Senior Corporate Legal Counsel

Binance
Hong Kong +1 more
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with global corporate legal experience comfortable with transactional and governance work, and who can thrive in a remote-first, fast-paced environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8+ years of in-house or top-tier corporate legal experience and a background in cross-border transactions
    — “Typically 8+ years of post qualification experience (as a guide) working at a top law firm and/or in-house at a well-established corporate or high-growth company.”
  • Legal professionals with a track record of managing complex, multi-jurisdictional projects and providing strategic business advice
    — “Proven expertise in managing complex projects across multiple jurisdictions globally.”
  • Individuals who can balance autonomy with collaboration across regional and cross-functional teams
    — “Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility.”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a high level of independence in managing complex legal matters across global teams
    — “Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects whilst still working as part of a team.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in cross-border corporate governance and transactional work in your resume and interview responses
    — “Lead, advise and support a wide variety of transactional, reorganisation and corporate governance initiatives.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to provide strategic legal advice that aligns with business goals
    — “Provide proactive, in-depth, business focused advice and execution.”
  • Emphasize your skills in legal drafting and risk assessment across different areas of the business
    — “Be responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documents and providing holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • delivering complex strategic projects
  • managing and assisting with legal response to corporate matters
Typical background
8+ years of post qualification experience in a leading jurisdiction

Skills & requirements

Required

Corporate Legal StrategyTransactional ActivitiesLegal Document DraftingRisk Assessment

Preferred

Regulated Industry ExperienceFedramp/cmmc/nist Experience

Stack & domain

Corporate Legal StrategyTransactional ActivitiesReorganisationsEntity ManagementCommunicationTeam ManagementProblem-solvingLegalCorporate Governance

About the role

Original posting from Binance via Greenhouse

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, and more. Our mission is to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world.

Serve as a senior legal counsel for Binance’s global Corporate Legal Affairs team, delivering complex strategic projects together with corporate transactions, governance, reorganisations, intra-group arrangements, board secretarial and entity management.

Responsibilities:

Drive the development and implementation of group legal strategy and contribute to the delivery of the organization’s general business strategy.

Provide proactive, in-depth, business focused advice and execution.

Manage and assist with legal response to corporate and wider matters encountered by the company and internal stakeholders and provide sound and robust legal advice and support; and leading external communication on legal matters including negotiation with external parties.

Lead, advise and support a wide variety of transactional, reorganisation and corporate governance initiatives.

Assist in transactional activities including M&A, majority and minority investments and joint ventures as well as restructurings globally.

Be responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documents and providing holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk across multiple areas of the company.

Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility.

Provide training and counsel non-legal colleagues to promote greater awareness and risk management across the company.

Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws.

Identify legal framework developments, align and promote consistency of approach in legal matters between the internal stakeholders.

Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified.

Requirements:

Qualified to practice law in a leading jurisdiction with significant corporate legal experience.

Typically 8+ years of post qualification experience (as a guide) working at a top law firm and/or in-house at a well-established corporate or high-growth company.

Ideally trained in a reputable law firm within the corporate practice with a focus on corporate transactional work and general corporate governance.

Proven expertise in managing complex projects across multiple jurisdictions globally.

Possesses strong legal technical expertise as well as exceptional business acumen and people skills.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced in-house environment is essential.

Strong team player and good business sense.

Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects whilst still working as part of a team.

Ability to come up with and execute creative solutions to meet current and evolving business needs.

Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills.

Excellent problem solving, analytical and organisational skills.

Why Binance

Shape the future of finance 

Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure

Tackle challenging projects in a fast-paced and innovative enviornment with autonomy

Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning

Competitive salary and company benefits

Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team)

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Source: Binance careers (Greenhouse)

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