Legal & Regulatory Counsel

Perena We believe that stablecoins are more than a payment tool — they’re a better form of banking. Perena is building the Stablebank Network: an ecosystem that connects stablecoin infrastructure, liquidity rails, yield strategies, and payments into one protocol. To date, we’ve built: Numéraire , the largest stableswap on Solana, with over $2B in cumulative volume USD *, Solana’s yield-integrated stable LP token, backed by assets like USDC, USDT, PYUSD — and soon, U.S. Treasury exposure via Franklin Templeton Perena Studio — a cultural lab for craft, design, and expression. It's where we share work, playfulness, and growth — and where aesthetics meet systems thinking. Perena is founded by a team of builders from the Solana ecosystem with backgrounds in TradFi and DeFi. We believe deeply in pushing financial architecture forward — and in doing it with transparency, resilience, and speed. We’re backed by some of the best in the world, including: Solana co-founders Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal Investors from Citadel, Jane Street, IMC, and Susquehanna Borderless Capital, Binance Labs, Primitive Ventures, Maelstrom, Anagram, Breed, and others Perena was a sponsor of the Colosseum Hackathon Stablecoin Track , helping fund the next generation of stablecoin projects on Solana. Our growing community spans over 20,000 developers, users, and builders aligned around one goal: reinventing how money works. What You’ll do Determine optimal entity structure across jurisdictions, decide on RIA/BD/alternative paths, and manage regulatory risk as our primary legal concern Evaluate and optimize our current multi-entity setup for compliance efficiency, cost, and risk mitigation Create internal processes for contract review, entity management, employment across jurisdictions, and compliance Operate in areas where there isn't clear precedent - research, analyze, and make defensible recommendations on novel regulatory questions Support fundraising, investor relations, and corporate structuring from a legal and compliance perspective. What We’re Looking For 3+ years legal experience : ideally mix of law firm and in-house Deep expertise in ONE of: structured products, fund formation (SPVs, statutory trusts, fund-of-funds), securities law, or RIA/BD regulatory work Willingness to learn : you bring expertise from traditional finance or crypto, but you're willing to learn the other side Independent thinking : you can research novel questions and form defensible views, not just follow what others did Startup mentality : you're comfortable being the only lawyer in the room and owning multiple workstreams Nice to Have Experience at top law firm + in-house experience Background at fintech, funds, asset managers, or crypto companies Familiarity with decentralized finance (DeFi), tokenomics, and other key blockchain concepts. Familiarity with AML/KYC requirements and compliance frameworks Multi-jurisdiction entity management experience Based in NYC or willing to travel Why Perena? Stablecoins are transforming how the world stores, moves, and grows value — and we’re still early. This is a once-in-a-generation shift: from legacy money to programmable, accessible, internet-native finance. Building here isn’t just technically interesting — it’s globally meaningful. We own our future — we trust each other to take initiative. Voices are heard and outcomes matter. We treat our work as craft — thoughtful, opinionated, and precise.Many of us come from design, art, or cultural backgrounds. We think from first principles — Perena is a reimagining of financial infrastructure. That starts with reimagining how we build. We work in public — we value clarity, writing, and sharing progress openly within the team and with our community.