Global Financial Crime Counsel (Sanctions & Compliance)

Crypto Pro Network; Dubai; Remote; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Work-from-home arrangement

Job summary

Binance is seeking a senior Global Financial Crime Counsel to serve as the primary legal expert across sanctions, AML/CFT, ABC, fraud, and market integrity. You will manage regulatory relationships and shape Binance's global legal strategy in a fast-moving environment.

The role requires deep technical expertise, extensive interaction with regulators and law enforcement, and the ability to coordinate across jurisdictions and teams worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in financial crime law.
• Experience with sanctions, AML/CFT and related disciplines.
• Proven liaising with regulators and law enforcement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead legal counsel and subject matter expert across financial crime disciplines including sanctions, AML/CFT, ABC, fraud, and market abuse.
• Provide authoritative legal advice on financial crime risks across Binance's products, services, and business operations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Act as the primary legal liaison with regulators, law enforcement, and FIUs on financial crime matters across OFAC, FinCEN, FCA, MAS, and others.
• Lead and manage legal responses to regulatory inquiries, investigations, enforcement actions, and voluntary self-disclosures related to financial crime.
• Advise on sanctions-specific matters including license applications, SDN screening, counterparty assessments, and OFAC inquiries responses.
• Collaborate with global compliance, investigations, and transaction monitoring teams to identify and mitigate financial crime risks.
• Review and advise on financial crime implications of new products and partnerships; embed legal risk in go-to-market processes.
• Oversee engagement with external legal counsel on financial crime matters globally.
• Develop and maintain financial crime policies, frameworks, and guidance materials.
• Monitor regulatory developments and provide timely advice to senior management.
• Drive financial crime legal training and awareness for internal stakeholders.

Skills

Financial crime law

Regulatory engagement

Cross-jurisdictional work

Communication skills

Job description

Binance is seeking a senior Global Financial Crime Counsel to serve as the primary legal expert across sanctions, AML/CFT, ABC, fraud, and market integrity. You will manage regulatory relationships and shape Binance's global legal strategy in a fast-moving environment.

The role requires deep technical expertise, extensive interaction with regulators and law enforcement, and the ability to coordinate across jurisdictions and teams worldwide.