About the company
Who We Are: Ethena Labs is building the first ETH based yield-bearing synthetic dollar. Arthur Hayes is a founding advisor and the team has deep experience across traditional finance and crypto engineering from firms such as Cerberus, Wintermute, Flow Traders, Deribit, Paradigm, Aave, Blockdaemon and Kaiko. We are backed by every major exchange and trading entities in the space. What we are Doing: We are building derivative infrastructure to enable Ethereum to transform into the Internet Bond via delta-neutral derivatives positions, to create the first crypto-native, yield bearing synthetic dollar: sUSDe. We believe creating a synthetic dollar which is not reliant on existing banking infrastructure is the single most important problem to solve and largest opportunity in crypto today. USDe will form the first part of a broader ecosystem of products we are building including fixed and floating rate internet bonds and composable repo leveraged markets.
Job Summary
What You’ll Do
📍Spearheading legal operations for Ethena's institutional expansion of Crypto offerings 📍Serve as the senior legal advisor and business partner, anticipating legal issues and proactively managing risks in complex institutional transactions and partnerships. 📍Ensure business operations are compliant with applicable laws, proactively manage regulatory change, and liaise with regulatory bodies as needed 📍Lead complex negotiations and draft sophisticated agreements related to institutional operations. e.g., investment agreements, strategic alliances, joint ventures etc 📍Provide deep legal expertise in the design, structuring, and lifecycle management of institutional financial products and partnerships 📍Implement frameworks for legal risk identification, assessment, and mitigation. 📍Cross-Functional Collaboration with compliance, finance, risk, HR, product, and external counsel, building consensus and driving alignment across departments 📍Act decisively in high-pressure or crisis scenarios, such as regulatory investigations, litigation risk, or reputational issues
What We’re Looking For
📍Experience with digital assets and relevant issues, including product structuring and launch 📍Deep knowledge of regulation for financial services, investment management, banking, securities, and the like 📍Proven ability to develop and lead legal strategy for institutional business units and manage legal risk. 📍Extensive experience leading complex negotiations and drafting sophisticated agreements related to institutional operations. 📍Expertise in the design, structuring, and lifecycle management of institutional financial products and investment vehicles. 📍Experience in implementing frameworks for legal risk identification, assessment, and mitigation, and advising on governance matters.
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