Lead KAIO's legal strategy while managing compliance across jurisdictions. Oversee legal operations, contracts, data privacy, and corporate governance. Foster culture and representation within the organization.
Mission & Impact:
Implement KAIO’s legal and compliance strategy based on strategic goals provided by KAIO CEO and KAIO Head of Structuring — focusing on regulatory strategy execution across jurisdictions, tokenized fund & investment products developments to become the most trusted institutional RWA platform in Web3.
Key Responsibilities:
Legal, Governance, Compliance & Regulatory
- Support the implementation of KAIO’s legal and compliance strategy under guidance from senior leadership.
- Support regulatory licensing applications, filings, and entity administration alongside operations and business team.
- Assist with maintaining internal legal records, contracts, and risk registers.
- Assist with regulatory and compliance matters across relevant jurisdictions (e.g. Singapore, Cayman Islands).
- Acting as compliance officer for regulated entities.
Commercial & Product Counsel
- Work with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to support compliant tokenized product launches (especially investment funds and structured products).
- Draft, review, and support negotiation of commercial contracts, NDAs, partnership agreements, and service providers arrangements (e.g. fund administration agreements, IMAs, side letters and similar documents).
- Assist in drafting and maintaining standard terms & conditions, privacy notices, disclaimers.
Corporate, Employment & IP
- Support corporate governance processes, including board resolutions, and corporate secretarial activities.
- Assist with employment documentation such as offer letters and contractor agreements.
- Help review and manage intellectual property matters with supervision.
- Contribute to maintaining and improving legal templates, playbooks, and internal processes.
Data Privacy & Security
- Support GDPR and data-protection compliance efforts.
- Assist with privacy documentation and internal policies.
Experience & Background
Must have
- Qualified lawyer with minimum 3-5 years.
- Experience in financial regulation (e.g. AIFMD, MiFID) and cross-border licensing.
- Exposure to fund structures and investment product design.
- A good understanding of corporate law
Preferred
- Experience both in private practice (1-2 years) and in-house (1-2 years), ideally in mid-size firms or start-ups (inc. small hedge funds/fund management companies)
- Exposure to fintech, Web3, digital assets (inc. token launches and investments) & tokenization;
- Some experience with regulatory or data-privacy matters is advantageous.
- London, UK location preferred.
Skills & Competencies
- Comfortable with dealing with innovative products and related challenges
- Proactive, hands-on, and solutions-driven
- Able to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving regulatory landscapes with can-do attitude
- Integrity & strong accountability
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
- Strong written skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Personal Attributes
- Interested in Web3, tokenized finance, and the evolution of decentralized systems.
- Able to work within a remote-first organization
How to stand out in our selection process
- Show us something you have been building/advising on in the regulatory space (public information)
- Show us how you handled a big legal/regulatory challenge in real life
Top Skills
Compliance
Document Management
E-Signature
Financial Services
Gdpr
Legal Operations Systems
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