Senior Regulatory and Securities Attorney

The role

This person will serve as a senior in-house legal advisor on U.S. securities law for ETF, cash equity, digital-asset, and tokenization businesses. They will provide legal guidance to trading, business, and operations teams and manage legal risk.

What you will do

• Serve as lead in-house resource on U.S. securities law.
• Advise business, trading, and operations teams on broker-dealer regulatory requirements and new product development.
• Provide legal guidance on digital asset classification and tokenized securities.
• Monitor SEC, FINRA, CFTC, and FinCEN developments.
• Advise on structuring and launch of new business lines and geographic expansion.
• Identify legal and regulatory risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Provide legal support for strategic transactions.
• Develop and maintain standard-form agreements and legal playbooks.
• Manage relationships with outside counsel.

Required qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
• 6 + years of relevant legal experience
• Significant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house at a financial services firm, broker-dealer, trading firm, or regulatory agency (SEC, FINRA, CFTC)
• Deep expertise in U.S. federal securities law, including SEC and FINRA rules applicable to broker-dealers
• Experience advising on digital assets, cryptocurrency, or blockchain-related legal matters
• Strong understanding of trading and market structure, including equity, fixed income, and/or ETP markets
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Strong stakeholder-management skills
• Sound organizational judgment
• A proactive, collaborative, and solutions-oriented communication style

Nice to have

• New York bar membership preferred
• Experience reflecting substantial hands-on responsibility in a complex, fast-paced regulatory environment
• Experience at or advising a proprietary trading firm, market maker, or exchange
• Familiarity with AML/BSA requirements as applied to broker-dealers and digital-asset businesses
• Experience with cross-border securities law issues and international regulatory frameworks
• Exposure to investment adviser regulations, commodity trading advisor rules, or derivatives/swaps regulatory frameworks
• Experience working as part of a global or multinational Legal function
• Prior experience mentoring or supervising junior attorneys or legal professionals

Benefits

• Annual discretionary variable remuneration allocated based on company, group and individual performance and contribution

Before you apply

• Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms.

About the company

Flow Traders is a global team that values open and transparent communication. The company uses market research to create base salary ranges.