Join Kraken as a Senior Counsel to shape and ship innovative consumer products in the crypto space.
Posted by employer 1 week ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
What you'll build
- Partner on consumer products including crypto trading and payments
- Work with Product, Design, and Engineering teams
- Shape and ship novel consumer products
Must have
- Qualified lawyer in the UK or EU
- 5+ years’ PQE in financial services law
- Experience with regulated MiFID investment services
- Outstanding analytical and drafting skills
- Ability to distill complex legal issues into clear guidance
Nice to have
- Expertise in MiCA framework
- Expertise in UK crypto-asset financial promotions regime
- Expertise in MiFID frameworks
- Familiarity with using AI tools for legal services
AI in the day-to-day
Familiarity with using AI tools such as Enterprise GPTs to increase efficient provision of legal services.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation.
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Counsel for Product at Kraken, the individual will collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to navigate legal complexities associated with innovative consumer products in the crypto space. Key skills include a strong background in financial services law, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to communicate complex legal issues in straightforward terms. This position is ideal for a seasoned lawyer with over five years of experience in regulated environments, particularly those familiar with crypto regulations and product counseling. Kraken's Product Legal team emphasizes a hands-on approach, fostering a culture of curiosity and accountability.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 7 days ago — first seen on Joblaze November 8, 2026. Last confirmed on Kraken's careers page November 14, 2026.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Counsel - Product (UK & EU) role remote?
- Yes — Kraken lists this as a fully remote position.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Counsel - Product (UK & EU) role.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Kraken targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Counsel - Product (UK & EU) role at Kraken.
From the original posting
Join our growing Product Legal team of 10, embedded with Kraken’s Product, Design, and Engineering teams to ship novel products and experiences that accelerate the global adoption of crypto. We’re a tight, experienced group of product lawyers from a diverse range of tradfi, fintech, and crypto backgrounds who move fast, stay curious, and take pride in the commercial accountability of our advice - partnering directly with product teams to chart clear, defensible paths to launch.
This is a fully remote role for a qualified solicitor in the UK or admitted in an EU jurisdiction.
The opportunity
The Senior Counsel (Consumer Legal) role is based in the UK or EU within our Consumer Legal team, partnering on cutting edge consumer products including crypto trading, earn, payments, on-chain integrations, equities, and tokenised equities. Reporting to the Head of Consumer Legal, you’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to shape and ship novel consumer products and experiences. We’re looking for a hands-on lawyer with strong product development instincts, regulatory fluency, and negotiation skills (ideally honed in the regulated financial sector) combined with a crypto-forward mindset. Curiosity, flexibility, and a bias for action at the intersection of crypto and traditional global markets are essential.
What you bring
Qualified lawyer (Solicitor of England & Wales, Irish Solicitor, or equivalent admitted in an EU Member State).
5+ years’ PQE in financial services law gained at a regulated financial services firm, crypto services provider, or in private practice (ideally with direct product counselling experience).
Preference for experience with advising on regulated MiFID investment services and familiarity with relevant crypto-asset regimes, including MiCA, AMLD5, UK financial promotions, and/or e-money regulations.
Outstanding analytical, drafting, and organisational skills with crisp, plain-English writing.
Ability to efficiently and confidently distill complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers and product stakeholders.
Pragmatic, commercially accountable approach to legal and regulatory risk that prioritises providing stakeholders with a useful range of options and delivers clear recommendations to decision-makers.
Demonstrates an authentic passion for crypto and familiarity with the features of both Kraken and its competitors’ apps and products.
Nice to haves
Expertise in MiCA framework applicable to CASPs including brokerage, custody and the operation of trading platforms.
Expertise in UK crypto-asset financial promotions regime and proposals for incoming authorisation regime for regulating crypto asset service providers.
Expertise in MiFID frameworks applicable to investment services including derivatives, equities, funds and emerging tokenised financial instruments.
Familiarity with using AI tools such as Enterprise GPTs to increase efficient provision of legal services, create custom GPTs allowing stakeholders to self-serve on commoditised legal and regulatory queries.
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