You will serve as a strategic legal advisor across global crypto regulatory, policy, and security issues, directly supporting the company’s growth, licensing, and strategic engagement with policymakers, regulators, and counterparties. You will be deeply involved in shaping regulatory strategy, external advocacy and crafting the company’s external thought leadership in security and risk management as the global DeFi landscape evolves.
Key Responsibilities
This role suits someone with strong legal expertise in Policy and Risk Management, with particular focus on blockchain and web3 technology. The key responsibilities and day-to-day duties of the role include the following:
Regulatory & Policy
Monitor and interpret global regulatory developments affecting digital assets and DeFi (e.g. MiCA, VARA, FinCEN, SEC/CFTC)
Provide strategic legal advice to shape product, operations, and security strategies in response to emerging regulations and market developments
Represent the company in discussions with regulators, policymakers, and industry bodies
Contribute to policy advocacy through public consultations, comment letters, and industry working groups
Draft public-facing white papers, articles and blogposts on the company’s security and risk management frameworks and toolings and collaborate with marketing to externally communicate regulatory, security and risk management thought leadership
Legal & Security
Keep up-to-date with crypto and blockchain security and risk management innovations and technical solutions, analyze their applicability and impact working closely with IT Security and other cross-functional teams, and help assess new security and risk management vendors and partners
Build and strengthen alliances with other DeFi projects to seek and share best practices in security and risk management
Assist with implementing legal and enterprise risk frameworks, including policies, controls, and staff training
Assist with other strategic company initiatives as needed
Financial Crime & Cybersecurity (Nice to Have)
Support compliance with AML, sanctions, KYC, and market abuse regulations in the DeFi context
Assist in enhancing internal policies and programs related to financial crime risk
Coordinate with third-party vendors on transaction monitoring and risk analytics
What You’ll Need
The core skills, knowledge, experience and mindset required to be successful in this role include the following:
Experience
7+ years of legal experience, ideally combining in-house, regulatory agency, law firm, or industry association roles
US qualified lawyers with experience working with US laws, policymakers and industry groups is highly desired
Track record of working with global financial regulations (US, EU, UK, APAC, Middle East) in digital assets, fintech, or financial institutions
Proven experience engaging with policymakers, regulators, and trade associations on regulatory matters
Hands-on experience drafting public-facing white papers or articles, and/or actively organized or participated in working groups that submitted commentaries to lawmakers or regulators
Exposure to AML, sanctions, financial crime compliance, or regulatory investigations (bonus)
Skills
Provide easy to understand and actionable business recommendations
Skilled at navigating legal ambiguity in fast-changing technical and regulatory environments
Proficient in translating legal obligations into operational processes and controls
Excellent critical thinking, synthesis and communications skills
Persuasion and influence over internal and external stakeholders
Able to tactfully challenge the decisions of business teams and stand up for your views against senior stakeholders
Able to see high level strategies and goals and dive into details to deliver creative, pragmatic solutions based on weighted risk analysis
Able to manage multiple important initiatives across time zones and work under time pressure
Familiarity with DeFi and the crypto industry (bonus)