Head of Legal

Re7 Capital; Remote; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based crypto asset firm is looking for a Head of Legal to manage legal, regulatory, and operational activities. This senior role will oversee compliance, fund regulation, and strategic execution across jurisdictions. Strong legal and operations background in financial services with a clear understanding of regulations is required. Ideal for innovative thinkers who thrive in fast-paced environments. Competitive package and remote-first working conditions offered.

Benefits

Competitive package

UK visa sponsorship for exceptional candidates

Remote work flexibility

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal and operations experience within crypto, asset management or financial services.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage regulatory licensing and cross-jurisdictional legal structures.
• Challenge and support commercial deal structuring and negotiation.
• Ensure compliance across sales, marketing and corporate communications.

Skills

Legal and operations experience in crypto

Understanding of financial regulations

Detail-oriented

Proactive team player

Clear communication skills

Education

Qualified lawyer or equivalent experience

Job description

Re7 Capital is a London-based crypto‑asset investment firm. We operate a range of innovative investment strategies at the frontier of digital assets, underpinned by proprietary data infrastructure and deep domain expertise. Our team brings together institutional finance experience, DeFi‑native insight, and advanced analytics. We’re hiring a Head of Legal who will report directly to the COO to lead legal, regulatory, and operational activities across the firm. This is a senior, cross‑functional role supporting fund regulation, compliance, commercial structuring, and strategic execution across multiple jurisdictions. You’ll work closely with leadership, team members and external partners to ensure Re7 operates with institutional‑grade precision as we continue to expand globally.

Responsibilities

• Manage regulatory licensing and cross‑jurisdictional legal structures.
• Challenge and support commercial deal structuring and negotiation.
• Ensure compliance across sales, marketing and corporate communications.
• Advise on legal and regulatory aspects of product development.
• Handle legal entity governance, new structures, IP protection, and data privacy compliance.

Benefits

• Remote‑first with freedom to drive impact and grow with the business (ideally within 3 hours of GMT/BST)
• Work with some of the smartest minds in DeFi – low‑ego, mission‑aligned, and results‑driven
• Collaborative, fast‑paced environment at the forefront of decentralised finance
• Opportunities to grow in a rapidly evolving industry
• Competitive package
• UK visa sponsorship for exceptional candidates

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal and operations experience within crypto, asset management or financial services.
• Appreciation of digital assets and crypto‑native legal frameworks.
• Qualified lawyer or equivalent experience in a senior legal function.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations across multiple jurisdictions (e.g. FCA, SEC, MiCA, offshore fund regimes).
• Proven experience managing legal entity structuring, fund governance, and cross‑border operations.
• Hands‑on experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations and IP protection.
• Experience working with external counsel and regulators.

Attributes

• Organised and able to manage multiple concurrent legal and compliance work‑streams.
• Strategic mindset, understanding commercial opportunities and turning into clear action plans.
• Able to advise and make decisions quickly.
• Detail‑oriented and risk‑focused on commercial and reputational matters.
• Clear communicator of complex legal topics.
• Collaborative and proactive team player.
• Hands‑on with a proactive, ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude.
• Effective in lean, high‑performance teams.
• Committed to innovation and process improvement.