Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Chief of Staff to CLO, FalconX
$375-470k
+ Performance linked bonus + Equity
Digital asset trading platform
Be an early applicant
Digital asset trading platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$375-470k
+ Performance linked bonus + Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build the connective tissue for open, permission-less, and truly global digital assets to be adopted by mainstream institutions at scale.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years working across multiple legal and compliance areas
- Very strong project management and planning skills
- Ability to make thoughtful legal decisions
- Ability to communicate complex legal and compliance concepts to senior management in a succinct yet comprehensive manner
- Strong background in financial services and technology
- Self-starter with a track record of balancing multiple projects at once
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills are a must
- Concise, persuasive, and authentic communicator both verbally and in written communication
- High gear operator who does not take no for an answer
- Superb judgment and integrity, unparalleled confidentiality, and sophistication in all aspects of work
- Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives
- Excellent organizational skills
- Crypto experience is desirable
What the job involves
- As Deputy CLO, you will be responsible for ensuring FalconX’s Legal, Compliance and Public Policy Functions operate in an efficient manner that keeps pace with business growth and product expansion
- You will serve as a key liaison between these functions and all other critical stakeholders at the company
- This is a unique opportunity to join in a high visibility, high-impact role working directly with the executive management
- Ensure all CLO teams are resourced correctly
- Align the team’s goals with all business goals
- Develop and manage key metrics to provide the CLO and executive leadership with visibility into department performance and areas needing improvement
- Serve as a troubleshooter across the function, improving department processes and promptly addressing team performance issues
- Plan team events, all hands and meetings and build out platforms for team information sharing
- Spearhead major projects (including technology and process improvements)
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the CLO on the functions most sensitive projects and closely collaborate with FalconX’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer to identify the most critical goals for the function and ensure their completion
- Manage departmental spend and engage in efforts to reduce expenses without impacting department effectiveness
- Take a holistic view of what’s going on in the function and stand in for the CLO as necessary in executive meetings
- Flex to meet the needs of the organization, including the ability to context switch and support projects in different domain areas
Our take
FalconX is driving the decentralized financial future with its digital asset trading platform, catering specifically to institutional users. Offering a suite of tools, from trade execution to market making and credit management, FalconX simplifies crypto strategy management through a unified interface.
Renowned institutions like Accel and Tiger Global have adopted FlaconX, recognizing it as a leader in the space. Notably, the company earned the prestigious FinTech Breakthrough's 2023 DeFi Innovation Award for its FalconX 60 platform, a testament to its pioneering role in digital investment and risk management.
As institutional demand for crypto assets surges in the Asia-Pacific region, FalconX is expanding its footprint into Hong Kong. The company's decision to offer over-the-counter brokerage and crypto derivatives services aligns with the region's growing interest in virtual assert innovation and regulatory advancements. With a commitment to innovation and a proactive approach to expansion, FalonX is well-positioned to further solidify its position as a leading player in the digital asset trading space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2022
$150m
SERIES D
Aug 2021
$210m
SERIES C
Total funding: $427m
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Leadership
Raghu Yarlagadda
(Co-Founder & CEO)Co-founder and CTO at Sarada Educational Institutions. Former Advisory Board Member at JoyUp, and Product Lead at eightfold.ai.
Prabhakar Reddy
(Co-Founder)Previously an Investor with Accel Partners, Partner at Singularity Ventures, and CEO at Dramatize. Also co-founded and was CEO of nFusion.
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