Legal Counsel - Brazil

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by over 230 million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Support Binance’s Brazil efforts in considering, analysing and applying for any legal subjects such as local approvals, authorisations or licenses.
• Drive the development and implementation of group legal strategy and contribute to the development of the organization’s general business strategy.
• Proactively identify legal problems, solutions, and potential support needed to provide more strategic support to local teams.
• Handle regulatory approvals, authorisation and licenses including related analysis and applications.
• Assist in negotiation of contracts for different business lines in the ecosystem, and support in a variety of transactional and corporate governance initiatives.
• Be responsible for drafting and reviewing legal documents and provide holistic risk assessment and suggestions to enhance business value while mitigating downside risk across multiple areas of the company.
• Support the business teams in the launch and development of new products and services - navigating between the commercial and regulatory worlds.
• Provide legal business partner training and counsel non-legal associates to enable stronger legal acumen across the company.
• Anticipate and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current laws relevant to your own substantive area to provide strategic advice and foster compliance.
• Identify legal framework developments, align and promote consistency of approach in legal matters between the internal stakeholders.
• Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified.

Requirements:

• Qualified to practise law in a Brazil jurisdiction.
• Between 4 to 6 years of relevant legal experience at a global law firm, and/or as a corporate counsel at financial industry of a fast-paced technology company.
• Regulatory experience with Brazilian Central Bank and Comissão de Valores Mobiliarios is ideal.
• Possesses a very strong sense of team spirit and cross-functional collaboration.
• Possesses solid legal technical expertise as well as sound business and people judgement sense.
• Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects.
• Can develop relevant and creative solutions to meet current and evolving business needs.
• Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and Portuguese.

Why Binance

• Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem.

• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure.

• Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment.

• Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning.

• Competitive salary and company benefits.

• Work-from-home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team).

Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.

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