Senior Legal and Compliance Lead – Remote, Global, Web3, $250k–$450k
A fast-moving Web3 infrastructure company is combining Legal, Regulatory and Compliance responsibilities into a single senior role. The position suits someone who can operate across product advisory, global regulation, AML and sanctions, commercial contracts, investigations and external relationships. You’ll work closely with leadership, engineering, product, and ecosystem partners to keep the organization legally sound, compliant, and unblocked as it scales.
About the role
You’ll own global legal and regulatory matters across the US, EU, UK and Gibraltar while also running a pragmatic, risk‑based compliance program for a non‑custodial, intent‑driven DEX. The work blends business‑minded legal support, hands‑on protocol compliance, and high‑trust collaboration with exchanges, vendors, regulators and ecosystem partners. It’s a mix of strategic advisory and operational execution.
Key Responsibilities
* Advising on digital asset regulation, fintech frameworks and product compliance across the US (SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, OFAC), EU (MiCA), UK (FCA) and Gibraltar regulatory regimes.
* Supporting product design with guidance on smart contract enforceability, token utility, privacy and global regulatory implications.
* Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, partnerships, user‑facing terms and privacy policies.
* Owning AML, CFT and sanctions programs aligned with FATF, OFAC and EU Travel Rule standards.
* Managing law enforcement requests, running the AML portal and publishing transparency reports.
* Overseeing KYT systems such as Chainalysis or TRM, including tuning, implementation and coordination with product and engineering.
* Maintaining sanctions screening infrastructure and geographic access controls.
* Building and managing compliance relationships with major centralized exchanges like Binance, OKX and Coinbase.
* Leading investigations into suspicious activity, escalations, freezes or regulatory concerns.
* Managing vendor negotiations for analytics, Travel Rule solutions and tooling.
* Supporting entity structuring, governance, cross‑border compliance and broader risk frameworks including data protection.
* Engaging with external counsel, regulators and industry bodies where relevant.
Required Qualifications
* Qualified lawyer in the US, UK or EU, ideally with US experience.
* 7+ years working in legal, regulatory, compliance or a hybrid of these, ideally within Web3, DeFi, fintech or financial regulation.
* Strong understanding of crypto asset regulation, AML frameworks, sanctions, Travel Rule requirements and cross‑border compliance.
* Experience working with CEX compliance teams, analytics vendors and law enforcement processes.
* Confidence operating across both policy design and hands‑on technical implementation.
* Skilled in contract drafting, stakeholder management and translating complex regulation into practical guidance.
* Comfortable working in fast‑moving, global environments with emerging technology.
Nice to Have
* Experience with non‑custodial protocols or DEX infrastructure.
* Exposure to trading bots or solver routing on CEXs.
* Background in regulatory liaison, investigations or enforcement‑facing work.
* Understanding of decentralized technologies, smart contracts and blockchain infrastructure.
Seniority Level
Director
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Legal
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