Senior Counsel - Product
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KrakenFinancial Services, Crypto
United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Lithuania, BulgariaFull-TimeSenior
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years’ PQE
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer (Solicitor/Barrister of England & Wales, Irish Solicitor/Barrister, or equivalent admitted in an EU Member State).
- 10+ years’ PQE in financial services law within a regulated institution or law firm.
- Experience advising on regulated MiFID investment services.
- Familiarity with crypto-asset regimes including MiCA, AMLD5, UK financial promotions, and e-money regulations.
- Demonstrated experience leading licensing or registration efforts.
- Analytical, drafting, and organisational skills with plain-English writing.
- Ability to distill complex legal issues into actionable guidance.
- Pragmatic approach to legal and regulatory risk.
Responsibilities
- Own cross‑functional product counseling across the build cycle (discovery → design → launch → iteration).
- Deliver crisp, actionable guidance and risk‑based options to product, engineering, compliance, and leadership.
- Translate complex regulatory frameworks (with a focus on MiFID, EMIR, derivatives, and market structure) into pragmatic controls.
- Draft and negotiate client terms and conditions with business-aligned positions.
- Lead licensing/registration workstreams: scope requirements, map pathways, coordinate outside counsel, and manage regulator interactions.
- Support incident and supervisory responses with written submissions and evidence packages.
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