[Hiring] Senior Legal Counsel @Nexo

Role Description

Your role:

• Advise on registered investment adviser (RIA) matters and on US securities and derivatives regulation.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements with banks, payment providers, investment firms, vendors, and other regulated partners, including service-level agreements and general terms and conditions.
• Support negotiations with financial partners from term sheet to signed agreement.
• Support US licensing and registration initiatives together with the US legal team and external US counsel, and advise how regulatory changes affect our plans.
• Review US-facing marketing and product materials for regulatory compliance.
• Be a go-to legal partner for Compliance, Business, and Product teams, so legal and regulatory requirements are considered early.
• Support the legal setup of new products and programs as they arise.
• Turn recurring questions into templates, playbooks, and self-service guidance, including AI-assisted workflows.
• Work closely with colleagues across the legal team and share coverage when they are away.
• Handle ad-hoc legal queries from across Nexo.
• Report to the Head of Legal and work with regional counsels, external counsel, and regulators.
• Share knowledge with colleagues and, over time, help develop junior team members.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited US law school and a strong academic record.
• Active admission to a US state bar, in good standing.
• 5+ years of in-house experience at a US-regulated financial institution (e.g., bank, payments company, fintech, investment adviser, or broker-dealer), or equivalent experience.
• Background with SEC and CFTC rules and regulations.
• Experience with RIA-related matters.
• Experience in contract negotiation and US licensing or registration matters.
• Crypto and blockchain experience is a plus, not a requirement. We'll help you build it.
• Ability to turn regulatory risk into practical, business-friendly solutions.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, and excellent written and spoken English.
• A hands-on mindset: comfortable drafting, negotiating, advising, and getting things done without a large support team.
• Comfortable using AI tools to speed up drafting, research, and contract review.
• Ability to work independently on complex, cross-jurisdictional projects in a fast-paced environment, and as a team player who shares knowledge so no single person is a bottleneck.
• Strong analytical, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills, with attention to detail.
• Curiosity about payments, banking, FinTech, RegTech, and digital assets.

Benefits

• Competitive and rewarding compensation package.
• Annual performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive Learning Hub for continuous growth.
• Remote work.
• A dynamic and inspiring environment with cutting-edge projects.
• Career development opportunities in a global leader driving the next generation of wealth.