Senior Legal Counsel

Bitcoin Suisse is the Swiss crypto-native pioneer and trusted gateway to crypto asset investing. As the leading crypto financial service provider in Switzerland, we operate across the most relevant crypto exchanges and provide brokerage, custody, staking and other crypto-related services at the forefront of technical innovation. We are as dedicated to our clients as we are passionate about cryptocurrencies and the underlying blockchain technology.

We make things happen and have helped to shape the crypto and blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland as a driving force in the development of the ‘Crypto Valley’. Bitcoin Suisse is headquartered in Zug with offices in Copenhagen, Vaduz and Bratislava and targets (ultra-) high-net-worth private individuals and institutional clients.

• Provide expert legal and regulatory guidance on complex issues related to crypto financial services, ensuring compliance with applicable banking and securities regulations as well as risk mitigation
• Deliver comprehensive legal support across the full lifecycle of products and services, such as custody, staking, trading, and lending, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating high-value contracts
• Analyze and interpret intricate legal and regulatory frameworks surrounding blockchain technology and crypto assets, offering strategic advice to shape product development and business initiatives
• Advise on and support the international expansion and optimization of the Bitcoin Suisse group’s corporate structure, ensuring adherence to global regulatory standards
• Mentor team members within the Legal function, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing across departments to drive organizational alignment

• Master’s degree in law from a Swiss University
• Admission to the bar, postgraduate studies (LL.M) or doctorate is desirable
• Several years of experience asalegalcounselina
  
  FINMAsupervisedcompany,alawfirm,a crypto startup
  -and/orabigfourcompany
• Solid and profound experience in Swissfinancial marketregulationsas well as private and corporate law,“cryptolaw”experience is a plus
• Abletoworkunderpressure,independentlyandinadynamicenvironment
• Entrepreneurial, adaptive, critical and outside the box thinking and appreciation of an open feedback-culture
• Proactively facing the challenges of the distributed-ledger and blockchain technology and eager to find consistent legal and regulatory solutions
• Able to set priorities in a constantly changing business environment and working within a defined timeline
• Fluentin Germanand English ,anyotherlanguageisaplus

• Expertise:Work with crypto native experts
• Culture:Positive and supportive team culture that relies on common goals, ambitions and values
• Activities:Regular team events and activities
• Ownership:High level of autonomy and responsibility
• Crypto Salary:Option to get a part of your salary in Bitcoin and/or Ether
• Fitness:Sport over lunch activities
• Location:Office location in crypto valley right next to the train station of Zug
• Workation:Enjoy the flexibility of working across designated EU countries, with up to 10 days a year to combine work and travel

Please note that for this position, only direct applications with a valid working permit for Switzerland will be considered.