Senior Legal Counsel - Regulatory, Russia
Binance, Russia

• Support our Russian operations and business teams on legal matters including general advice, contract review, assistance in negotiation across a spectrum of legal subjects including local commercial, corporate, labor, IP, etc.
• Proactively identify legal problems, solutions, and potential support needed to provide more strategic support to local teams
• Tag-team with legal team members in other time zones around the world to collectively provide around the clock legal support for the group
• Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws relevant to your own substantive area to provide strategic advice and foster compliance
• Be responsible for drafting and reviewing of contracts and agreements and provide holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk
• Development and management of Russia’s legal and compliance programme and ongoing regulatory strategy

• Bachelor's degree in law or any other related field
• Minimum of 5 years in local financial markets regulation and qualified to practice in Russia
• Proficiency in compliance applications and programmes
• Good knowledge of national and international AML/CFT legislation, including FATF Recommendations and virtual currency regulations, along with 5MLD
• Interactions with the financial regulatory authorities (ie. The Central Bank of Russian Federation) will be advantageous
• Possesses solid legal technical expertise as well as sound business and people judgment sense
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, global organization maintaining close contact with relevant teams across multiple locations
• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to provide useful and efficient counsel
• Good understanding in performing risk assessments, periodic/trigger reviews and enhanced due diligence
• Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects

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