About the company
About OKX OKX is a leading crypto trading app, and a Web3 ecosystem. Trusted by more than 20 million global customers in over 180 international markets, OKX is known for being the fastest and most reliable crypto trading app of choice for investors and professional traders globally. Our Singapore office is a Product and Engineering hub and we are in the progress of expanding our teams in Singapore for the continuous growth of our global business. We build and maintain core trading platform with millions of daily active users. Design, Product and Engineering teams work cross-functionally to identify customer needs, and ship high-quality new features through fast iterations.
Job Summary
What You’ll Be Doing:
📍Supporting the internal trading desk and trading team located in Hong Kong. This role will be the primary legal point of contact for the trading team, and will be dedicated to providing legal support and guidance relating to OKX's internal trading function; 📍To the extent needed, supporting the business in virtually all legal coverage areas, including but not limited to product development, global regulatory matters, IP and trademark enforcement, corporate governance, contract negotiation, compliance legal support, institutional sales and partnerships, and marketing and advertising; 📍Analyzing and advising on the legal risk of new and existing digital assets and managing the legal component of the new asset review process; 📍Collaborating with product and business development teams to achieve company-wide projects and goals; and 📍Managing legal requests from all areas of the business and effectively advising on legal concepts and legal risk with an eye towards the strategic goals of business leaders.
What We Look For In You:
📍Law degree at a top-tier law school and qualified to practice law in Hong Kong; 📍Resident of Hong Kong; 📍12+ years of trading and capital markets experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal team, preferably in traditional financial services (tradefi) or crypto industry; 📍Experience advising on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology legal issues (or strong interest and knowledge in the field) and have a basic understanding about the relevant legal and regulatory landscape; 📍Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, growth-stage and multi-cultural environment; 📍Ability to effectively advise and build trust with business teams; 📍Ability to navigate through a rapidly-changing legal landscape and deal with legal ambiguity; 📍Ability to work in a high-functioning legal team and feel comfortable in a collaborative working environment; 📍Experience working on cross-jurisdictional matters and a global legal team; 📍Experience working on financial services and trading regulatory matters in the United States.
