Kraken Digital Asset Exchange este o companie globală de criptomonede și tehnologie financiară, fondată în 2011. Platforma sa permite cumpărarea și vânzarea a peste 200 de active digitale, inclusiv Bitcoin și Ethereum, oferind instrumente concepute atât pentru utilizatorii începători, cât și pentru traderii experimentați. Serviciile includ interfețe avansate de tranzacționare, tranzacționare în marjă, tranzacționare extrabursieră și soluții de custodie pentru clienți individuali și instituționali. Kraken pune accent pe securitate, lichiditate și transparență prin dovada rezervelor, oferind totodată asistență pentru clienți non-stop și operând pe piețe internaționale. Munca la Kraken este legată de dezvoltarea și operarea infrastructurii pentru tranzacționarea activelor digitale și pentru serviciile financiare, într-o companie ghidată de valori orientate spre misiune și conștientă de riscurile și diferențele de reglementare asociate criptomonedelor.
Senior Product Counsel, APAC
Advise on Kraken’s APAC crypto product launches, licensing, and regulatory matters. Work with Payward and Kraken teams across Singapore, Hong Kong, and other regional markets.
Descriere
- Advise on legal support for APAC launches and product enablement across the Payward suite.
- Support xStocks, OTC options, institutional custody and execution, and cross-regional products launching across APAC.
- Scope proposed APAC outside counsel engagements, estimate costs, and approve external matters.
- Turn complex regulatory frameworks into practical guidance for the business.
- Use AI-assisted tools for licensing analysis, regulatory submissions, and matter tracking.
- Manage APAC regulatory work under the APAC regulatory lead.
- Handle licence variations, client and broker agreements, licensing structure questions, and routine regulator correspondence.
- Lead jurisdiction-specific licensing in Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
- Instruct and oversee local counsel across the region, while supporting other APAC markets.
- Support Payward Group licensing work in Singapore and Hong Kong, preparing application materials and coordinating with outside counsel.
- Work with Compliance, Product, and senior leaders to support licensed entities and regulator engagement.
Cerințe
- Admitted as a lawyer in Singapore, Hong Kong, England and Wales, or an equivalent common law jurisdiction.
- At least 10 years of post-qualification experience in financial services regulatory law.
- Experience at a regulated financial services institution, a law firm serving such clients, and/or a relevant regulator.
- Able to independently manage regulatory relationships and routine workstreams, including notifications, information requests, and supervisory correspondence.
- Strong knowledge of the financial regulatory environment in a major Asian financial centre.
- Able to instruct, supervise, and manage local counsel costs across multiple jurisdictions, including jurisdictions where not admitted.
- Working knowledge of AML/CTF obligations and regulatory expectations.
- Excellent analytical, drafting, and organisational skills.
- Clear, concise plain-English writing.
- Able to turn complex legal and regulatory issues into actionable guidance for non-lawyer stakeholders.
- Pragmatic approach to legal and regulatory risk, with commercial accountability.
- Able to work independently in a fast-paced, remote environment across multiple time zones.
- Experience advising on virtual asset regulation in APAC jurisdictions is a plus.
- Familiarity with derivatives, equities, and tokenised financial instruments is a plus.
- Experience with change-of-control notifications or regulatory aspects of corporate transactions is a plus.
- Experience with payments, e-money, or card regulation is a plus.
- Working proficiency in a second APAC language is a plus.
- Interest in crypto and digital assets is a plus.
Beneficii
- Remote role based in Hong Kong or Singapore.
- Work with a global, diverse team.
- Opportunity to use Kraken products after joining.
- Job-related skills or work-style assessments are applied consistently across candidates.
- Equal opportunity employer.
- Qualified applicants with criminal histories are considered in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.