Overview
A leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join its global Corporate Legal Affairs team. The role involves delivering complex strategic projects, managing corporate transactions, governance, reorganizations, intra-group arrangements, board secretarial duties, and entity management.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement group legal strategy aligned with the organization’s general business strategy.
- Provide proactive, in-depth, business-focused legal advice and execution.
- Manage legal responses to corporate and broader matters encountered by the organization and internal stakeholders.
- Lead external communications on legal matters, including negotiations with external parties.
- Advise and support a wide variety of transactional, reorganization, and corporate governance initiatives.
- Assist in transactional activities such as M&A, majority and minority investments, joint ventures, and global restructurings.
- Draft and review legal documents, providing holistic risk assessments and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating risks.
- Partner with cross-functional and regional teams to support legal matters of varying complexity and sensitivity.
- Provide training and counsel to non-legal colleagues to promote legal awareness and risk management.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws and anticipate legal framework developments.
- Align and promote consistency of legal approaches across internal stakeholders.
- Take prudent risks within the business context and advise on solutions to address identified issues.
Requirements
- Qualified to practice law in a leading jurisdiction with significant corporate legal experience.
- Typically 8+ years of post-qualification experience, preferably at a top law firm and/or in-house at a well-established corporate or high-growth company.
- Ideally trained in a reputable law firm with a focus on corporate transactional work and general corporate governance.
- Proven expertise managing complex projects across multiple jurisdictions globally.
- Strong legal technical expertise combined with exceptional business acumen and interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced in-house environment.
- Strong team player with good business sense.
- Ability to independently manage complex projects while collaborating effectively within a team.
- Creative problem-solving skills to meet evolving business needs.
- Excellent legal drafting, interpretation, analytical, and organizational skills.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary and company benefits.
- Work-from-home arrangement (subject to business team requirements).
- Opportunities for career growth and continuous learning.
Location
This role supports a global organization and may involve collaboration across multiple jurisdictions.