Chief Legal Officer

AAA Global; Bristol; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm in Bristol is seeking a Chief Legal Officer to drive legal strategy and navigate complex regulatory environments. With over 10 years of post-qualification experience, you will engage with regulators and manage legal processes across international operations. Ideal candidates have a strong background in financial services, securities, and derivatives, and are comfortable in dynamic settings. If you are resourceful and a strategic leader, we would love to connect and explore this opportunity.

Qualifications

• 10+ years PQE with strong preference for common-law qualification.
• Experience in regulated financial services and engagement with regulators.
• Expertise in securities, derivatives, and international capital markets.

Responsibilities

• Navigate ambiguous and rapidly changing regulatory environments.
• Make decisions with imperfect information.
• Scale legal processes and tooling across international operations.

Skills

Resourceful decision-making

Strategic thinking

Clear communication

Leadership

Education

Common-law qualification

Job description

About the Role

Wincent is a 120-person high-frequency trading firm comprising engineers, traders, and quants, responsible for ~1% of global crypto trading volume. We’re unusual by design: self-taught founders (not ex-big-HFT), no VCs on the cap table (ownership belongs to colleagues), and Bratislava—not London or Amsterdam—as our central hub.

Our culture is built around integrity, radical transparency, and saying things as they are. Handshakes matter. No politics, no fluff. When you love the work, it doesn’t feel like work.

What You’ll Tackle

• Navigating ambiguous and rapidly changing regulatory environments
• Making decisions with imperfect information
• Scaling our legal processes and tooling across international operations

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years PQE; common-law qualification strongly preferred
• Prior experience as CLO / GC
• Background with regulated financial services, including direct engagement with regulators
• Expertise in securities, derivatives, and international capital markets
• Experience in international corporate structuring (contracts, taxation, employment)
• Digital assets regulatory experience is a plus

Who You Are

Resourceful, decisive, strategic, organizsd, a clear communicator, and a leader who leads by example—comfortable getting hands dirty and driving long-term legal strategy while keeping processes tight.

Why Wincent?

You love difficult problems. You’re curious about crypto. You hate politics. And you want to help build the world’s best trading firm.

If this resonates with you, we’d love to connect. Reach out and let’s explore whether you’re a fit for Wincent’s leadership team.