Sr. Counsel, Transactions

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Full time
Office
Compensation is not specified
Role
Attorney
Description

Job Summary:

BitGo, a leader in digital asset financial services since its inception in 2013, offers liquidity, custody, and security solutions dedicated to serving institutional clients. The company excels in both centralized and decentralized finance through its prime brokerage services, providing market-leading trading, lending, and borrowing capabilities. BitGo plays a pivotal role as the custodian for WBTC, a prominent global stablecoin for Bitcoin. Notably, BitGo introduced BitGo Portfolio and Tax in 2020 as a comprehensive digital asset solution and established BitGo Trust Company in 2018 for secure digital asset storage. Being a core processor of global Bitcoin transactions and supporting over 600 coins and tokens, BitGo is the backbone for more than 1500 institutional clients worldwide, including reputable regulated entities and major cryptocurrency exchanges.

Primary Responsibilities:

This role chiefly entails supporting BitGo in managing commercial agreements related to its custody, trading, and staking services across the APAC, MENA, and EMEA regions.

Key Accountabilities - Some duties may involve:

  • Engaging in negotiations for essential contracts essential to the regulated digital asset business in Europe, MENA, and APAC, involving custody services, consulting partnerships, and more.
  • Creating and negotiating customized contracts for innovative products and services with limited prior examples.
  • Drafting terms of use and disclaimers.
  • Collaborating closely with various departments, including sales, product, regulatory, compliance, product development, and marketing.
  • Assisting with due diligence requests concerning transactions.
  • Managing legal and regulatory risks in a strategic and commercially feasible way.
  • Contributing to the development and operation of legal contracting processes, including workflows, customer contract management, pipeline monitoring, and document preservation.
  • Supporting corporate governance activities.
  • Escalating relevant issues to senior members of the team when necessary.
  • Providing support across various tasks as needed, even beyond the outlined responsibilities.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

The ideal candidate will possess many of the following attributes:

  • A law degree from a recognized university in the US, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, or a relevant jurisdiction.
  • At least 4 years post-qualification experience in a top-tier law firm or in-house legal role at an international financial services or crypto company, with a strong emphasis on customer-focused sales, trading, and/or custody, including a minimum of 3 years in transactional experience.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of key contract terms and their use in risk allocation within business arrangements.
  • Proficiency in drafting complex legal clauses and orchestrating transactions with sophisticated institutional counterparties and external counsel.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
  • Skill in evaluating and balancing legal risks against business objectives.
  • Proficiency in blockchain and digital asset concepts.
  • Flexible attitude, readiness to learn, and a proactive "can-do" approach.
  • Excellent English language proficiency and drafting skills.

Why BitGo:

Joining BitGo means becoming part of a team that thrives on innovation and disruption in the financial services sector. Embodying values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication, BitGo champions individuals who excel in problem-solving and innovative thinking to steer transformative change in global financial markets. If you seek a collaborative environment driven by a commitment to excellence, your aspirations to reshape the financial landscape align harmoniously with BitGo's mission.

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