Regulatory Advisory: Serve as primary legal expert on CEA and NFA Rules advising the firm on obligations associated with being a licensed firm.
Licensing & Registration Management: Lead end-to-end strategy for obtaining and maintaining regulatory licenses, including managing registration lifecycle and navigating complex exemption frameworks.
Margin Lending Arrangements: Draft, review, and negotiate margin lending agreements with institutional counterparties.
Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate specialized regulatory agreements including ISDA/CSA documentation required for compliance.
Cross-Functional Integration: Partner with Trading, Operations, Risk, and Engineering teams to embed CFTC/NFA compliance requirements directly into trading workflows and platform architecture.
Regulatory Horizon Scanning: Monitor shifts in CFTC mandates and NFA interpretive notices advising the executive team on necessary business strategy pivots.
Responsibilities
Advising the firm on obligations associated with being a licensed firm under CEA and NFA Rules as primary legal expert.
Leading end-to-end strategy for obtaining and maintaining regulatory licenses including managing registration lifecycle and navigating complex exemption frameworks.
Draft, review, and negotiate margin lending agreements with institutional counterparties.
Draft, review, and negotiate specialized regulatory agreements such as ISDA/CSA documentation required for compliance.
Benefits
Salary: Explicitly stated as a benefit in the job posting.
Equity: Mentioned explicitly within the benefits section of the posting.
PTO: Listed clearly among other perks and compensation details provided for candidates.
Insurance: Stated directly, indicating it is part of the offered benefits package.
Remote work options: Clearly stated in the job posting for full-time positions with remote capabilities available.