kraken.com - Assistant General Counsel – Product and Regulatory Legal (EU)

• Qualified lawyer admitted in Ireland, England and Wales, or another European Union Member State • 15 or more years' post-qualification experience ("PQE") in financial services regulatory law, gained at a regulated financial services institution (for example a bank, payment institution, broker-dealer, exchange, central counterparty or crypto services provider) or at a leading law firm supporting such clients, ideally with in-house or direct product counselling experience • Deep, current knowledge of several of the following, with real depth in at least two: MiFID II and MiFIR (investment services, market structure, derivatives and conduct), MiCA (crypto-asset services, custody, trading platforms and stablecoins), European Union payment services and electronic money regulation, and European Union banking regulation • Demonstrated ability to analyse novel products against overlapping regimes and give a clear view on classification and perimeter, including in areas where the rules are unsettled or supervisors have not yet spoken • Direct experience managing senior regulator relationships, including notifications, information requests, supervisory correspondence and examinations • Working knowledge of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, outsourcing and operational resilience obligations, including DORA • Proven ability to instruct, supervise and manage the cost of outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions • Outstanding analytical, drafting and organisational skills, with crisp, plain-English writing • Ability to distill complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyer stakeholders and for senior leadership • A pragmatic, commercially accountable approach to legal and regulatory risk that gives stakeholders a useful range of options and a clear recommendation • Experience mentoring or managing lawyers, and the judgement to know when to escalate • Comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-moving, remote environment • Familiarity with using AI tools such as Enterprise GPTs to increase the efficiency of legal services • Experience advising on tokenised securities and the European Union Distributed Ledger Technology Pilot Regime • Experience with EMIR, including the clearing obligation, margin for non-centrally cleared derivatives and transaction reporting • Experience with prime brokerage, securities financing, margin lending or institutional custody • Experience advising on the United Kingdom cryptoasset regime or other non-European Union frameworks that intersect with European Union operations • Experience supporting regulatory aspects of corporate transactions, such as change-of-control notifications and entity migrations • Experience with European Union data protection and consumer protection rules as they apply to financial products • Fluency in a second European language • An authentic interest in crypto and digital assets, and familiarity with Payward's and competitors' products • Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. • 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. • Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills 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 knowledgeable about crypto. • We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.