Senior Counsel (Institutional Markets)

role overview

We are looking for an outstanding attorney to join our fast-growing team as Senior Counsel, Institutional Markets with responsibility for legal matters as they pertain to the Institutional Client Services business. This includes providing legal support on a variety of matters spanning institutional client support, distribution, service provider relationships, and more. If you have experience in a fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity to be a founding member of the Legal Team, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

responsibilities

• Provide legal support and relationship management to the Institutional Client Services business on matters that affect Blockchain.com with an eye towards how they impact the business globally
• Monitor, assess and advise the business on legal issues that impact institutional product development and distribution, in particular OTC spot and derivatives trading, custody and margin financing
• Ensure that the Institutional Client Services business is aligned with applicable laws and regulations in the US, UK and Europe and anywhere else we operate
• Manage and negotiate contractual relationships with material service providers, and other third parties
• Partner with Compliance in respect of regulatory licensing matters and liaise with local regulators where necessary
• Work effectively across business units and product-related functions to resolve complex business and risk issues
• Engage outside counsel and manage relationships as necessary

requirements

• JD/law degree and bar admission in the US (preferably NY), the UK or an EEA State
• Cross-border transactional experience
• 6-10 years’ relevant experience; financial services experience a bonus
• Proven high-performing legal experience in an in-house environment
• Experience structuring innovative financing transactions
• Ability to work well under pressure with diligence, organization, and minimal supervision, and provide practical, business-friendly advice to clients
• Strong analytical and strategic skills; ability to drive issues to a quick resolution that factors in many non-legal variables, such as brand-risk, communications, government relations, tax, insurance, finance and other business units 
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to build the processes and systems to prevent them from occurring
• Track record of proactively building and maintaining productive relationships with business and corporate functional leaders
• Enthusiasm for crypto

location

New York, London - Remote

about us

Blockchain.com is the world's leading software platform for digital assets. Offering the largest production blockchain platform in the world, we share the passion to code, create, and ultimately build an open, accessible and fair financial future, one piece of software at a time.