Deputy General Counsel (Remote)

Description:

The Role: Deputy General Counsel
As Deputy General Counsel at A Simple, Elegant, and Secure Platform to Build Your Crypto Portfolio, you are a leader of leaders with visibility into the overall GC function. Leveraging both breadth and depth of experience at a law firm and/or as in-house counsel, you will help A Simple, Elegant, and Secure Platform to Build Your Crypto Portfolio maintain a nimble, innovative legal organization tasked with tackling the complex legal challenges that confront a disruptive emerging asset class. By navigating unprecedented legal complexities across Business Development, Finance and Accounting, People Operations, Tax, Technology and Security, you'll play a critical role in building our business at the forefront of the future of money.

Responsibilities:

• Own a big portion of the general counsel's responsibilities for A Simple, Elegant, and Secure Platform to Build Your Crypto Portfolio's business globally
• Serve as the lead point of contact for A Simple, Elegant, and Secure Platform to Build Your Crypto Portfolio's senior management across regions
• Lead engagements with regulators and other governmental stakeholders globally
• Advise A Simple, Elegant, and Secure Platform to Build Your Crypto Portfolio on global privacy and data processing issues that arise in the ordinary course of business and help ensure that A Simple, Elegant, and Secure Platform to Build Your Crypto Portfolio's privacy program evolves in line with global regulatory requirements
• Manage projects effectively and collaboratively with teams located in multiple jurisdictions
• Lead and further build out the legal team, while developing and maintaining related policies, processes, and templates
• Build positive and influential relationships with A Simple, Elegant, and Secure Platform to Build Your Crypto Portfolio Leadership and cross-functional partners, evangelizing the Legal team's expertise and services across the company
• Collaborate with and support the General Counsel and the rest of the Legal team to evaluate and communicate legal risks to internal stakeholders and external parties
• Champion for the Legal team's expertise and build reliance on the Legal team across the company

Minimum Qualifications:

• JD degree
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant legal experience in regulated environments
• Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of and interest in disruptive technology, financial services, or security; prior experience working in fintech, digital assets or high-growth tech companies a plus
• Proven ability to proactively, efficiently, and accurately assess legal business risks in a fast-paced environment
• Track record of creative problem-solving, excellent written and oral communication skills, and creation of strong and trusted cross-functional relationships

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