BVNK · 2 months ago
General Counsel - US
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveBVNK is a company focused on accelerating global money movement through stablecoin-native infrastructure. The General Counsel will act as the primary legal leader, managing legal and regulatory risks while supporting the company's growth and expansion efforts.
B2BBankingEnterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechIT Infrastructure
Responsibilities
License Management & Operationalization : 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
Product Compliance : 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
Regulatory Horizon Scanning : 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)
Fundraising & M&A : Lead all legal aspects of corporate finance activities, including future fundraising rounds and M&A activity
Strategic Deals : Draft, review, and negotiate complex customer and strategic partnership arrangements and vendor contracts
Dispute & Litigation Oversight : Manage high-value, complex litigation, developing the strategy to protect the company's interests and managing all external counsel
PR & Communications : 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
Crisis Response : 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
Risk Mitigation : Identify, assess, and develop strategies to mitigate legal and regulatory risks across all business functions
Legal Education : Deliver legal education and training to internal stakeholders, ensuring complex legal concepts are translated into actionable, business-oriented guidance
Corporate Governance : Corporate governance matters
Data Protection & IP : Data protection matters and compliance, and the maintenance and protection of the company's intellectual property
Legal Operations : Legal processes, templates, contract management systems and the adoption of AI
Global BAU matters : Global business as usual legal matters, including intra-group arrangements, customer and embedded partnership negotiations
Qualification
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
Benefits
Meaningful ownership in the business through our employee option scheme
Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
A culture built on passionate, growth-minded people
A flexible approach to holiday
Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world
An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets
Company
BVNK
BVNK provides enterprise payments infrastructure for accelerating global stablecoin money movement.
Founded in 2021
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$90.13MKey Investors
Citi VenturesVisa VenturesHaun Ventures
2025-10-09Series Unknown
2025-05-06Series B
2024-12-17Series B· $50M
Leadership Team
Jesse Hemson-Struthers
Co-Founder / CEO
Donald Jackson
Co-Founder / CTO
Recent News
2026-01-17
2026-01-16
2026-01-16
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