Legal Counsel

We’re looking for a Legal Counsel at Zerion to take full ownership of legal matters, balancing hands-on work with strategic guidance. This role requires a mix of independent legal execution and managing external counsel and contractors across multiple jurisdictions, including the US. If you're a business-savvy legal expert with strong experience in fintech (especially crypto) regulations and contractual law, we’d like you to join our team!

What you’ll be doing:

• Legal Strategy and Risk Assessment: Act as the company’s primary legal expert, providing strategic and operational legal counsel while balancing business objectives and risk management frameworks.
• Regulatory Compliance: Stay ahead of regulatory changes in cryptocurrency, fintech, and financial services, advising leadership on necessary adaptations.
• Corporate Governance: Oversee corporate matters across multiple jurisdictions, including the US, collaborating with external legal firms and contractors to ensure effective legal support and compliance.
• Contract Management and Negotiations: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts with vendors, including service agreements, partnership agreements, and API licensing deals.
• Sanction and AML Compliance: Ensure compliance with KYC/AML regulations while providing services to the users or acquiring them from the vendors.
• Manage inquiries: Handle inquiries from authorities, investors, and customers by providing responses or preparing appeals as necessary.
• Product Compliance: Regularly update and draft Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, and other internal legal documents as needed to align with product developments and the Product team’s requirements.
• Complete KYC: Manage the Company’s data and complete KYC forms requested by various vendors.

What you’ll need:

• LLB/LLM or equivalent law degree with 3-7 years of PQE in crypto, fintech, or venture-backed tech startups/companies or consulting crypto companies and startups.
• Strong knowledge of US corporate and contractual law.
• Experience handling legal matters in fintech, crypto, and financial regulations, including securities laws and KYC/AML frameworks.
• Proven experience handling corporate governance, cross-border transactions, and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to balance risk assessments with providing practical, business-oriented solutions to effectively mitigate potential issues.
• Strong negotiation, drafting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently manage legal matters while effectively coordinating with external legal partners.

Bonus Points:

• Additional qualifications.
• Keen interest and understanding of cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and digital assets.

Interview Process

• Initial Call (30 minutes): Overview of the role, candidate’s background, and expectations.
• Technical interview (60 minutes): In-depth skills assessment through problem-solving or case study.
• Final Interview with CEO and Head of Operations (60 minutes): Discussion with leadership on vision and role alignment.

Why You Should Join

Company Overview

We’re experiencing phenomenal growth, with key metrics showing remarkable year-over-year progress compared to 2023:

Daily Active Users (DAW): Increased by 1.6x

Number of Transactions: Surged by 5x

Transacting Wallets: Doubled (2x)

Total Fee Revenue: Tripled (3x)

API Performance

Our API is scaling rapidly, showcasing its critical role in the ecosystem:

3.3 billion requests processed in 2024 

Achieved a steady monthly revenue 

Culture: Our culture shines through in our strong team engagement and impressive retention, showing just how much we value creating a workplace where people truly want to stay and thrive.

People: Collaborate with some of the most driven and intelligent individuals in the crypto space.

Salary & Benefits: Receive a competitive salary, medical insurance, coworking membership, and additional benefits.

Unlimited Days Off and Flexible Work Schedule: Recharge and explore life outside the office with our flexible time-off policy and work schedule.

Remote Work Essentials: We provide all the necessary software and equipment to ensure you're fully equipped to work from home comfortably and efficiently.

Stock Options: Contribute to Zerion's success and watch your stock options become valuable.

Relocation: We support relocation for you and your family.

Travel: Join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events.

Distributed Team: Zerion is a fully remote team with members worldwide. Embrace asynchronous collaboration, find your own work rhythm, and enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

To ALL recruitment agencies and individual recruiters: Zerion only accepts resumes from its partners, with whom Zerion has contractual relations. Zerion is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.