Senior Counsel (US Regulatory and Policy)
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 startups. Read more
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Nature of the role:
The ideal candidate will have a strong US securities law background and traditional financial markets experience and be able to adapt and apply their knowledge and experience to various Wintermute businesses, such as on-exchange trading, OTC trading and liquidity provisioning in both the spot and derivatives markets in digital assets, amongst others. They will be advising Wintermute on trading of crypto ETFs / ETPs and tokenised securities, liaising and coordinating with internal stakeholders and external counsels to consider and analyse relevant regulatory requirements and implement internal policies and controls, and liaising with US regulators (such as the SEC, FINRA and CFTC), as may be necessary.
They will develop Wintermute’s global regulatory position in relation to the US financial markets regulations, lead its discussions on digital assets policy with leading crypto associations as well as federal and state regulators, and have the opportunity to analyse, consider and comment on proposed bills in the US as they are promulgated. You will work closely with our regulatory team and with the business and product teams globally.