What You’ll Be Doing

• Criminal referrals, law enforcement and prosecution support:

- Own OKX’s framework for identifying conduct that warrants criminal referral and work directly with relevant authorities to follow-through on charging and prosecution. - Working closely with teams in Risk and Compliance, build and package referral files to an acceptable prosecutorial standard. - Drive referred matters through to charge and prosecution. - Serve as the senior legal relationship owner for police and prosecutors and develop and maintain relationships throughout the region.

• Civil litigation:

- Own and lead the regional civil docket end-to-end including intake, early case assessment, strategy and resolution both on the defence and plaintiff side. - Lead the affirmative side of civil disputes, e.g., recovery actions, injunctions, disclosure applications, applications against counterparties, service providers, bad actors, etc. - Assess and develop strategy for defensive civil claims including consumer claims at volume, market conduct issues, and coordinate on relevant contentious employment matters. - Manage and lead commercial disputes.

• Arbitration

- Real depth of arbitration experience preferred. Lead OKX’s arbitrations in the region as counsel-in-charge, including pleadings, document production, witness and expert evidence, hearings, enforcement proceedings. - Assess mass arbitration exposure in conjunction with business priorities and develop strategic plan for risk mitigation. - Advise business and business Legal teams on dispute resolution clauses.

• Regulatory Enforcement & Internal Investigations

- Develop strategy and lead OKX’s response to regulatory enforcement inquiries working in close collaboration with Global Regulatory Legal team. - Scope, lead and where appropriate personally conduct sensitive internal investigations. Deliver as needed root causes analysis and collaborate cross-functionally on remediation.

• Team leadership:

- Lead and develop the in-region team, embed AI to drive efficiency, and partner across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, HR and Communications.

• External counsel, budget and reporting:

- Select and manage external counsel and experts; own the regional contentious budget and in-house/outside counsel decisions; ensure proper matter tracking and disclosure; deliver decision-ready reporting to the Global Head and governance forums.

What We Look For In You

• Admitted as solicitor or barrister in Hong Kong; based in Hong Kong or Singapore.
• 12+ years post-qualification experience in contentious work, with Asia experience. More experienced candidates will be considered.
• Prosecutorial or criminal enforcement background (prosecutor, government trial lawyer, or criminal/regulatory enforcement counsel), plus arbitration and trial experience and a track record leading a team. Prior in-house experience preferred.
• Sound judgment under ambiguity; able to operate in a fast-paced environment with a growing regulatory landscape.
• Fluent written and spoken English. Mandarin and/or Cantonese at professional working level strongly preferred — a material advantage for law enforcement and regulatory engagement in the region.
• Willing to travel across the region.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
• Various team building programs and company events
• Wellness and meal allowances
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
• More that we love to tell you along the process!