Global Financial Crime/Sanctions Legal Counsel

Binance; Dubai; On-site; AED 550,863 - 734,484; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

Work-from-home arrangement

Job summary

Binance is seeking a senior Global Financial Crime Counsel to lead legal strategies across various financial crime issues. This role requires providing legal advice, managing regulatory relationships, and shaping global financial crime policies.

The ideal candidate must be a qualified attorney with over 10 years of experience in financial crime law, including AML/CFT and sanctions compliance. This position offers a competitive salary along with work-from-home arrangements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience specializing in financial crime law.
• Deep technical expertise in sanctions and AML/CFT frameworks.
• Proven experience engaging with regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead legal counsel across financial crime disciplines.
• Provide legal advice on financial crime risks of Binance's products.
• Act as the primary legal liaison with regulators on financial crime matters.

Skills

Financial crime law

AML/CFT

Sanctions compliance

Regulatory engagement

Legal risk management

Education

Qualified attorney

Job description

We are looking for a senior Global Financial Crime Counsel to serve as the primary legal subject matter expert across all financial crime matters at Binance. This role spans the full financial crime spectrum — sanctions, AML/CFT, anti‑bribery and corruption, fraud, and market integrity — with a mandate to provide expert legal advice, manage regulatory relationships, and shape Binance’s global financial crime legal strategy. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise across multiple financial crime disciplines, strong regulatory engagement experience, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑moving, complex global environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead legal counsel and subject matter expert across financial crime disciplines including sanctions (OFAC, UN, EU, UK, and other regimes), AML/CFT, anti‑bribery and corruption (ABC), fraud, and market abuse
• Provide authoritative legal advice on financial crime risks arising from Binance’s products, services, and business operations across multiple jurisdictions
• Act as the primary legal liaison with regulators, law enforcement, and financial intelligence units (FIUs) on financial crime matters, including OFAC, FinCEN, FCA, MAS, and others
• Lead and manage legal responses to regulatory inquiries, investigations, enforcement actions, and voluntary self‑disclosures relating to financial crime
• Advise on and oversee sanctions‑specific matters including license applications, SDN screening, counterparty assessments, and responses to OFAC inquiries
• Collaborate with the global compliance, investigations, and transaction monitoring teams to identify, assess, and mitigate financial crime legal risks across business lines
• Review and advise on financial crime implications of new products, partnerships, and market entries; embed legal risk considerations into go‑to‑market processes
• Oversee engagement with and management of external legal counsel on financial crime matters globally
• Develop and maintain financial crime legal policies, frameworks, and guidance materials
• Monitor global regulatory developments across financial crime disciplines and provide timely, actionable advice to senior management
• Drive financial crime legal training and awareness initiatives for internal stakeholders

Requirements

• Qualified attorney with 10+ years of experience specialising in financial crime law, across sanctions, AML/CFT, and related disciplines
• Deep technical expertise in sanctions, AML/CFT frameworks, and financial crime regulations across major jurisdictions
• Proven experience engaging directly with regulatory bodies and law enforcement on financial crime matters (OFAC, FinCEN, FCA, DOJ, etc.)
• Experience managing voluntary self‑disclosures, enforcement actions, and regulatory investigations
• Strong knowledge of financial crime risks in complex financial products, including digital assets, payments, and trading
• Exceptional communicator — able to translate complex legal risk into clear, actionable recommendations for senior management and non‑legal stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work across jurisdictions and collaborate with legal, compliance, and business teams globally
• Self‑starter with strong business judgement and a pragmatic, solutions‑oriented approach

Benefits

• Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem
• Collaborate with world‑class talent in a user‑centric global organization with a flat structure
• Tackle unique, fast‑paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment
• Thrive in a results‑driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Work‑from‑home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)

Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.