Kraken - Senior Counsel - Commercial (Institutional)
Requirements
• Admission to practice law in any State in the United States • 8+ years of relevant experience negotiating prime brokerage, OTC, derivatives, and other financial services and financial product transactions, ideally both in-house and at a top law firm. • Demonstrated comfort negotiating across from sophisticated institutional counterparties, including banks and large asset managers. • Solid understanding of secured financing, collateral management, and derivatives products. • Demonstrated knowledge of and passion for cryptocurrency and digital markets. • A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset. • An opportunity-making attitude, using the law to increase the company’s optionality, not decrease it. • Experience working in regulated financial services (e.g., at a bank, representing banking clients, or negotiating regularly with banks or large asset managers). • Familiarity with institutional asset management, prime brokerage, or fund-level trading relationships. • Familiarity with corporate treasury operations, cash-management products, and liquidity solutions. • This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline. • Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. • We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. • Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!
Responsibilities
• Advises on complex financial services transactions in various jurisdictions including U.S., Asia Pacific region, Europe/Middle East & Africa regions as well as Latin America and Canada; provides legal advice to senior management of the firm’s clients regarding their commercial (institutional) needs for these types of products • Provides specialized counsel on complex financial services transactions in various jurisdictions including U.S., Asia Pacific region, Europe/Middle East & Africa regions as well as Latin America and Canada; provides legal advice to senior management of the firm’s clients regarding their commercial (institutional) needs for these types of products • Provides specialized counsel on complex financial services transactions in various jurisdictions including U.S., Asia Pacific region, Europe/Middle East & Africa regions as well as Latin America and Canada; provides legal advice to senior management of the firm’s clients regarding their commercial (institutional) needs for these types of products • Provides specialized counsel on complex financial services transactions in various jurisdictions including U.S., Asia Pacific region, Europe/Middle East & Africa regions as well as Latin America and Canada; provides legal advice to senior management of the firm’s clients regarding their commercial (institutional) needs for these types of products • Provides specialized counsel on complex financial services transactions in various jurisdictions including U.S., Asia Pacific region, Europe/Middle East & Africa regions as well as Latin America and Canada; provides legal advice to senior management of the firm’s clients regarding their commercial (institutional) needs for these types of products • Provides specialized counsel on complex financial services transactions in various jurisdictions including U.S., Asia Pacific region, Europe/Middle East & Africa regions as well as Latin America and Canada; provides legal advice to senior management of the firm’s clients regarding their commercial (institutional) needs for these types of products • Provides specialized counsel on complex financial services transactions in various jurisdictions including U.S., Asia Pacific region, Europe/Middle East & Africa regions as well as Latin America and Canada; provides legal advice to senior management of the firm’s clients regarding their commercial (institutional) needs for these types of products • Provides specialized counsel on complex financial services transactions in various jurisdictions including U.S., Asia Pacific region, Europe/Middle East & Africa regions as well as Latin America and Canada; provides legal advice to senior management of the firm’s clients regarding their commercial (institutional) needs for these types of products • Provides specialized counsel on complex financial services transactions in various jurisdictions including U.S., Asia Pacific region, Europe/Middle East & Africa regions as well as Latin America and Canada; provides legal advice to senior management of the firm’s clients regarding their commercial (institution
Benefits
• $146.4K – $292.8K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • This is the target annual salary range for this role. This range is not inclusive of other additional compensation elements, such as our Bonus program, Equity program, Wellness allowance, and other benefits [US Only] (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).
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