Legal Counsel - Digital Assets Trading (UK or EU Remote)

About Keyrock

Since our beginnings in 2017, we've grown to be a leading change-maker in the digital asset space, renowned for our partnerships and innovation. 

Today, we rock with over 180 team members around the world. Our diverse team hails from 42 nationalities, with backgrounds ranging from DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels and Singapore, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight.

We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today, our services span market making, options trading, high-frequency trading, OTC, and DeFi trading desks.

But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust Development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into promising DeFi, RWA, and NFT protocols. And we push the industry's progress with our research and governance initiatives. 

At Keyrock, we're not just envisioning the future of digital assets. We're actively building it.

Mission statement

We are looking for ... an experienced lawyer to join Keyrock’s Legal team as Legal Counsel. Reporting directly to Keyrock’s General Counsel, you will work closely across all of Keyrock’s Business Units and support functions, to provide practical legal advice that will aid our business growth in a sound way. 

We envisage suitable candidates will have a mixture of experience of working in a traditional Financial Services environment, as well as knowledge and experience of the digital asset industry. You will have a truly varied and interesting workload in a developing and evolving industry.

Job description

• Draft and support the negotiation of agreements in relation to our business activities - market making agreements, OTC agreements, NDA's, lending contracts 

• Reviewing and negotiating third party agreements

• General commercial contract negotiation - including technology supplier contracts

• Provide legal advice related to Keyrock’s products and operations globally

• Provide legal support to finance, operations, Compliance, HR and any other internal function where needed

• Interfacing with customers, strategic partners, and industry groups in relation to legal matters

• Interact with external counsels

• Optimise contract management throughout the whole organisation

Background and experience

• Relevant legal qualifications and membership of legal industry bodies

• 4-7 years of combined relevant experience at an established law firm and/or in house, with substantive involvement in a combination of Capital Markets, Fintech and/or digital-assets industries

• Familiarity with structuring derivatives and options agreements

• A strong track record of delivering practical legal advice and solutions in cross-border financial environments

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines and act decisively

• Ability to present complex issues in a clear and concise manner and provide succinct, practical, and results-oriented legal advice that appropriately balances risk and risk mitigants

• Experience working with, and advising senior leadership including C-Suite interaction

• Organized, detail-oriented, resourceful, and flexible in navigating cross-functional teams

• Excellent analytical skills and business judgment

• Qualified in the UK or EU Member State
  

Our recruitment philosophy

We value self-awareness in our recruitment process. We seek people who understand themselves and their career goals. We're after those with the right skills and a conscious choice to join our field. The perfect fit? A crypto enthusiast who’s driven, collaborative, and delivers solid, scalable outcomes.

Our offer

• A competitive salary package, with various benefits depending on the method of engagement (Employee or Contractor). 

• Autonomy in your time management thanks to flexible working hours and the opportunity to work remotely 

• The freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team of people in search of excellence 

As an employer we are committed to build an inclusive, diverse and non-discriminating work environment. We welcome employees of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, creed and sexual orientation. We hire, reward and promote entirely based on merit and performance.

Due to the nature of our business and external requirements, we perform background checks on all potential employees, passing which is a prerequisite to join Keyrock.

https://keyrock.com/careers/

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