Senior Legal Counsel

About BingX

• A leading crypto exchange since 2018
• With 20 million registered users worldwide
• Official crypto exchange partner of Chelsea FC
• User-First, reliable, innovative, and diversified
• List over 1,000 spot trading pairs
• Offer over 300 futures trading pairs
• Integrate with over 80 public chain ecosystems
• Rank top on CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko
• TradingView's Best Crypto Exchange for 2021, 2022 & 2023
• A gateway for the next billion crypto users

Founded in 2018, BingX is a leading cryptocurrency exchange, serving over 20 million users worldwide. BingX offers diversified products and services, including spot, derivatives, copy trading, and asset management – all designed for the evolving needs of users, from beginners to professionals.

BingX is committed to providing a trustworthy platform that empowers users with innovative tools and features to elevate their trading proficiency.

Our current vacancy | Full-time | Long-term | REMOTE

The Regulatory Counsel will join the global legal team with a focus on the regulatory space in APAC, Europe, and the Middle East. The candidate must be a self-starter who exhibits a strong passion for financial innovation, who enjoys working cross-functionally and collaboratively to solve complex problems, and who is excited about our mission.

Responsibilities:

• Work cross-functionally to identify, analyze, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks (while maximizing commercial opportunities) related to the introduction of new products and services
• Provide proactive and solution-oriented legal and regulatory advice and guidance to multiple stakeholders within the Group in order to enable the development and launch of crypto products and services in a way that meets our obligations as well as the needs of our users
• Participate in the ongoing development of the regulatory advisory function
• Represent our group on a variety of topics before regulators, financial partners, users, and other external audiences
• Review, update, and draft user agreements, and other external-facing terms and conditions, leveraging external advisors and providers where appropriate
• Work with Risk and Compliance teams across our global organization to assess applicable regulations and set corresponding company standards
• Review and advise on the development of external facing marketing and user content and user experiences
• Select and manage external counsels, as appropriate

Requirements:

• Around 9 years of post-qualification experience practicing either in-house (or in an equivalent setting) or at a reputable law firm, with at least 3 years of those years focused on either crypto regulation, payments law, the FinTech space, or financial services where you undertake regulatory analysis in an international or cross-border environment
• Ability to provide timely, concise and business-focused legal advice on payments and consumer protection laws
• Ability to provide legal and regulatory guidance on the design, modification and geographical expansion of products
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced international environment and to tolerate change and ambiguity
• Comfortable with gray areas and interpreting and applying the law in unsettled contexts
• Confident self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to effectively and proactively provide sound legal advice, exercise good business judgment, and work well with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders
• Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to stay calm under challenging circumstances
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills and ability to work both in teams and independently
• Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously, with effective resolution of conflicting priorities, and willingness to use innovative solutions to scale your legal advice
• Prior product legal experience in the technology or financial services space and/or working with strategic partners to launch joint product experiences recommended, but not required
• Proficient in both English and Chinese is essential
• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Chinese language word processing

Working at BingX

• Join an international and diversified team
• Great career development in a fast-growing company
• Be part of the future of finance technology and achieve meaningful goals
• Competitive market salary and fully remote/work-from-home flexibility
• Flexibility to observe your local holiday calendar, alongside additional benefits