Lead Legal Officer

Summary

Join CoinsPaid as their Lead Legal Officer and become a cornerstone of their legal strategy, ensuring global financial regulation compliance. Lead legal risk mitigation, draft agreements, and drive impactful advisory initiatives across the company. You will also lead a high-performing legal team and support product and operational teams with legal insights. The role involves contract management, corporate and commercial law, legal framework development, legal research and advisory, project management, regulatory compliance, and team collaboration. CoinsPaid is a remote-first company with employees in 30+ countries, offering a chance to be part of a rapidly growing international company and a crypto payments leader.

Requirements

• Master of Laws or LLM from an accredited law school
• Minimum of 10+ years of legal expertise and experience in commercial, corporate, and contracting law
• Strong background with international laws, taxation matters, financial transactions and the IT sector
• Proven experience drafting and negotiating various types of international agreements
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to conduct thorough legal research
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality legal work
• High level of legal ethics and strong organizational and team management skills
• Fluent in English (C1+); other languages are a plus

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex contracts, including SaaS/IaaS/PaaS agreements, licensing agreements, IP/IT agreements, Intragroup agreements, NDAs, and service contracts
• Provide strategic advice on software and IT agreements to protect company interests, supporting international commercial transactions
• Handle corporate governance, legal structuring, and compliance matters
• Advise on legal implications of business transactions, mergers, and acquisitions
• Ensure compliance with relevant corporate and commercial regulations, IP rights protection
• Build policies, frameworks, and procedures, such as compliance roadmaps, matrices, and workflows
• Develop and maintain company policies on risk management, procurement, and data protection
• Monitor and assess evolving regulatory and legal frameworks (e.g., EU AML, GDPR, gambling regulations, MiCA, etc.) and translate findings into actionable business strategies
• Conduct in-depth legal research and analysis on new regulations and emerging legal trends
• Provide clear and concise legal advice to internal stakeholders at all levels
• Act as a legal project manager on cross-functional projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives
• Coordinate with various teams to integrate legal requirements into company workflows
• Support Data Privacy matters and requests
• Monitor regulatory changes and ensure the organization remains compliant with financial, corporate, and IT-related regulations
• Draft reports and provide recommendations for compliance improvements
• Collaborate with internal departments, including HR, Marketing, Finance, IT, and others, to support legal needs
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism in all legal dealings
• Resolve team conflicts and provide conflict management training where needed
• Drive knowledge-sharing initiatives across the legal function and broader organization
• Manage legal project timelines, workload distribution, and delivery quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Data Protection Professional Certification (DPO or others), Expert of ISO 27001 Certification, Cisco or others
• Experience in legal project management and implementation of legal tech tools
• Knowledge of data privacy and cybersecurity laws, crypto processing, and financial transactions
• Experience with compliance frameworks such as GDPR, AML, or ISO standards
• Familiarity with cross-border transactions
• Prior experience in a corporate legal department or in-house counsel role

Benefits

Remote work, flexible hours