Legal & Compliance Operations Specialist

CoinList is where the world’s best crypto projects build their communities and early adopters invest in and trade top-tier digital assets. Our mission is to accelerate the advancement of blockchain technology by finding the best emerging blockchain projects and helping them succeed. CoinList is the global leader in new token issuance, helping blue chip projects such as Solana, Filecoin, Celo, Dapper Labs, and others raise over $1 billion and connect them with hundreds of thousands of new token holders. We support the full lifecycle of crypto investment, from token sales through token distribution, trading, and crypto-specific services such as staking and access to decentralized-finance opportunities. CoinList users trade and store Bitcoin, Ether, and several other popular crypto assets through CoinList.co, CoinList Pro (our full-service exchange), and mobile apps, while also receiving exclusive access to the best new tokens before they list on other exchanges.

Unlike other centralized crypto finance platforms, we're not here to just build a bank or a brokerage. We're building the platform for people who are passionate about moving crypto forward, and we’re just getting started. Come join us and propel the future of crypto!

Who you are:

• You thrive in a start-up environment. You understand what's needed and can deliver with minimal oversight. You know how to get things done and know what the “finish line” is and can efficiently, reasonably and effectively get there. You can quickly assess how our systems work, where faults lie, and recommend improvements.
• You bring to the position exceptional organizational skills, high attention to detail and an ability to manage processes.
• You’re not afraid to wear many hats. You roll up your sleeves to tackle any task, even if it's outside your comfort zone. You know how to educate yourself.
• You’re excited about cryptocurrency.
• You're located outside of the United States.

What you will do:

• Compliance Operations
• Policy development and implementation: Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of compliance policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Audit and examination support: Support the compliance team in managing internal and external audits and regulatory examinations.
• Risk assessment and mitigation: Assist with ongoing risk assessments and audits improvements to mitigate compliance risks.
• Regulatory awareness: Stay updated on relevant laws, regulations, and industry best practices affecting the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Legal, Finance, Employe Success, and Client Services to address compliance-related issues.
• Legal Operations
• Legal team point of contact: Serve as the primary point of contact for all internal and external requests directed to the legal team, ensuring timely and efficient responses.
• Legal review process: Work closely with Engineering, Protocol Services, and Marketing teams to facilitate the legal review process for new product launches and marketing campaigns, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks.
• Contract management: Administer our contract management system and records pertaining to our entities.
• Due diligence coordination: Lead the coordination of legal and compliance-related diligence required by auditor  and other stakeholders across all CoinList entities
• Billing management: Assist with the management of our electronic billing system and communication to various law firms on billing matters.
• Strategic and operational support: Support strategic initiatives including offshore expansion and formation and administration of offshore entities.
• Research and ad hoc projects: Conduct research and provide support on a variety of ad hoc legal projects, delivering insights and solutions as needed.

Requirements

• Candidate must be located outside of the United States
• Strong organization and process management skills
• Three years experience as a paralegal or as a legal/compliance operations professional
• Experience at a traditional financial institution or law firm focusing on financial services
• BA/BS preferred
• Proficiency and experience with Apple products, GSuite, Slack and other cloud-based coworking tools
• Proactive, efficient, detail-oriented, entrepreneurial-minded, and able to function autonomously
• Added points for experience in a startup or with regulations related to our businesses