Onhires
Corporate & Regulatory Lawyer
3d ago
WorldwideSeniorRemoteregulatory compliancecontract draftingcorporate governancelicensingrisk management
Senior corporate and regulatory lawyer responsible for governance, compliance, and regulatory licensing in payments and digital assets sector.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support to compliance, operations, product, and finance teams.
- Review client T&C, agreements, fee schedules.
- Draft commercial contracts with clients and partners.
- Advise on EMI capital and safeguarding obligations.
- Support CLO in regulatory reporting and submissions.
Nice to have
- In-house experience in fintech/crypto.
- Exposure to high‑risk industries (crypto, iGaming, FX).
- Experience liaising with regulators (FCA, MAS, FINMA, VARA).
- Knowledge of digital asset taxation and stablecoin regulation.
Other
- Type: Full-time, Permanent Format: Remote Contract: B2B Reports to: Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
- We are seeking an experienced Corporate & Regulatory Lawyer for our client — an international company in the payments and digital assets sector.
- This is a senior individual contributor role, responsible for corporate governance, regulatory licensing, payment infrastructure legal support, and compliance oversight in high‑risk industries.
- Maintain corporate structures and statutory registers.
- Draft and manage board resolutions, UWCs, and meeting minutes.
- Handle director and UBO change processes.
- Manage compliance calendar (annual returns, licence renewals, filings).
- Advise on restructurings and ownership changes.
- Full responsibility for EMI and VASP licences.
- Maintain obligations register and ensure compliance.
- Advise on regulatory perimeter for new products/markets.
- Prepare regulatory submissions and coordinate with regulators.
- Monitor MiCA, FATF Travel Rule, EMI safeguarding requirements.
- Negotiate and draft agreements with banks, PSPs, exchanges, custodians.
- Assess terms for regulatory compatibility.
- Advise on risk management in high‑risk industries.
- Support structuring of payment flows (crypto ↔ fiat, stablecoins, cross‑border).
- Maintain master agreements and safeguarding documentation.
- Review AML/CFT policies for adequacy.
- Advise on KYC/KYB, PEP, sanctions screening.
- Support Travel Rule implementation.
- Assist with FIU and law enforcement requests.
- Qualified lawyer with 6+ years PQE in payments/crypto/digital assets.
- Hands-on experience with EMI/PI/VASP licensing.
- Strong knowledge of PSD2, FCA PSR 2017, MiCA, FATF Rec. 15/16.
- Solid corporate law foundation.
- Experience negotiating with banks/PSPs in high‑risk industries.
- Familiarity with AML/CFT and safeguarding frameworks.
- Excellent English drafting skills.