Senior Legal Counsel – Crypto
Deep Blue Recruitment
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Munich • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Senior
About the role
- Lead the development of legal, compliance, and regulatory functions across the organisation
- Implement and refine the company’s MiCAR/DORA compliance strategy
- Act as the main liaison with local regulators and auditors, ensuring transparent, high-quality reporting
- Design and implement company policies across compliance, data protection, and data security
- Monitor evolving regulatory developments and ensure ongoing alignment with crypto-related frameworks
- Advise product and strategy teams on the regulatory implications of new features and services
- Manage licence applications and regulatory approvals where required
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in legal, compliance, or regulatory roles, ideally within financial services, crypto, or fintech
- Strong knowledge of MiCAR, DORA, and other relevant EU regulations (e.g. MiFID II, PSD2, e-money, securities law)
- Hands-on experience managing licence applications and direct engagement with regulators
- Solid grounding in data protection and information security obligations
- Comfortable operating independently and building structure in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial setting
- German legal qualification essential (Zweites Staatsexamen)
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
MiCARDORAMiFID IIPSD2data protectioninformation securityregulatory compliancelicence applicationsregulatory approvals
Soft skills
independent operationbuilding structurecommunicationadvisory skills
Certifications
German legal qualificationZweites Staatsexamen