Coinbase: Associate General Counsel, EU Legal — Hybrid - Luxembourg

About Coinbase

Coinbase works on digital-asset and financial technology, with its recruitment material discussing an open financial system and crypto-related markets. Its advertised business activities connect consumer and business products with engineering, financial operations and regulated-market development. The company describes local product initiatives alongside the compliance, policy and operational work needed to support them. This gives the business both a technology dimension and a financial-services context, with product delivery linked to the requirements of the markets in which it operates.

The position and its setting

Coinbase lists Associate General Counsel, EU Legal in Hybrid - Luxembourg, under reference 8265422. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: International Operations
• Employer listing date: 12 October 2026

Responsibilities and work described

• Partner with business leaders and Compliance to advise on EU and international e-money, payment services, financial services, and digital asset requirements
• Advise regional operating entities on new products and services, intercompany arrangements, commercial relationships, banking partnerships, and retail and institutional terms of business
• Technical guidance: product launches, market expansion, and marketing initiatives across jurisdictions, coordinating with the US-based Legal team and other regional counsel
• Monitoring: European and international legal and policy developments, explain their business implications, and support Coinbase’s advocacy for effective digital asset regulation
• Assess legal and regulatory risks, recommend practical solutions, and improve processes to support a growing international business
• Management: outside counsel on specialist matters and projects, maintaining internal expertise and accountability for the advice delivered

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Qualified lawyer in the UK, Ireland, France, or Luxembourg, with 7+ years’ relevant experience advising regulated EU e-money, payment services, or financial services institutions, either in-house or at a law firm
• Knowledge: EU financial services regulation, including PSD2, the Second Electronic Money Directive, and/or MiFID II
• Manage complex projects across functions and time zones, meet tight deadlines, and drive decisions with limited supervision
• Sound legal judgment, analytical rigour, and commercial pragmatism, with writing skills and the ability to deliver concise, actionable advice to executives
• Prioritise a varied workload, work independently under regulatory scrutiny, and build processes that improve legal support
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• Pay Transparency Notice: The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below
• Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Digital asset expertise, including MiCAR registration regimes, is strongly preferred
• Experience engaging with European financial services regulators, particularly the CSSF or Central Bank of Ireland, is preferred
• Previous in-house experience is preferred
• €184.000 — €184.000 EUR
• Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period
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• Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com
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Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Advertised location: Hybrid - Luxembourg

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Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Coinbase

Applications follow the official employer page linked below.

Open the official Coinbase posting below and match the title and reference 8265422.

Compare your qualifications and experience with the essential conditions for the Hybrid - Luxembourg position, then read the preferred criteria separately.

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Relevant skills

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• marketing
• partnership development