United Kingdom•Ireland•Cyprus•Portugal•Poland
Remote
Senior
Full Time
remotelegalseniorfinancial_servicescrypto
Requirements
- •Qualified lawyer (Solicitor/Barrister of England & Wales, Irish Solicitor/Barrister, or equivalent admitted in an EU Member State)
- •10+ years post-qualification experience in financial services regulatory law at a regulated financial services institution or law firm
- •Direct experience supporting regulator engagement including notifications, information requests, and supervisory correspondence
- •Substantive experience advising on MiCA or the UK Cryptoasset Regime
- •Substantive experience with e-money and payment services regulation in the EU or UK
- •Experience in AML/CTF including advising on related policies and regulatory expectations
- •Experience advising on outsourcing arrangements and operational resilience compliance
- •Outstanding analytical, drafting, and organisational skills with plain-English writing
- •Ability to distill complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyer stakeholders
- •Pragmatic, commercially accountable approach to legal and regulatory risk
- •Comfortable operating with high autonomy and owning a broad, fast-moving BAU workload
What You'll Do
- •Provide legal support on cryptoasset, e-money and payment services regulatory requirements
- •Support the team’s active licensing applications and other in-flight EU/UK licensing or registration workstreams
- •Provide regulatory support on corporate transactions and structural changes affecting EU/UK entities
- •Support the day-to-day relationship with regulators for licensed entities
- •Translate complex regulatory frameworks into pragmatic, actionable guidance for the business
- •Foster a culture of clarity with plain-English communication and decision-ready recommendations
Nice to Have
- •Familiarity with MiFID II and its application to investment services
- •Experience supporting change-of-control notifications or other regulatory aspects of corporate transactions
- •An authentic interest in crypto and digital assets, and familiarity with Payward’s and competitors’ products
About Kraken
Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that provides parachain auctions, staking, and index services.
San Francisco, CA
1000 - 5000
Finance