Regulatory Counsel (CFTC) @ Top Tier FinTech Company

Whistler Partners; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Whistler Partners is working with a preeminent FinTech company seeking a Regulatory Attorney to join its legal team in New York. This role offers sophisticated regulatory work, real business exposure, and a seat close to major company priorities.

The ideal candidate has JD, active U.S. bar, 3–7 years of fintech regulatory experience, and a proven ability to translate complex rules into practical guidance for business teams.

Qualifications

• J.D. and active U.S. bar membership.
• 3–7 years of relevant legal experience.
• Experience with fintech, derivatives, financial services, regulated financial products, or related regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with DCO/DCM/Prediction Markets strongly preferred.
• Strong legal writing, analytical judgment, and communication skills.
• Ability to give practical advice in a fast-moving business environment.
• Comfort working with legal, compliance, operations, and business teams.
• Experience with external regulatory interactions.
• Interest in fintech and complex regulatory questions.

Responsibilities

• Advise legal, compliance, and business teams on financial regulatory matters.
• Analyze complex regulatory issues and translate them into practical business guidance.
• Draft and review regulatory materials, internal policies, and related documentation.
• Support responses to external inquiries, examinations, and information requests.
• Draft, review, and negotiate business and operational agreements.
• Monitor regulatory developments and enforcement trends relevant to the business.
• Partner with compliance and operations teams on day-to-day regulatory questions.
• Support broader legal strategy, including disputes, investigations, and risk management as needed.
• Work closely with senior legal and business stakeholders on high-priority initiatives.

Skills

Regulatory analysis

Regulatory writing

Fintech experience

Prediction markets

Education

J.D. and active U.S. bar membership

Job description

Whistler Partners is working with a preeminent FinTech company that is looking to add a Regulatory Attorney to its legal team. This is a standout opportunity for a lawyer who wants sophisticated regulatory work, real business exposure, and a role that sits close to major company priorities.

The company is looking for someone with strong regulatory judgment, excellent writing skills, and the ability to give practical advice in a fast-moving fintech environment, with a focus on the regulation by the CFTC of exchanges and clearing organizations. The right attorney will work closely with legal, compliance, and business stakeholders on complex financial regulatory matters that are central to the company’s next stage of growth.

Why This Role?

This is not a narrow advisory seat.

The legal team is looking for someone who can help support a serious fintech business operating in a complex regulatory environment. The work will involve regulatory analysis, internal counseling, policy development, external regulatory interactions, and close collaboration with teams across the company.

For a lawyer coming from a firm, regulator, financial institution, or fintech environment, this is the kind of role that can meaningfully change the shape of a career. You will be close to the business, close to the decision-making, and working on questions that actually matter.

The ideal candidate likes hard problems, writes clearly, thinks commercially, and wants to be in the room while a high-caliber company continues to scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise legal, compliance, and business teams on financial regulatory matters.
• Analyze complex regulatory issues and translate them into practical business guidance.
• Draft and review regulatory materials, internal policies, and related documentation.
• Support responses to external inquiries, examinations, and information requests.
• Draft, review, and negotiate business and operational agreements.
• Monitor regulatory developments and enforcement trends relevant to the business.
• Partner with compliance and operations teams on day-to-day regulatory questions.
• Support broader legal strategy, including disputes, investigations, and risk management as needed.
• Work closely with senior legal and business stakeholders on high-priority initiatives.

About You

• J.D. and active U.S. bar membership.
• 3–7 years of relevant legal experience.
• Experience with fintech, derivatives, financial services, regulated financial products, or related regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with DCO/DCM/Prediction Markets strongly preferred.
• Strong legal writing, analytical judgment, and communication skills.
• Ability to give practical advice in a fast-moving business environment.
• Comfort working with legal, compliance, operations, and business teams.
• Experience with external regulatory interactions.
• Interest in fintech and complex regulatory questions.

TL;DR

Fast-growing New York fintech company hiring a Regulatory Attorney with 3–7 years of experience in CFTC matters. Strong fit for a lawyer with financial regulatory experience who wants high-impact work, real business exposure, and a seat close to major company decisions. Best for someone who likes complex questions, practical counseling, and building in a fast-moving fintech environment.

About Whistler Partners

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