Deputy General Counsel, Strategic Partnerships

OKX

New York, United States
On-site
Active us state bar membership
10+ years post-qualification legal experience
Substantial cryptocurrency law expertise
This role serves as the senior legal architect for OKX's institutional trading, custody, and partnership ecosystem

Job Summary

  • This role serves as the senior legal architect for OKX's institutional trading, custody, and partnership ecosystem.
  • The successful candidate will lead a global team to own legal coverage for a deal pipeline spanning hundreds of strategic counterparties.
  • OKX seeks a commercially-minded lawyer who thrives in a fast-moving environment where legal frameworks are still taking shape alongside the industry.

Matching Summary

This role serves as the senior legal architect for OKX's institutional trading, custody, and partnership ecosystem.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Active US state bar membership
  • 10+ years post-qualification legal experience
  • Substantial cryptocurrency law expertise
  • Strategic institutional trading exposure
  • Team building in high-velocity environments

Nice-to-have

  • Knowledge of MiCA SEC CFTC regulatory regimes
  • Experience closing cross-border agreements under pressure
  • Designing scalable legal processes and playbooks

Key Requirements

  • Active membership with a U.S. state bar
  • 10+ years of post-qualification legal experience
  • Hands-on expertise in digital assets law
  • Deal-level exposure to prime brokerage or custody

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