Legal Counsel

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the central, regional and product marketing teams, to help develop and implement marketing strategies and go-to-market plans for our various campaigns.
• Collaborate with the rest of the marketing, business development and product teams to constantly refine messaging contained in our marketing materials.
• Review all proposed marketing campaign mechanics and content, to ensure compliance with the latest legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the relevant target jurisdiction(s).
• Own, maintain, implement and drive the adoption of marketing related policies and operational processes within the organization, to ensure that Binance’s global marketing efforts are always legally compliant.
• Contribute to thought leadership in relation to Binance’s global marketing efforts.
• Keep up to date with industry/market trends and research on marketing related issues globally.
• Conduct training for our marketing, business development and product teams to keep the organization updated on the latest legal and compliance issues that impact on marketing.
• Partnering with cross-functional and regional teams to review marketing materials.
• Providing holistic risk assessments and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk across multiple areas of the company.
• Providing proactive, in-depth, business focused commercial legal advice and counsel. Taking prudent risks within the context of the overall business, advising and implementing solutions to address issues.
• Anticipating and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of current laws and regulatory developments concerning the crypto-currency industry.
• Acquiring and developing an in-depth knowledge of virtual asset financial products, custodial services and payments (FIAT channels, PSPs and wallets etc.).
• Navigating a complex area of law with practical and actionable advice and shaping company decisions.
• Improving policies/processes and streamlining the same to bring about efficiency and improve turn-around time.
• Partnering with cross-functional and providing support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity and tangibility.

Requirements

• At least 5-8 years of experience in legal and/or compliance functions.
• Prior experience in the crypto and blockchain industry is preferred but not necessary.
• Keen interest in joining the fintech, crypto and blockchain industry.
• Be process-driven, detail-oriented but also pragmatic and service-focused.
• Competent working in a fast-paced environment.
• Keep open lines of communication, collaborate with other teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional business teams and maintain relationships with necessary legal, regulatory and compliance stakeholders.