Senior Legal Counsel – FinTech & Crypto Product Structuring

Bybit Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study Growth Fund

Internal Events

Global Collaboration

Career Advancement

Internal Mobility

Job summary

Bybit Limited is seeking a Senior In-House Counsel to lead regulatory risk advisory and product structuring for TradFi, asset management, and derivatives across crypto and traditional financial products.

The role focuses on drafting and negotiating agreements, licensing considerations, and cross-border compliance, while advising internal teams on complex structuring opportunities and regulatory approvals. This is a senior, strategic legal leadership position within Bybit's global organization.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 12+ years’ experience, including significant in-house exposure in financial services, fintech, brokerage, or crypto/digital-asset firms.
• Expertise in securities law, brokerage/clearing structures, asset/fund management regulation, and cross-border payments licensing.
• Experience negotiating institutional brokerage, clearing, and outsourcing agreements.
• Familiarity with virtual asset/crypto regulatory frameworks and multi-jurisdictional licensing analysis.
• Strong drafting skills for consumer-facing product terms and conditions across multiple entities and jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Advise on product and payment flow structuring, including regulatory considerations and licensing implications across jurisdictions.
• Draft and negotiate agreements and product-facing terms across multiple group entities.
• Provide regulatory risk advisory for launches spanning crypto, securities, asset management, derivatives, AI, and payments.
• Coordinate with product, AML, and business teams to ensure compliant, scalable structuring.
• Lead licensing reviews and advise on exemptions or uplift requirements for group entities.

Skills

Securities law

Regulatory licensing

Contract drafting

Cross-border payments

In-house experience

Education

JD/LLB or equivalent

Job description

Bybit Limited is seeking a Senior In-House Counsel to lead regulatory risk advisory and product structuring for TradFi, asset management, and derivatives across crypto and traditional financial products.

The role focuses on drafting and negotiating agreements, licensing considerations, and cross-border compliance, while advising internal teams on complex structuring opportunities and regulatory approvals. This is a senior, strategic legal leadership position within Bybit's global organization.