Senior Counsel – Product

Senior Counsel – Product

Kraken

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Building the Future of Crypto:
Our Krakenites are a world‑class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

What makes us different? Kraken is a mission‑focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.

As a fully remote company we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages.

Join our growing Product Legal team, embedded with Kraken’s Product, Design, and Engineering teams to ship novel products and experiences that accelerate the global adoption of crypto and advance key global licensing initiatives. We’re a tight, experienced group of product lawyers from a diverse range of tradfi, fintech, and crypto backgrounds who move fast, stay curious, and take pride in the commercial accountability of our advice – partnering directly with product teams to chart clear, defensible paths to launch.

The Senior Counsel role is based in the US, UK, or EU, partnering on licensing efforts in the UK, EU and various other jurisdictions and cutting‑edge products including tokenized equities, margin, institutional custody, prime brokerage, financing, OTC.

• Licensing – driving strategy, scoping, and execution of licensing/registration efforts across priority jurisdictions.
• Product – partnering with cross‑functional teams on consumer, institutional, and market products from ideation through launch and lifecycle.
• Lead licensing/registration work streams: scope requirements, map pathways, coordinate outside counsel, compile application materials, and manage regulator interactions.
• Own cross‑functional product counseling across the build cycle, delivering crisp, actionable guidance and risk‑based options.
• Translate complex regulatory frameworks (MiCA, AML/CFT, MiFID, etc.) into pragmatic controls and go‑to‑market guardrails.
• Draft and negotiate product‑critical agreements (platform T&Cs, bespoke agreements, partnership deals).
• Support incident and supervisory responses with well‑reasoned written submissions and evidence packages.
• Foster a culture of clarity, plain‑English communication, measurable risk tradeoffs, and decision‑ready recommendations.

• Qualified lawyer (Solicitor of England & Wales, Irish Solicitor, or equivalent admitted in an EU Member State).
• 10+ years’ PQE in financial services law within a regulated financial services institution or in a law firm/private practice supporting such clients.
• Demonstrated experience leading licensing or registration efforts (US and/or international).
• Experience advising on regulated MiFID investment services and familiarity with relevant crypto‑asset regimes (MiCA, AMLD5, UK financial promotions, e‑money).
• Outstanding analytical, drafting, and organisational skills with crisp, plain‑English writing.
• Ability to distill complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, actionable guidance for non‑lawyers.
• Pragmatic, commercially accountable approach to legal and regulatory risk that prioritises useful options and clear recommendations.
• Authentic passion for crypto and familiarity with Kraken and its competitors’ products.

• Expertise in MiCA framework applicable to CASPs (brokerage, custody, trading platform operation).
• Expertise in UK crypto‑asset financial promotions regime and proposals for incoming authorisation regime.
• Expertise in EMIR, MiFID frameworks for investment services, and AI tools such as Enterprise GPTs.

• The role is fully remote for a licensed attorney in the US, qualified solicitor in the UK, or admitted in an EU jurisdiction.

• This job is accepting ongoing applications with no Final date to receive applications.

As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Legal

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