Head of EEA Legal, Deputy General Counsel
Job description
Deputy General Counsel and Head of Legal, EEA at OKX, leading the EEA legal function and providing strategic legal and regulatory guidance for the European entity. The role supports business expansion, licensing, and legal coverage across the region, working closely with the EEA CEO and Global Legal team.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Hybrid · Malta
What you'll do
- Supporting OKX's business expansion in the EEA as the primary legal point of contact for the OKX EEA entity, including licensing and legal efforts to expand into the U.K. market
- Managing a team and representing OKX in relevant industry associations and promoting OKX's viewpoint in consultation efforts
- Supporting the business in virtually all legal coverage areas, including product development, regulatory matters, IP and trademark enforcement, corporate governance, licensing efforts, token listings for OKX Europe, contract negotiation, compliance legal support, institutional sales and partnerships, and marketing and advertising
- Analyzing and advising on the legal risk of new and existing digital assets and managing the legal component of the new asset review process
- Leading and managing lawyers covering the EEA so that legal efforts are coordinated and consistently achieve successful outcomes
- Collaborating with product and business development teams to achieve company-wide projects and goals
- Managing legal requests from all areas of the business and effectively advising on legal concepts and legal risk with an eye towards the strategic goals of business leaders
- Being a member of the EU management team and representing the legal function at relevant Board and committee meetings
What we're looking for
- Strong communication and leadership skills, and excellent judgment
- Self-starter who can contribute as both an individual and a team member, with limited reliance upon external counsel
- Law degree at a top-tier law school and qualified to practice law in the EEA
- 14+ years of legal experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal team, preferably in the cryptocurrency/digital assets and/or financial services industry
- Experience advising on digital asset and blockchain technology legal issues and a strong understanding of the relevant legal and regulatory landscape
- Experience working with EU regulators and maintaining EU financial services and/or crypto exchange licenses
- Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, growth-stage and multi-cultural environment
- Ability to effectively advise and build trust with business teams
- Ability to navigate through a rapidly-changing legal landscape and deal with legal ambiguity
- Ability to work in a high-functioning legal team and feel comfortable in a collaborative working environment
- Experience working on cross-jurisdictional matters and a global legal team
- Direct legal experience and an enthusiastic belief in the digital asset space
- Deep experience in financial services and digital asset regulation, EEA regulation, marketing and advertising, and contract law
Your team
Global Legal team
Provides legal advice and guidance to OKX and its affiliated entities across all coverage areas and geographic locations, and supports business growth by working with all teams within the company. A high-functioning, collaborative and fast-paced team of 60+ lawyers located around the world.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and bonus structure
- Excellent benefits
- Opportunity to work in a cutting-edge industry that will be the future of financial services
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About OKX
A leading crypto exchange and developer of OKX Wallet
OKX is a leading crypto exchange and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets, backed by Proof of Reserves. OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world through leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.
Mission
We believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom.
Key facts
- Cryptocurrency exchange
- Multiple offices globally
- Backed by Proof of Reserves
- Part of OKG
- Global Legal team of 60+ lawyers
- OKX Chief Legal Officer is based in the United States
What they value
- We Before Me
- Do the Right Thing
- Get Things Done