Deputy General Counsel
OKX
Senior Legal Counsel
Ventures Lab
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇲🇹 Malta
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Senior
About the role
- Take the lead role in ensuring the company remains compliant with all relevant regulations, license requirements and certifications
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the business
- Advice on legal, regulatory, and commercial issues relating to the strategic development of the business
- Manage and coordinate the legal team to ensure a collaborative and high-performing environment
- Work closely with Head of Compliance in obtaining and maintaining gaming and sports betting licenses from applicable state gaming regulatory agencies
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments, assess their impact on the business, and advise the executive team on strategic responses
- Manage relationships with regulatory authorities and ensure compliance with all licensing and reporting obligations
- Represent the company in regulatory discussions, hearings, and negotiations or other necessary legal matters
- Lead and manage any litigation, arbitration, or dispute resolution proceedings
- Oversee the drafting, negotiation, and review of contracts, agreements, and other legal documents
- Ensure all legal documents support the company’s objectives and are risk-appropriate
- Proactively identify legal risks and implement policies to mitigate them
- Develop and maintain internal compliance policies and legal procedures
- Oversee the monitoring, approving, updating, and recording all gaming policies and procedures to ensure strict adherence to the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction in which we operate or seek for expansion
- Stay up to date with legal, regulatory, and industry developments in gaming, betting, and related sectors
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of legal experience within iGaming industry
- In-house experience is required
- University degree in Law with focus on Maltese law
- Demonstrated experience overseeing complex legal issues
- Leadership experience be a great advantage
- Regulatory Knowledge: Deep understanding of gambling laws and regulations
- Overall knowledge of regulations that apply to the casino and online gambling in general
- Outstanding negotiation, mediation, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking capabilities
- Strong organizational, prioritization and time management skills
- Proven ability to assess and manage legal and regulatory risk effectively
Benefits
- Competitive salary synonymous with skills and experience
- Opportunity to make a real impact in a developing organization
- Employment contract in Malta with the option to work fully remotely from Malta
- Private health insurance
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Hard skills
legal experiencecontract draftingnegotiationlitigation managementdispute resolutionregulatory compliancerisk assessmentpolicy developmentlegal document reviewstrategic legal advice
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillsanalytical thinkingstrategic thinkingorganizational skillsprioritizationtime managementcollaborationnegotiation skills
Certifications
University degree in Law