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BVNK · 2 months ago

General Counsel - US

New York

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

BVNK is a forward-thinking company focused on revolutionizing financial services through stablecoins. They are seeking a General Counsel to manage legal and regulatory risks, provide strategic legal advice, and oversee complex activities including fundraising and M&A, while ensuring compliance across their global operations.

B2BBankingEnterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechIT Infrastructure

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Manage and support senior product and regulatory counsels with existing licensing applications and key deliverables in operationalising such licenses, including our US MTLs, EU MiCA applications and Singapore MPI application

Partner with Product and Engineering teams to ensure new global products, including stablecoin-native infrastructure, hosted wallets, cards, and rewards programs are designed and launched in a compliant manner

Proactively monitor, interpret, and advise the Board and Executive Committee on key regulatory developments impacting stablecoins and cross-border payments (e.g., MiCA, PSD2, EMD, AML/KYC regulations)

Lead all legal aspects of corporate finance activities, including future fundraising rounds and M&A activity

Draft, review, and negotiate complex customer and strategic partnership arrangements and vendor contracts

Manage high-value, complex litigation, developing the strategy to protect the company's interests and managing all external counsel

Act as the primary legal partner to our Communications team and external PR advisors, reviewing press releases and public statements to manage legal and reputational risk

Serve as the key legal lead during any crisis, investigation, or significant reputational event, advising the Board and executive team on all legal, regulatory, and public-facing responses

Identify, assess, and develop strategies to mitigate legal and regulatory risks across all business functions

Deliver legal education and training to internal stakeholders, ensuring complex legal concepts are translated into actionable, business-oriented guidance

Oversee corporate governance matters

Manage data protection matters and compliance, and the maintenance and protection of the company's intellectual property

Oversee legal processes, templates, contract management systems and the adoption of AI

Manage global business as usual legal matters, including intra-group arrangements, customer and embedded partnership negotiations

Qualification

Qualified lawyerRegulatory expertiseFinTech experienceCorporate governanceCommercial acumenCrisis managementLeadershipAttention to detailOrganisational skills

Required

Qualified lawyer in the UK or US with a current practising certificate

Proven experience as a General Counsel within a regulated FinTech, Payments, E-Money, or Cryptocurrency institution

Deep, demonstrable knowledge of financial services regulation, particularly in the context of stablecoins & payments (MiCA, NY Bit licence, MTL's etc.)

Strong commercial and financial awareness with the ability to balance legal precision with commercial objectives and provide pragmatic, solutions-focused advice to senior stakeholders

Experience advising executive leadership and/or the Board on corporate governance and strategic risk

High attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and confidence in managing multiple, concurrent workstreams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment