Head of Legal

🏢 Re7 Capital
📍 United Arab EmiratesFull-timeRemote
📅 Posted: 8mo ago🔄 Updated: 8mo ago
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Head of Legal at a London-based crypto asset investment firm. You will lead legal, regulatory, and operational activities across multiple jurisdictions, manage licensing and cross-border legal structures, oversee fund governance and entity structuring, and advise on commercial contracts, data privacy, and IP protection. The role requires a qualified lawyer with at least 6 years in crypto or financial services, deep regulatory knowledge across FCA, SEC, MiCA, and experience coordinating with external counsel and regulators. You will work closely with leadership to ensure compliant, strategic, and operational execution globally.
Required Skills
Finance, Legal & Governance
HR ComplianceRegulatory ComplianceContract DraftingContract NegotiationRegulatory Frameworks
Business, Sales & Management
Business DevelopmentProject ManagementRisk Management
Information Technology
SLA ManagementCloud SecurityAI GovernanceData Privacy
Other
Software Development
Engineering, Construction & Trades
Fire ProtectionMEP Coordination
🎁 Benefits & Perks
  • Remote-first with freedom to drive impact and grow with the business (ideally within 3 hours of GMT/BST)
  • Work with some of the smartest minds in DeFi - low-ego, mission-aligned, and results-driven
  • Collaborative, fast-paced environment at the forefront of decentralised finance
  • Opportunities to grow in a rapidly evolving industry
  • Competitive package
  • UK visa sponsorship for exceptional candidates
Requirements
6+ years of legal and operations experience within crypto, asset management or financial servicesAppreciation of digital assets and crypto-native legal frameworks.Qualified lawyer or equivalent experience in a senior legal function.Strong understanding of financial regulations across multiple jurisdictions (e.g. FCA, SEC, MiCA, offshore fund regimes).Proven experience managing legal entity structuring, fund governance, and cross-border operations.Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.Familiarity with data privacy regulations and IP protection.Experience working with external counsel and regulators.Attributes:Organised and able to manage multiple concurrent legal and compliance work-streams.Strategic mindset, understanding commercial opportunities and turning into clear action plans.Able to advise and make decisions quicklyDetail-orientated and risk-focused on commercial and reputational mattersClear communicator of complex legal topicsCollaborative and proactive team playerHands-on with a proactive, ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitudeEffective in lean, high-performance teamsCommitted to innovation and process improvement
Description
Re7 Capital is a London-based crypto-asset investment firm. We operate a range of innovative investment strategies at the frontier of digital assets, underpinned by proprietary data infrastructure and deep domain expertise. Our team brings together institutional finance experience, DeFi-native insight, and advanced analytics.We’re hiring a Head of Legal who will report directly to the COO to lead legal, regulatory, and operational activities across the firm. This is a senior, cross-functional role supporting fund regulation, compliance, commercial structuring, and strategic execution across multiple jurisdictions. You’ll work closely with leadership, team members and external partners to ensure Re7 operates with institutional-grade precision as we continue to expand globally.Responsibilities:Legal & ComplianceManage regulatory licensing and cross-jurisdictional legal structures.Challenge and support commercial deal structuring and negotiation.Ensure compliance across sales, marketing and corporate communications.Advise on legal and regulatory aspects of product development.Handle legal entity governance, new structures, IP protection, and data privacy compliance.
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