Job Description

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About this role

We are searching for an experienced attorney specializing in cash products to support the firm’s tokenized cash and digital assets initiatives, including tokenized private treasury funds and money market funds.

This role will focus on providing day‑to‑day legal advice on the structuring, launch, distribution, and ongoing operation of tokenized cash products, working closely with business, product, and operations teams. The Director will partner with senior Legal leadership on strategic and novel issues and will collaborate with key stakeholders across product development, business operations, and portfolio management, and other teams within BlackRock’s Legal & Compliance department.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice and support on tokenized cash products, including private treasury funds, money market funds, and related digital assets initiatives.
• Advise on product structuring, including matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (including Rule 2a-7), securities laws, and other applicable regulatory regimes.
• Support the application of blockchain technology and tokenization to regulated cash products, including engagement with administrators, transfer agents, custodians, and other service providers.
• Familiarity with money services business (MSB) considerations applicable to digital asset or stablecoin‑related activities is a plus.
• Familiarity with evolving U.S. stablecoin regulatory frameworks is a plus.
• Draft, review, and negotiate service provider, platform, distribution, and partnership agreements with digital asset ecosystem participants and traditional financial institutions.
• Assist in managing and coordinating outside counsel, including review of fund documents, regulatory filings, and legal analyses.
• Partner with business, product, and operations teams on execution‑focused legal issues, escalating novel or complex questions to senior Legal leadership as appropriate.
• Draft, review, and maintain SEC filings, disclosure documents, and related regulatory or shareholder communications for tokenized cash and digital asset products.
• Support regulatory engagement and policy initiatives, including analyzing regulatory developments and contributing to responses to regulatory proposals affecting digital assets and cash products.
• Collaborate with Compliance and Financial Crime teams on risk identification, policy development, and control enhancements related to tokenized products.
• Contribute to cross‑functional initiatives and special projects involving tokenized cash products and digital assets.

Qualifications:

• J.D. with superior academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school and at least 8 years’ experience as a lawyer in a major law firm or the legal department of a leading digital asset financial services organization.
• Experience advising on cash products, including money market funds (Rule 2a‑7) and/or private treasury or liquidity vehicles.
• Experience advising on digital assets or tokenized product matters.
• Strong understanding of asset management regulation, including the Investment Company Act of 1940 and related securities laws.
• Strong understanding of blockchain technology, tokenization, and digital asset market infrastructure; experience with collateral, settlement, or trading considerations is a plus.
• Exceptional analytical, written, verbal and project management skills and ability to (i) work with and across different business and operations teams, (ii) work effectively both independently and as a member of team, (iii) work in a demanding and fast-paced environment, and (iv) prioritize multiple tasks and projects concurrently while maintaining high standards and attention to detail.
• Capacity to pursue and solve problems in a practical manner and to communicate complex legal, compliance and business issues/risks in an understandable way.
• Ensure you include GoInhouse.com as the source of the job posting when you apply.

For San Francisco, CA and New York, NY Only the salary range for this position is USD$255,000.00 - USD$300,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email . All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy .

BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

Job Tags

Full time, Apprenticeship, Work at office, Local area, Work from home, Flexible hours, 1 day per week

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