Senior Legal Counsel (Commercial), UK

Overview

In this role you will own end-to-end commercial contracting for UK and cross-border matters within Crypto.com’s HQ Commercial Legal Team. You’ll provide pragmatic legal advice to enable growth while managing risk in a fast-moving, regulated fintech/crypto environment. You will work cross-functionally with stakeholders to support strategic initiatives and market expansion, including new partnerships and institutional deals. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in a dynamic, international setting and cares about shaping scalable legal processes.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical insurance package with dependents
• Attractive annual leave entitlement
• Flexi-work hours and hybrid/remote setup
• Internal mobility program
• Crypto.com visa card

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements for institutional clients, advertising and marketing agreements, partnerships, letters of engagement, insurance policies, NDAs and other instruments for UK/EMEA/worldwide operations
• Prepare and maintain templates, playbooks, negotiation guidelines, and know-how for scalable contract support across the business
• Partner with global stakeholders (commercial, marketing, partnerships, procurement, operations) to deliver timely legal support aligned to business objectives
• Collaborate with LegalOps to design and improve policies, procedures, and contract workflows that scale with Crypto.com’s 2026 operating model
• Deliver training on contract review and management, and contribute to knowledge sharing across Legal and business teams
• Support commercial workstreams advancing strategic plans, including new market initiatives, institutional and partnership deals and other priorities

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with 6+ years PQE in-house, private practice, or government/regulatory with exposure to financial services, fintech, cryptoassets, or corporate/commercial practice
• Excellent English-law contract drafting and negotiation skills with ability to balance commercial outcomes and risk in complex multi-party deals
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, international environment amid change, ambiguity, and evolving crypto/financial-regulation
• Creative problem-solver who communicates clearly with non-legal stakeholders and remains calm under pressure
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities without sacrificing quality
• Preference for experience advising on UK consumer-facing, marketing, data protection (UK GDPR), or financial-services commercial arrangements; crypto/Web3 or payments experience is a plus

• creative problem-solving
• clear communication with non-legal stakeholders
• multitasking / prioritization
• English-law contract drafting and negotiation
• data protection (UK GDPR)
• experience with crypto/Web3 or payments in a regulatory setting

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