232K–517K USD / year
Deputy General Counsel - Global Head of Derivatives and Trading Legal
LegalRemote — United States
Published on 2026-10-01
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About this role
The Deputy General Counsel will lead the global derivatives structuring strategy and establish a coherent derivatives offering across licensed entities. This role involves owning legal responsibilities for derivatives and trading product lines and working closely with regulatory teams on compliance matters.
About the company
Kraken is a leading cryptocurrency exchange that provides a platform for buying, selling, and trading a diverse range of digital assets. The company focuses on compliance, security, and innovative financial solutions to serve both individual and institutional clients.
The team
Senior derivatives and trading counsel across the US, UK and EEA.
What you'll do
- Own global derivatives structuring strategy
- Partner with Regulatory Legal to solve cross-entity problems
- Be the senior legal owner for derivatives and trading product lines
- Lead and build the legal team for derivatives counsel
- Engage with regulators like the CFTC and FCA
- Support supervised estates carrying derivatives permissions
- Direct external counsel when necessary
What we're looking for
- Admitted attorney in the US or equivalent EU qualification
- 18+ years' post-qualification experience in financial services regulatory law
- Experience with regulator engagement and supervisory correspondence
- Substantial in-house experience in derivatives legal
- Expert command of at least one derivatives regulatory regime
- Direct experience with virtual asset markets
- Experience structuring products across multiple jurisdictions
- Track record of scaling a legal function or team
Nice to have
- Exposure to prediction markets or margin lending
- Experience integrating acquired regulated entities