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General Counsel
Nansen website
Remote · Bhutan
middle
6 months ago
full-time
closed
What You'll Do
- Regulatory
- Own the relationship with Bhutanese regulators (GFSO and relevant authorities)
- Monitor regulatory developments in Bhutan, Singapore, the UK, US, and other key jurisdictions relevant to Nansen's product and user base
- Coordinate external counsel across jurisdictions
- Corporate & Commercial
- Draft, review, and negotiate all material contracts — data licensing, API partnerships, staking agreements, vendor agreements, employment contracts
- Advise on corporate governance
- Support M&A, investment, and restructuring activities as they arise
- Manage the company's corporate secretarial relationship and statutory filings
- Product & Compliance
- Provide legal sign-off on new product features — particularly agentic trading, prediction market analytics, and NX8
- Advise on financial inducement/promotion compliance (MAS, SEC)
- Oversee data protection and privacy obligations (PDPA, GDPR where applicable)
- People & Operations
- Manage and mentor the junior Compliance hire
- Strengthen legal processes, playbooks, and contract management infrastructure
- Engage external counsel strategically to manage cost and quality
What We're Looking For
- Qualified lawyer with 8+ years of post-qualification experience
- Must have the right to work in Bhutan
- Hands-on experience in crypto, fintech, or financial services regulatory matters
- Demonstrated ability to engage directly with regulators (MAS, FCA, or equivalent)
- Hands-on mindset, comfortable working directly with stakeholders across the company
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment
- Pragmatic at finding business solutions while balancing risk
- AI-Native: Familiarity with AI agent products, building and using autonomous systems
Nice-to-haves
- Admitted in Singapore, UK, US, or a common law jurisdiction
- Exposure to token issuance, digital asset licensing (e.g. MAS MPI, FCA cryptoasset registration)
- Crypto-native: You understand onchain mechanics, DeFi, token structures, and agentic systems without needing a primer