Head of Legal, GFO-X
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Digital asset derivatives trading platform
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Digital asset derivatives trading platform
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide a regulated digital asset derivatives trading venue for exclusive, approved participants.
Role
Who you are
- A qualified lawyer with at least 5-10+ years of experience in a legal role, with a focus on financial services or financial market infrastructure
- Experience working in financial market infrastructure or other fintech company is highly desirable
- Excellent knowledge of financial services regulations, particularly those related to derivatives trading
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong project management skills and ability to prioritize competing demands
- Experience managing external legal counsel
- Experience in negotiating and documenting complex commercial contracts
What the job involves
- You will be part of a dynamic and experienced team bringing the features of traditional derivative markets to the rapidly expanding digital asset arena
- Provide legal guidance on a wide range of legal matters such as contracts, regulatory compliance, litigation, employment law, intellectual property and corporate governance
- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of contracts and agreements, including those related to trading, technology, and partnerships. Advise senior management on legal risks and opportunities related to business strategy
- Identifying and mitigating legal risks
- Manage relationships with external legal counsel
- Developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure that the Company remains in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
- Stay up-to-date with industry developments and changes in laws and regulations affecting the business
- Providing support on the drafting of responses to relevant regulatory consultations
- Provide training to staff on legal matters (as appropriate)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The financial landscape has experienced great innovation within the last decade, providing fertile ground for progressive investment platforms. Whilst this is reflected in consumer-focused trading platforms, such innovation has not been as prevalent within the institutional investment market.
GFO-X provides a digital asset derivatives trading platform for institutional investors, focusing on innovating within the sector by guaranteeing 24/7 operating capacity, sub-100 microsecond processing times, secure colocation, and high throughput. The company also integrates bank-grade cybersecurity, simple integrations, and horizontal scaling into its infrastructure, ultimately offering a modernized derivative trading platform.
As a new name on the market, GFO-X will likely face skepticism from institutional investors, but its leadership team consists of market leaders with experience working with IBM, Morgan Stanley, and other investment giants, showing great potential to dispel any skepticism. Through its efficency-first approach to financial market investment, the company aims to provide its users with seamless trading experiences that reflect the current state of fintech innovation.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
26% employee growth in 12 months
Glassdoor (3.1)
Company
Funding (1 round)
Dec 2023
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $30m
Company HQ
Soho, London, UK
Leadership
Arnab Sen
(Co-Founder & CEO)Director of Harbour Capital Management Limited since 2010.
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