Global Financial Crime / Sanctions Legal Counsel

About this role

Requirements

• Qualified attorney with 10+ years of experience specialising in financial crime law, across sanctions, AML/CFT, and related disciplines
• Deep technical expertise in sanctions, AML/CFT frameworks, and financial crime regulations across major jurisdictions
• Proven experience engaging directly with regulatory bodies and law enforcement on financial crime matters (OFAC, FinCEN, FCA, DOJ, etc.)
• Experience managing voluntary self-disclosures, enforcement actions, and regulatory investigations
• Strong knowledge of financial crime risks in complex financial products, including digital assets, payments, and trading
• Exceptional communicator — able to translate complex legal risk into clear, actionable recommendations for senior management and non-legal stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work across jurisdictions and operate effectively in a fast-moving, complex global environment

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead legal counsel and subject matter expert across financial crime disciplines including sanctions (OFAC, UN, EU, UK, and other regimes), AML/CFT, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, and market abuse
• Provide authoritative legal advice on financial crime risks arising from Binance's products, services, and business operations across multiple jurisdictions
• Act as the primary legal liaison with regulators, law enforcement, and financial intelligence units on financial crime matters, including OFAC, FinCEN, FCA, and MAS
• Lead and manage legal responses to regulatory inquiries, investigations, enforcement actions, and voluntary self-disclosures relating to financial crime
• Advise on and oversee sanctions-specific matters including license applications, SDN screening, counterparty assessments, and responses to OFAC inquiries
• Collaborate with global compliance, investigations, and transaction monitoring teams to identify, assess, and mitigate financial crime legal risks across business lines
• Review and advise on financial crime implications of new products, partnerships, and market entries; embed legal risk considerations into go-to-market processes
• Develop and maintain financial crime legal policies, frameworks, and guidance materials, and drive financial crime legal training and awareness initiatives for internal stakeholders

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the global financial crime legal strategy at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange
• Work at the forefront of digital assets and blockchain innovation in a fast-moving, complex environment
• Collaborate with a global team of top-tier legal, compliance, and financial crime professionals
• Engage directly with leading regulators and law enforcement agencies worldwide