About the Role
As a Senior in-house Counsel, you will serve as the primary legal advisor for the launch of traditional finance (TradFi), asset & fund management, and derivative products. This role entails providing regulatory risk advisory and product structuring support for the launch of new financial products across various domains, including crypto, securities, asset management, derivatives, AI, and payments. You will lead in the drafting and negotiation of all associated agreements and product-facing terms and conditions across relevant entities within the group.
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Key Responsibilities
- Advise on product and payment flow structuring, including card-issuing "fronting" structures with banking and payment-processing partners in emerging markets, central bank regulatory sandbox arrangements, and compliance review of third-party payment service providers.
- Assess yield-generating savings products against securities-law fund characteristics, advise on regulatory scrutiny in relevant jurisdictions, and coordinate compliance review against comparable pooled-asset product precedents.
- Advise on asset management and fund licensing implications of products that pool user assets.
- Prepare jurisdiction restriction matrices for tokenized/fractional equities and equity-linked product lines.
- Serve as primary lead counsel to internal business, product, and AML teams.
- Scope entity placement for TradFi products across group entities and assess license uplift requirements.
- Assess license feasibility for group entities and identify the steps required to remain exempt from crypto licensing where applicable.
- Draft and launch product terms for new services, including AI-driven product initiatives, and revise all existing terms in line with industry standards.
Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer (JD/LLB or equivalent) with 12+ years' experience, including significant in-house experience at a financial services, fintech, brokerage, or crypto/digital-asset firm.
- Demonstrated expertise in securities law, brokerage/clearing structures, asset and fund management regulation, and cross-border payments licensing.
- Experience negotiating institutional brokerage, clearing, and outsourcing agreements.
- Familiarity with virtual asset/crypto regulatory frameworks and multi-jurisdictional licensing analysis.
- Strong drafting skills for consumer-facing product terms and conditions at scale, across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions.
Profile
- Commercially minded and comfortable with detailed product and structuring discussions.
- Strong legal drafter who can translate commercial concepts into workable structures.
- Practical problem solver who proposes solutions rather than only identifying risks.
- Credible when advising and challenging senior Product and Business stakeholders.
- Comfortable taking ownership from initial concept through negotiation, launch, and ongoing operation.
Why Join Us
At the company, we are committed to fostering a supportive and enriching work environment. Our benefits include:
- Study Growth Fund: We support your professional development and continuous learning.
- Internal Events: Participate in regular team-building activities, workshops, and events designed to promote collaboration and innovation.
- Global Collaboration: Be part of a diverse, international team, working alongside colleagues from around the world.
- Career Advancement: Access opportunities for growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding global company.
- Internal Mobility: Grow with us - Your long-term development is important to us. We offer internal job opportunities to help build your career path.
