Deputy General Counsel - Institutional

Summary

Join Ethena Labs, a crypto-based reward-accruing synthetic dollar protocol company, as their Deputy General Counsel - Institutional. This role focuses on spearheading legal operations for institutional expansion of crypto offerings, serving as a senior legal advisor, ensuring compliance, leading complex negotiations, and providing legal expertise in structuring financial products. The position requires deep knowledge of financial services regulation, proven ability to lead legal strategy, and extensive experience in complex negotiations and drafting agreements. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage legal risks. The ideal candidate will have experience with digital assets and relevant regulatory issues. This is a high-level position reporting to the General Counsel, offering significant autonomy and responsibility.

Requirements

• 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
• Strong track record of effective cross-functional collaboration and building consensus across departments
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate complex legal concepts into actionable business strategies

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

Enjoy a flexible, remote-friendly work environment with opportunities for growth and learning