General Counsel / Deputy General Counsel

About Us

At OKX, we believe our future is reshaped with technology. Founded in 2017, OKX is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchanges. OKX innovatively adopted blockchain technology to reshape the financial ecosystem by offering some of the most diverse and sophisticated products, solutions, and trading tools on the market. Trusted by more than 20 million users in over 180 regions globally, OKX strives to provide an engaging platform that empowers every individual to explore the world of crypto. In addition to its world-class DeFi exchange, OKX serves its users with OKX Insights, a research arm that is at the cutting edge of the latest trends in the cryptocurrency industry. With its extensive range of crypto products and services, and unwavering commitment to innovation, OKX vision is a world of financial access backed by blockchain and the power of decentralized finance. We invest in our people as much as we invest in technology. We are united by our engaging culture, here we win as a team, embrace changes, and do the right thing. We are committed to creating a friendly, rewarding and diverse environment for OKers. It doesn’t matter where you come from, here everyone feels valued, respected and has the same opportunities to develop and thrive - we want to bring out the best in you.

What the day to day looks like:

• Provide counsel and support for dispute resolution and prevention, internal investigations, risk assessments, service liability, protection of proprietary information and data; liaise with external regulatory authorities and external counsel, project management over commercial litigation and mediation.
• Provide legal advice to management and the business units of the company in relation to corporate activities, regulatory issues, risks and compliance; act as a liaison person to interact with regulators, e.g., mainly SEC, CFTC and/or other key U.S. financial regulators, the HKMA and the SFC and their equivalents in other jurisdictions, and relevant industry associations.
• Handle a broad range of group level legal work, including joint ventures, partnerships, investments, debt & equity financings, new markets entries, internal investigations, commercial contract review, provision of legal advice
• Assist the Chief Legal Officer in conducting legal analyses of specific matters that arise relative to the company governance and operations.
• Partner with the government, risk & compliance team to provide ongoing support in monitoring the changes in compliance arising in key jurisdictions and global industry landscape
• To keep abreast of new regulations and disseminate regulatory circulars, press releases and other regulatory developments to management, other Compliance teams and relevant stakeholders.
• Manage, develop and mentor a team of experienced attorneys and legal professionals.

Ideal candidate must have:

• Strong communication skills and a passion to deliver in what can be a challenging environment;
• Ability to exercise judgment and diplomacy while addressing sensitive or challenging issues with internal or external stakeholders;
• Ability to provide competent legal advice and counsel to c-suite executives on a wide range of legal and policy issues;  
• J.D. from an American Bar Association accredited law school;
• Qualified solicitor with minimum 12+ years PQE, ideally having exposure to both law firm and commercial environment;
• Trained and qualified in U.S., UK, Hong Kong, Australia or Singapore with solid corporate/regulatory/litigation experience;
• Sound judgment of business practices, regulatory relationship management and reputational risk;
• Proficiency in spoken and written English; Bilingual Mandarin a plus but not required;
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, diplomatic and with excellent communication skills;
• Ability to approach situations and challenges with a sense of humor;
• In-house experience at financial institutions an advantage;
• Experience in general fintech or TMT regulatory areas (including data privacy, cyber security, intellectual property) an advantage;
• Experience in startup is a definite advantage;
• Candidates with more experience will also be considered

What you will be getting in return:

• Competitive salary
• Exciting industry exposure (Learn to trade crypto!) and career progression path
• Work life balance environment

OK Group Statement:

OK Group is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.