries regarding trade data and valuation, ensuring that every report delivered to regulators is bulletproof and backed by verifiable data. 
• System Readiness: Act as the Gatekeeper for new product launches, custodians, exchanges, and entity expansions, ensuring that reconciliation logic and platform access are functional
• Process Engineering: You identify systemic gaps in data quality and work directly with Engineering and Data teams to build automated solutions for trade capture and reporting.

Organizational Knowledge:

• Cross-Functional Fluency: You act as the "glue" between the Trading Desk, Risk Management, Engineering, and Accounting, ensuring that all stakeholders have a single version of the truth regarding the firm's exposure.
• Market Context: You stay abreast of market trends in both traditional and digital asset derivatives, understanding how regulatory changes (such as Basel III or specific crypto-regulations) impact capital requirements and reporting.

Communication and Influence:

• Stakeholder Management: You can translate complex "data breaks" or accounting treatments into clear summaries for non-technical stakeholders, including the Head of Trading or the CFO.
• Constructive Challenge: You are comfortable "challenging the desk" on valuation discrepancies or booking errors, maintaining a balance between being a business partner and a rigorous controller.

You may be a fit for this role if:

• You have 6-10 years of experience in Product Control, Middle Office, or Fund Accounting, specifically supporting a principal trading or derivatives desk.
• Professional experience using SQL or Python for data analysis.
• You have a deep curiosity for how financial products work under the hood and a "detective" mindset when it comes to reconciling data.
• You are autonomous, detail-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where the "right answer" requires digging through complex data sets.
• You possess a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.

Although not a requirement, bonus points if:

• You have experience with digital assets, on-chain data (block explorers), or DeFi protocols.
• You have used BI tools like Looker, Tableau, or Alteryx to build automated financial dashboards.
• You have a professional certification such as a CFA, FRM, or CPA.
• You’ve seen and were emotionally moved by the musical Hamilton :)

About Anchorage Digital: Who we areThe Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in  the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 600 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy. Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives. Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. “Anchorage Digital” refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No. 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.Protecting your privacy rights is important to Anchorage Digital, and we work to maintain the trust and confidence of our clients when handling personal or financial information. Please see our privacy policy notices here.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.