Senior Legal Counsel (London-based)
Wintermute-trading
Estimated Salary: $75K-$125K
Location: New York
About Wintermute
Wintermute is a technology unicorn and one of the leading global players in the digital asset markets. Wintermute is the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading company providing liquidity across all major exchanges and trading platforms. Our OTC desk offers a wide range of spot and derivatives products and supports over 2,000 counterparties across crypto natives and traditional financial institutions. We actively participate in the development of the blockchain ecosystem by being one of the largest players in DeFi as well as our investments arm, partnerships and incubations.
Wintermute was founded in 2017 by trading industry leaders and has successfully navigated multiple crypto industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of the two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology start-ups. Read more
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Nature of the role:
We are looking for candidates with a strong financial services regulatory background and cross-border experience in the US, UK and EU. The ideal candidate will leverage their traditional financial markets experience and apply it to Wintermute’s digital asset trading business, including proprietary trading and liquidity provisioning in spot crypto assets, derivatives and tokenized financial instruments. This candidate will have an opportunity to shape Wintermute’s global regulatory strategy and lead policy discussions with the US, UK and EU regulators, as well as commercial trading negotiations. This role involves close collaboration with our regulatory, business, and product teams worldwide.