Senior Counsel – Product & Crypto (UK & EU) | Remote

Kraken International; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a Senior Counsel (Consumer Legal) to join our UK/EU team remotely. You’ll partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to shape consumer crypto products, handle regulatory risk, and provide practical guidance for launching new features.

The role requires 5+ years in financial services law at a regulated firm or crypto provider, with strong drafting, negotiation, and ability to explain complex issues to non-lawyers.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer (Solicitor of England & Wales, Irish Solicitor, or equivalent admitted in an EU Member State).
• 5+ years’ PQE in financial services law gained at a regulated financial services firm, crypto services provider, or in private practice (ideally with direct product counselling experience).
• Preference for experience with advising on regulated MiFID investment services and familiarity with MiCA, AMLD5, UK financial promotions, and/or e-money regulations.
• Outstanding analytical, drafting, and organisational skills with crisp, plain-English writing.
• Ability to distill complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers and product stakeholders.
• Pragmatic, commercially accountable approach to legal and regulatory risk with clear recommendations to decision-makers.
• Demonstrates an authentic passion for crypto and familiarity with Kraken and its competitors’ apps and products.

Skills

Regulatory fluency

Product counselling

Plain-English writing

Analytical skills

Crypto familiarity

Negotiation

Commercial risk guidance

Education

Qualified lawyer (England & Wales / Ireland / EU)

Job description

Kraken is seeking a Senior Counsel (Consumer Legal) to join our UK/EU team remotely. You’ll partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to shape consumer crypto products, handle regulatory risk, and provide practical guidance for launching new features.

The role requires 5+ years in financial services law at a regulated firm or crypto provider, with strong drafting, negotiation, and ability to explain complex issues to non-lawyers.