Anchorage Digital - Member of Legal, Trading & Licensing

• Regulatory Advisory: Serve as the primary legal expert on the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and NFA Rules, advising the firm on the obligations associated with being a licensed firm. • Licensing & Registration Management: Lead the end-to-end strategy for obtaining and maintaining regulatory licenses, including managing the registration lifecycle and navigating complex exemption frameworks. • Margin Lending Arrangements: Draft, review, and negotiate complex margin lending agreements with sophisticated institutional counterparties. • Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate specialized regulatory agreements, including ISDA/CSA documentation, and disclosure documents required for regulatory compliance. • Complexity and Impact of Work: • 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: Proactively monitor and interpret shifts in CFTC mandates and NFA interpretive notices, advising the executive team on necessary pivots to business strategy. • Audit & Examination Leadership: Lead the legal response to regulatory inquiries and NFA examinations, managing the preparation, document production, and strategic communication with regulators. • High-Stakes Problem Solving: Act as a prolific individual contributor on complex projects, such as launching new derivative asset classes or navigating cross-border regulatory shifts. • Risk Mitigation: Drive the development of internal "Rules-to-Workflow" frameworks to prevent regulatory breaches, ensuring the firm’s "right to operate" remains uncompromised. • Organizational Knowledge: • Strong understanding of Anchorage Digital’s strategy to successfully lead regulatory licensing projects while taking into consideration the goals of the team you are supporting. • As progress is made on the licensing applications, making sure knowledge is shared across the appropriate teams . • Ability to prioritize work based on company’s goals and communicate the ‘why’ behind your work. • Communication and Influence: • Build close cross-functional relationships with product, engineering, operations, and other teams to develop new products, improve existing businesses, identify and resolve legal issues, structure complex agreements, and improve efficiency. • Strong communication skills (internally and externally) • Ability to be client-facing while working with cross-functional teams on multiple projects internally • You may be a fit for this role if you have: • J.D. degree with a focus on financial services, commodities, or corporate law. • 4+ years of experience practicing law, with at least 3+ years specifically focused on CFTC and NFA regulatory matters. • Deep knowledge and practical experience with the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the Dodd-Frank Act (Title VII). • Technical proficiency in derivatives, including a solid understanding of OTC products, margin lending, and the legal life cycle of futures and swaps. • Excellent communication, drafting, and negotiation skills, with specific experience handling ISDA/CSA documentation or clearing agreements. • Demonstrated experience working closely with the business and cross-functional teams (Trading, Engineering, and Risk) to build new financial products, solve complex jurisdictional issues, and strategize for scale. • Enthusiasm for crypto and a foundational understanding of how digital assets intersect with CFTC/NFA jurisdiction and the evolving global regulatory landscape. • Demonstrated experience with close attention to detail and the ability to manage complex licensing applications and regulatory audits simultaneously. • The ability to execute with moderate supervision, balancing aggressive commercial growth targets with the necessity of rigorous legal and regulatory compliance. • Previous in-house legal experience at a fintech firm, hedge fund, major financial institution, or a specialist regulatory practice at a top-tier law firm. • Familiarity with market infrastructure, including electronic trading platforms, central clearing, and the operational complexities of margin and collateral management. • Although not a requirement, bonus points if: • You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)