[Hiring] Senior Counsel @Binance.US

Role Description

Under the direction of our Associate General Counsel, Product & Regulatory, you will play an immediate and direct role in all things regulatory and product from a legal perspective. You will also support commercial transactional work as we offer new products and grow in new markets. You will partner cross-functionally and internationally.

Core Responsibilities

• Analyze potential legal risks and regulatory requirements for new products and technologies
• Review marketing material and related product messaging and provide guidance to the business
• Develop playbooks allowing product teams to move quickly based on preset guidance from legal
• Advise directly on proposed product flows, work with product teams toward compliant solutions, and provide language for new and revised terms of use and disclaimers
• Lead the regulatory licensing process in specific jurisdictions and project manage other teams to obtain key licenses
• Prepare responses to regulatory inquiries from FINRA, NFA, and state securities and money transmission regulators
• Detail product and marketing compliance requirements for retail-user facing securities broker-dealers, introducing brokers, futures commissions merchants and similar regulated entities
• Outline and oversee regular periodic reporting requirements
• Interpret laws and other compliance obligations into requirements for Compliance, Operations, Product, and Engineering teams
• Assist with civil, litigation or regulatory matters and supervise outside counsel as needed
• Remain up-to-date on relevant finance, payments and digital currency space to ensure an ongoing ability to provide sound marketing compliance advice
• Move projects along with a scrappy, no-ego mindset
• Quickly learn our dynamic business and our evolving needs as a means of unblocking stuck items and pushing things to completion
• Help draft public-facing descriptions of new products and technologies

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience as a practicing attorney
• 2+ years of experience within a law firm setting
• Experience in engaging with regulators, including state officials/attorney generals, CFTC, SEC, OCC or financial regulators
• Experience working with product teams, deeply understanding and providing direct input to customer facing products
• Experience drafting and negotiating fintech, financial services and tech agreements
• Experience advising financial institutions, including broker dealers, on risk mitigation across financial products
• Startup experience (tech, crypto a plus)
• JD required

Requirements

• The starting pay range for this role is between USD $180,000 and $200,000 per year for all U.S. remote locations
• The actual base pay will vary, and is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skill sets, work experience, business needs, and market demands
• The base pay range is subject to change

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (for salaried FTE roles)
• Mental wellness benefits; free 1:1 virtual visits with a licensed mental wellness professional; comprehensive competitive health benefits
• Fully remote, cameras-on culture with work-from-home equipment reimbursements available to new hires
• Annual professional development budget; free 1:1 virtual visits with a career coach; 401k plan with employer match