Crypto.com Jobs

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 has a 3000+ strong team globally.

For more information, please visit www.crypto.com.

About the role:

The Legal Counsel will join the global legal team with a focus on litigation area in the US. Candidate must be a self-starter who exhibits a strong passion for financial innovation, 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:

• Handle solution-oriented litigation, arbitration, and other disputes of the Group
• Work cross-functionally to identify, analyze and mitigate legal and regulatory risks (while maximizing commercial opportunities)
• Participate in the ongoing development of the advisory functions
• 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
• Select and manage external counsels, as appropriate

Knowledge:

• Interest or knowledge 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.

• Around 3-6 years of post-qualification experience practicing either in-house (or in an equivalent setting) or at a reputable law firm, with at least 2 years of those years focused on either banking law, payments law, the FinTech space, or financial services where you undertake litigation or dispute area 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
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced international environment and to tolerate change and ambiguity
• Comfortable with interpreting and applying the law in unsettled contexts
• Confident self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to provide sound legal advice, exercise good business judgment, and work well with senior management and cross functional stakeholders effectively and proactively
• 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)

• We offer an attractive compensation package working in a cutting-edge field of Fintech
• Huge responsibilities from Day 1. Be the owner of your own learning curve. The possibilities are limitless and depend on you
• You get to work in a very dynamic environment and be part of an international team
• You will get to be involved in developing brand new products from scratch and/or developing business in new regions, alongside with a talented team