Compliance Regulatory Counsel

Company Description

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Company Name: Binance

**Job Description**:

- Binance is the global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, serving a greater mission to accelerate cryptocurrency adoption and increase the freedom of money.

Are you looking to be a part of the most influential company in the blockchain industry and contribute to the crypto-currency revolution that is changing the world?

Reporting to Deputy General Counsel, the Compliance/Regulatory Counsel (Americas) is the in-house lawyer with primary responsibility for overseeing, coordinating and providing legal support to the Deputy General Counsel and the Chief Compliance Officer. Compliance/Regulatory Counsel Counsel also serves as an advisor to internal stakeholders, and as a central point of coordination within the Legal Department, with regard to sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML), and anti-corruption (“financial crimes”) legal issues.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide legal support and advice in connection with the Chief Compliance Officer’s design, implementation, review and revision of the firm’s compliance policies and procedures
- Liaise and coordinate with key stakeholders across the firm, including Legal, Compliance, Regulatory Relations/Strategy, and Risk, to foster consistency and appropriate execution of the compliance program
- Coordinate and support outside counsel, as necessary, on legal opinions in support of the compliance program, representation of the firm before regulatory and enforcement authorities, and in connection with internal investigations, reporting and voluntary disclosures, and responses to law enforcement inquiries relating to financial crimes matters, as well as matters relating to or involving the compliance program
- Draft and provide legal advice on contractual provisions pertaining to sanctions, AML, and anti-corruption and other compliance matters
- Review and advise on new product approvals pertaining to sanctions, AML, anti-corruption, and other compliance matters
- Develop content for, provide legal review of, and/or deliver specialized training to relevant internal audiences concerning sanctions, AML, and anti-corruption legal issues and other matters related to the compliance program
- Provide legal support for special projects as requested by the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
- Participate in industry compliance and legal working groups and conferences
- Requirements
- Qualified lawyer, with a minimum of 5-10 years post qualification experience.
- In-house experience with significant regulatory or compliance experience.
- Possesses solid legal technical expertise as well as sound business and people judgment sense.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, global organization maintaining close contact with relevant teams across multiple locations.
- Excellent problem solving skills and ability to provide useful and efficient counsel.
- Good understanding in performing risk assessments, periodic/trigger reviews and enhanced due diligence.
- Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects.

**Working at Binance**
- Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of finance technology and the no.1 company in the industry
- Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems
- International work environment and flat organisation
- Great career development opportunities in a growing company
- Possibility for relocation and international transfers mid-career
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working hours, Casual work attire