Senior Legal Analyst, OKX
Cryptocurrency trading app
Posted today
Cryptocurrency trading app
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
To take care of our team, promote and advance crypto globally, and empower every individual in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree or above from an accredited college or university; a law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent) is strongly preferred
- Candidates without a law degree but with substantial prior law firm and/or in-house paralegal/legal analyst experience will also be considered
- Demonstrated ability to independently develop and implement various legal processes, policies, and playbooks
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift rapidly while maintaining accuracy and sound legal judgment
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and with cross-border commercial agreements is an advantage
- Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and sound commercial judgment
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English
- Experience with contract lifecycle management platforms (e.g. Ironclad) and e-signature tools (e.g. DocuSign) is preferred
- Strong prior contract management experience working with a variety of internal stakeholders and business teams, providing general legal support to a diverse and global organization
- Strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment and decision-making skills, and the ability and desire to work collaboratively with a high-functioning legal team
- An interest in the cryptocurrency and fintech industries is ideal
What the job involves
- OKX’s Legal team provides legal advice and guidance to the Company across all coverage areas and geographic locations, and supports business growth and development by working with all teams within the company to help them achieve their goals. The team is high-functioning, collaborative, and fast-paced, and enjoys the cutting-edge nature of its work and industry
- As a Senior Legal Analyst, you will report to the Deputy General Counsel and work closely with all members of the legal team and business leaders throughout the company
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, including NDAs, Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, Data Processing Agreements, marketing services agreements, and amendments
- Work closely with business stakeholders and vendors to negotiate and execute contracts that are key to OKX's future growth
- Apply OKX's SOP or design new SOPs to support OKX's commercial objectives while following applicable regulations and managing legal and regulatory risk
- Maintain organized records of contracts and various legal documents across multiple group entities and jurisdictions
- Collaborate with business units and legal team members to design, develop, and implement legal processes, training programmes, internal guidelines, and playbooks to drive efficiencies and build for scale
- Assist with special projects as needed
Our take
While cryptocurrency holds the promise of freedom in personal finances and the possibility of large financial rewards through trading, it can be intimidating to get started. OKX, a long-standing crypto currency exchange, exists to solve that problem, removing the knowledge barriers to cryptocurrency trading with an easy-to-use, all in one platform.
OKX is one of the larger cryptocurrency exchanges, though it is a bit smaller than the market leaders Binance and Coinbase Exchange. Where it shines is in the sheer range of its services, which are designed to be versatile enough for any user, ranging from a crypto exchange to NFT and decentralised finance investment products. With a reputation for security and reliability, it has a user base of over 50+ million active accounts in over 180 countries.
OKX is using its structural position in cryptomarkets to help support the entire sector, announcing a market recovery fund to protect crypto firms facing collapse following the FTX crisis. Additionally, it is expanding into Web3 gaming with a 2023 partnership with Thirdverse, further increasing the scope of its offering to its client base. As long as it can continue to weather the tough market conditions for cryptocurrency, it should maintain its excellent position to continue its growth.
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Leadership
Star Xu
(Founder & CEO)Previously an Engineer at Yahoo before becoming the Chief Technology Officer at DocIn. They later founded OKX and has recently reclaimed the title of CEO
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