Global Financial Crime/Sanctions Legal Counsel

Binance
London, GB
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to legal professionals with expertise in financial crime and regulatory engagement, working in a fast-moving global blockchain environment.

Best fit for

  • Legal experts with deep financial crime expertise spanning multiple disciplines.
    — “deep technical expertise across multiple financial crime disciplines
  • Professionals experienced in managing regulatory relationships and legal strategy.
    — “manage regulatory relationships, and shape Binance's global financial crime legal strategy

Things to consider

  • Role requires handling the full spectrum of financial crime matters.
    — “spans the full financial crime spectrum
  • Position demands strong regulatory engagement and legal advisory skills.
    — “provide expert legal advice, manage regulatory relationships

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific cases where you shaped financial crime legal strategy.
    — “shape Binance's global financial crime legal strategy
  • Demonstrate experience in regulatory engagement across multiple jurisdictions.
    — “manage regulatory relationships
  • Showcase your ability to navigate fast-moving and complex environments.
    — “ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, complex global environment
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • Provide expert legal advice
  • Manage regulatory relationships
  • Shape Binance's global financial crime legal strategy
Typical background
Deep technical expertise across multiple financial crime disciplines

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial CrimeSanctionsAml/cftAnti-bribery And CorruptionFraudMarket IntegrityRegulatory Engagement

Preferred

International Legal ExperienceComplex Global Environment

Stack & domain

Financial CrimeAml/cftAnti-bribery And CorruptionFraudMarket Integrity

About the role

Original posting from Binance via Lever

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.

We are looking for a senior Global Financial Crime Counsel to serve as the primary legal subject matter expert across all financial crime matters at Binance. This role spans the full financial crime spectrum — sanctions, AML/CFT, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, and market integrity — with a mandate to provide expert legal advice, manage regulatory relationships, and shape Binance's global financial crime legal strategy. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise across multiple financial crime disciplines, strong regulatory engagement experience, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, complex global environment.

Source: Binance careers (Lever)

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