CFTC/NFA Regulatory Counsel - Licensing Expert

Anchorage Digital; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchorage Digital is seeking a highly skilled Regulatory Licensing Attorney to join our Legal team in the United States. You will serve as the firm’s primary expert on CFTC and NFA licensing, guiding registration lifecycles and advising on OTC derivatives, margin lending, and privacy considerations for new business lines.

In this in-house role, you will partner with Trading, Operations, Risk, and Engineering to embed compliance into product workflows, monitor regulatory developments, and lead

Qualifications

• Serve as primary legal expert on CEA and NFA rules.
• Lead end-to-end licensing strategy and lifecycle management.
• Draft, review, and negotiate regulatory agreements including ISDA/CSA.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Trading, Operations, Risk, and Engineering to embed licensing requirements into workflows.
• Monitor shifts in CFTC/NFA mandates and advise executive leadership.
• Lead responses to regulatory inquiries and examinations.
• Drive risk mitigation through rules-to-workflow frameworks.
• Support cross-border regulatory considerations for new crypto products.

Skills

Regulatory advisory

Licensing & registration

Contract drafting

ISDA/CSA docs

Education

J.D. degree in financial services / corporate law

Job description

Anchorage Digital is seeking a highly skilled Regulatory Licensing Attorney to join our Legal team in the United States. You will serve as the firm’s primary expert on CFTC and NFA licensing, guiding registration lifecycles and advising on OTC derivatives, margin lending, and privacy considerations for new business lines.

In this in-house role, you will partner with Trading, Operations, Risk, and Engineering to embed compliance into product workflows, monitor regulatory developments, and lead