Legal Counsel - Global Fintech Startup
Crypto.com, Netherlands
Job Description
About the company:
Crypto.com was founded in 2016 on a simple belief: it's a basic human right for everyone to control their money, data and identity. With over 10+ million users on its platform today, Crypto.com provides a powerful alternative to traditional financial services, turning its vision of "cryptocurrency in every wallet" into reality, one customer at a time. Crypto.com is built on a solid foundation of security, privacy and compliance and is the first cryptocurrency company in the world to have CCSS Level 3, ISO27001:2013 and PCI:DSS 3.2.1, Level 1 compliance. Crypto.com is headquartered in Hong Kong with a 900+ strong team.
For more information, please visit www.crypto.com.
About the role:
The Legal Counsel will join the global legal team with a focus in the regulatory space in Europe. Candidate must be a self-starter who exhibits a strong passion for financial innovation, who enjoys working cross-functionally and collaboratively to solve complex problems and is excited about Crypto.com’s mission.
As part of the legal team, your responsibilities will include the following:
- Provide proactive and solution-oriented legal and regulatory advice and guidance to multiple stakeholders within the Group in order to enable the development and launch of Crypto products and services in a way that meets our obligations as well as the needs of our users
- Work cross-functionally to identify, analyze and mitigate legal and regulatory risks (while maximizing commercial opportunities) related to the introduction of new products and services in Europe
- Participate in the ongoing development of the regulatory advisory function
- Represent Crypto.com on a variety of topics before regulators, financial partners, users and other external audiences
- Review, update and draft user agreements, and other external facing terms and conditions, leveraging external advisors and providers where appropriate
- Work with Risk, Compliance and Privacy teams across our global organization to assess applicable regulations and set corresponding company standards
- Assist the Privacy team and corresponding outside counsels in the development, communication and implementation of Privacy Policies and programs
- Review and advise on the development of external facing marketing and user content and user experiences
- Select and manage external counsels, as appropriate
Knowledge:
- Interest in cryptocurrencies, prior working experience with crypto companies is a plus.
- Payments industry expertise and experience in consumer-facing industry are pluses.
- Financial services regulations and licensing processes.
Requirements
- Around 5 years of post-qualification experience practicing either in-house (or in an equivalent setting) or at a reputable law firm, with at least 3 years of those years focused on either payments law, the FinTech space, or financial services where you undertake regulatory analysis in an international or cross-border environment
- Ability to provide timely, concise and business-focused legal advice on payments and consumer protection laws
- Ability to provide legal and regulatory guidance on the design, modification and geographical expansion of products
- Familiarity with, and strong interest in emerging payments technology and the financial services industry
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced international environment and to tolerate change and ambiguity
- Comfortable with gray areas and interpreting and applying the law in unsettled contexts
- Confident self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to effectively and proactively provide sound legal advice, exercise good business judgment, and work well with senior management and cross functional stakeholders
- Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to stay calm under challenging circumstances
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills and ability to work both in teams and independently
- Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously, with effective resolution of conflicting priorities, and willingness to use innovative solutions to scale your legal advice
- Prior product legal experience in the technology or financial services space and/or working with strategic partners to launch joint product experiences recommended, but not required
- Law degree or non-law degree and Post-Graduate Diploma in Law (or equivalent post-graduate legal qualification)
Education
- Law degree or non-law degree and Post-Graduate Diploma in Law (or equivalent post-graduate legal qualification)
Benefits
What you can expect from us?
- We offer an attractive compensation package wor