Senior Counsel – Product, UK, EU

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +4 more countries.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to develop and launch innovative consumer products and experiences.

• Offer legal support for cryptocurrency trading, earning, payments, on-chain integrations, equities, and tokenized equities.

• Provide guidance on product development and regulatory matters at the intersection of cryptocurrency and traditional global markets.

• Simplify complex legal and regulatory topics into actionable insights for product stakeholders and decision-makers.

• Deliver clear recommendations and commercially viable options for managing legal and regulatory risks.

• Negotiate and advise on regulated financial products and services.

• Report to the Head of Consumer Legal.

• Contribute to the global adoption of cryptocurrency and open finance at Kraken.

⛳️ Requirements

• Qualified lawyer: Solicitor of England & Wales, Irish Solicitor, or equivalent recognized in an EU Member State.

• Over 5 years of post-qualification experience in financial services law at a regulated financial services firm, crypto services provider, or in private practice.

• Ideally, experience in direct product counseling.

• Preference for experience in advising on regulated MiFID investment services.

• Understanding of crypto-asset frameworks including MiCA, AMLD5, UK financial promotions, and/or e-money regulations.

• Exceptional analytical, drafting, and organizational skills.

• Clear and concise writing style in plain English.

• Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory issues into straightforward, actionable guidance for non-lawyers and product stakeholders.

• Pragmatic and commercially responsible approach to legal and regulatory risk.

• Genuine passion for cryptocurrency and familiarity with Kraken and its competitors’ applications and products.

• Nice to have: expertise in MiCA related to CASPs, including brokerage, custody, and trading platforms.

• Nice to have: knowledge of the UK crypto-asset financial promotions regime and the proposed upcoming authorization regime.

• Nice to have: expertise in MiFID frameworks related to derivatives, equities, funds, and tokenized financial instruments.

• Nice to have: familiarity with AI tools such as Enterprise GPTs and custom GPT development.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position.

• Opportunity to collaborate with a global team and work on a globally accessible financial infrastructure platform.

• Engagement in using Kraken products is encouraged and expected post-joining.

• Commitment to an equal opportunity employment environment.

• Consistent application of job-related skills or work-style assessments across all candidates.

• Consideration of qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.