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Senior Legal Counsel - Global Corporate Legal Affairs
About the Role Binance, a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users, seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to join its global Corporate Legal Affairs team. Responsible for delivering complex strategic projects across corporate transactions, governance, reorganisations, intra-group arrangements, board secretarial, and entity management.
Responsibilities
- Drive the development and implementation of group legal strategy, contributing to the organisation's general business strategy.
- Provide proactive, in-depth business-focused advice and execute across diverse scenarios.
- Manage and support legal responses to corporate matters, offering robust advice and managing external communications on legal negotiations.
- Lead, advise, and support:
- Transactional initiatives, including M&A, investments (majority/minority), joint ventures, and restructurings globally.
- Corporate governance and intra-group organisational matters.
- Draft, review, and analyse legal documents while providing holistic risk assessments to enhance business value and mitigate risk.
- Collaborate with cross-functional and regional teams, addressing diverse legal complexities.
- Train and counsel non-legal colleagues on business-focused legal risks and awareness.
- Maintain current knowledge of evolving laws, identifying legal framework developments.
- Ensure consistency in legal matters across internal stakeholders while taking prudent risks aligned to business strategy.
- Procedurally assess and execute creative legal solutions for dynamic business needs.
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Requirements
- Qualified to practise law in a leading jurisdiction with:
- Corporate legal experience (≥ 8 years post-qualification in total).
- Proven experience in top law firms or corporate entities (preferably with corporate transactional/regulatory expertise).
- Subject focus: Preferably trained in corporate transaction legal frameworks, including governance and asset structuring.
- Proven ability to manage complex, multi-jurisdictional projects.
- Exceptional legal technical expertise, business acumen, and interpersonal skills (executive-level collaboration).
- Adaptability to a fast-paced in-house environment.
- Team-driven yet autonomous, capable of navigating ambiguous scenarios with strong:
- Legal drafting and interpretation
- Critical problem-solving
- Organisational and analytical acumen
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Why Join Binance
- Shape the future of blockchain and digital assets in a transformative global ecosystem.
- Collaborate with top-tier professionals within a user-centric organisation (flat hierarchy, dynamic structure).
- Engage in innovative, fast-paced projects with operational autonomy in a results-driven culture.
- Develop professional growth, paired with continuous learning opportunities.
- Enjoy a competitive compensation package and global benefits programme with flexibility (hybrid/wireless remote options per function).
Diversity Commitment
Binance objectively values equality, promoting workforce diversity and inclusive career opportunities.
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