Head of UK Legal, Deputy General Counsel

The role

You will lead the UK legal function and provide strategic legal advice to the UK business. You will support business expansion, regulatory matters, and legal risk management for the OKX UK entity.

What you will do

• Lead the UK legal function and work with the UK CEO and stakeholders
• Support business expansion into the United Kingdom
• Act as the primary legal point of contact for the OKX U.K. entity
• Support licensing and legal efforts to expand into the U.K. Market
• Represent OKX in industry associations and consultation efforts
• Support product development, regulatory matters, IP, corporate governance, and licensing
• Analyze and advise on the legal risk of new and existing digital assets
• Collaborate with product and business development teams
• Manage legal requests from all areas of the business
• Represent the legal function at Board and committee meetings

Required qualifications

• Law degree at a top-tier law school
• Qualified to practice law in the U.K.
• 14+ years of legal experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal team
• Experience advising on digital asset and blockchain technology legal issues
• Basic understanding of the relevant legal and regulatory landscape
• Experience working with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Experience obtaining U.K. financial services and/or crypto exchange licenses
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, growth-stage and multi-cultural environment
• Ability to effectively advise and build trust with business teams
• Ability to navigate through a rapidly-changing legal landscape and deal with legal ambiguity
• Ability to work in a high-functioning legal team and collaborative working environment
• Experience working on cross-jurisdictional matters and a global legal team

Nice to have

• Experience in the cryptocurrency/digital assets and/or financial services industry
• Deep experience in financial services and digital asset regulation, U.K. licensing, marketing and advertising, and contract law
• Experience in government and regulatory relations

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• L&D programs and Education subsidy
• Various team building programs and company events
• Wellness and meal allowances
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependents

About the company

OKX is a digital asset exchange, Web3 portal, and blockchain ecosystem founded in 2017. It serves more than 50 million users in 180 countries globally.