Corporate Counsel – EMEA

Binance is the global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, serving a greater mission to accelerate cryptocurrency adoption and increase the freedom of money.

Are you looking to be a part of the most influential company in the blockchain industry and contribute to the crypto-currency revolution that is changing the world?

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive the development and implementation of group legal strategy and contribute to the development of the organization’s general business strategy.
• Provide proactive, in-depth, business focused advice and execution.
• Manage and assist with legal response to corporate and wider matters encountered by the company and internal stakeholders and provide sound and robust legal advice and support; and leading external communication on legal matters including negotiation with external parties.
• Assist in transactional activities including M&A, majority and minority investments and joint ventures as well as restructurings globally.
• Lead, advise and support a wide variety of transactional, reorganisation and governance initiatives.
• Be responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documents and providing holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk across multiple areas of the company.
• Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility.
• Provide training and counsel non-legal colleagues to enable promote greater awareness and risk management across the company.
• Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws.
• Identify legal framework developments, align and promote consistency of approach in legal matters between the internal stakeholders.
• Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer in an English, Commonwealth, US or European jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of post qualification experience working in-house at a well-established corporate or investment fund or a reputable law firm.
• Strong team player and good business sense.
• Ideally trained in a reputable law firm within the corporate practice with a transactional focus, ie M&A/PE/VC.
• Restructuring experience is also helpful.
• Possesses strong legal technical expertise as well as exceptional business acumen and people skills.
• Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects whilst still working as part of a team.
• Ability to come up with and execute creative solutions to meet current and evolving business needs.
• Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills.

Working at Binance

• Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of finance technology and the no.1 company in the industry
• Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems
• International work environment and flat organisation
• Great career development opportunities in a growing company
• Possibility for relocation and international transfers mid-career
• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours, Casual work attire

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