Duties & Responsibilities: Senior Legal Counsel, KAIO
Mission & Impact:
Implement KAIO’s legal and compliance strategy based on strategic goals provided by KAIO CEO and the KAIO Board — focusing on deal execution across jurisdictions, empowering KAIO to scale confidently as the most trusted institutional RWA platform in Web3.
Key Responsibilities:
Legal Strategy & Risk Management
· Own the Company legal strategy in alignment with company growth, product innovation, and jurisdictional expansion as provided by the KAIO CEO and KAIO Board.
· Providing legal input as requested to the KAIO CEO, KAIO Board and other departments.
· Report directly to the KAIO CEO on all legal and related matters.
· Maintain KAIO’s legal risk register.
Governance, Compliance & Regulatory
· Lead regulatory engagement and compliance across multiple jurisdictions as required (e.g., MAS and CIMA).
· Follow emerging legal frameworks in crypto, RWA tokenization, and financial services.
· Manage licensing, filings (in collaboration with the operations team), and execute entity structuring in accordance with direction from the KAIO CEO and KAIO Board.
Commercial & Product Counsel
· Support business development, partnerships, and procurement with contract drafting and negotiation as requested.
· Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure new launches and campaigns meet compliance obligations.
· Draft and maintain standard T&Cs, privacy policies, disclaimers, and customer agreements (as needed) across KAIO products.
Corporate, Employment & IP
· Manage board governance, board and shareholder resolutions, and entity management.
· Oversee employment law matters including offer letters, severance, disputes, and independent contractor frameworks.
· Review as requested and if required protect and enforce KAIO’s intellectual property, including via trademarks, patents, and content licenses.
External Counsel & Legal Ops
· Lead relationships with external counsel and advisors; negotiate and manage fees.
· Maintain the legal operations system (contract lifecycle, document management, e-signature, etc.).
· Implement (as requested) playbooks, templates, and approval workflows to streamline internal legal processes.
Data Privacy & Security
· Alongside the group’s data protection officer, review and access GDPR compliance and work closely with engineering/security on data governance policies.
Litigation & Crisis Management
· Manage (alongside the key stakeholders) any open disputes.
· Design (as requested) crisis management plans in partnership with Comms and Executive Team.
Leadership, Culture & Ambassadorship
· Act as a visible role model for KAIO’s values, leadership behaviors, and high-performance standards.
· Foster a learning culture by promoting knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and professional growth across teams.
· Represent KAIO as an ambassador in all internal and external interactions, building trust, credibility, and alignment with our mission.
· Champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing initiatives to strengthen team cohesion and engagement.
· Encourage open communication and collaboration across all levels of the organization.
Person Specification – Senior Legal Counsel (KAIO)
Experience & Background
· Qualified lawyer (common law or equivalent) with 8–12 years PQE, ideally combining law firm and in-house experience within Web3, blockchain, or fintech sectors.
· Proven expertise in crypto regulation, RWA (Real-World Asset) tokenization, and/ or digital asset compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
· Strong background in corporate governance, entity structuring, and cross-border legal management.
· Experienced in commercial contract drafting, tokenized product structuring, and advising on digital asset transactions and partnerships.
· Familiar with data privacy (GDPR, PDPA), information security, and intellectual property issues in decentralized environments.
· Skilled at managing external counsel and developing legal operations systems to support scaling businesses.
Skills & Competencies
· Strategic thinker with the ability to align legal, regulatory, and commercial objectives in emerging digital markets.
· Excellent negotiation, drafting, and risk management skills, with sound judgment and attention to detail.
· Collaborative and effective in partnering with executive, product, and engineering teams to enable compliant innovation.
· Confident communicator capable of influencing senior stakeholders and representing KAIO externally with credibility.
· Proactive, agile, and solutions-driven — able to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving regulatory landscapes.
Personal Attributes
· Passionate about Web3, tokenized finance, and the evolution of decentralized systems.
· Integrity, accountability, and professionalism in all dealings.
· Strong advocate for diversity, inclusion, and ethical innovation.
· Naturally curious, forward-looking, and motivated by KAIO’s mission to build trust and transparency in the RWA and digital asset ecosystem.