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Head of Legal and Compliance Department

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Remote: 
Hybrid
Contract: 
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
Work from: 
Helsinki (FI)

Offer summary

Qualifications:

At least 5 years in legal/compliance roles, Bachelor's/Master's in law or business, Strong understanding of business/economics, Fluent in English, spoken and written, Experience in fintech or crypto is a plus.

Key responsabilities:

  • Drive legal business model setup in target markets
  • Manage compliance policies and assessments
  • Educate departments on legal requirements
  • Stay updated on relevant laws and regulations
  • Oversee contracts, IP, and litigation matters
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CoinsPaid Fintech: Finance + Technology Scaleup https://coinspaid.com/
201 - 500 Employees
HQ: Tallinn
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Job description

CoinsPaid offers ready-to-use crypto payment solutions tailored to business’ every need. Standing at the forefront of mass adoption, our products help businesses gear up for the new era of digital assets. We showed a tremendous growth in terms of transactions and volumes since 2019 and in 2023 were marked by Forbes as the "Best Crypto Payment Gateway for High-Volume Transactions". 

Headquartered in Estonia and having 3 international hubs, we are still a remote-first company with employees working from 30+ countries around the world. At CoinsPaid, we are passionate about crypto, fintech and are putting great effort into building a team that will get the world ready for every-day crypto use. If these feel close to you - give us a shout!

Responsibilities:
  • Work with the executive team to drive our legal business model set-up in markets we want to operate in 
  • Manage the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
  • Conduct regular assessments of the organization's compliance with applicable laws and regulations
  • Be the interface to other functions e.g. sales, marketing, customer success, and development team to educate colleagues on legal and compliance requirements and make sure they are integrated into our day-to-day operations
  • Stay up-to-date on changes to laws and regulations that may impact the organization's operations
  • Manage the organization's contracts, intellectual property, and litigation matters
  • Provide legal guidance to the executive team and other employees as needed

  • Requirements:
  • Proven at least 5 years of work experience in legal or compliance roles
  • Strong understanding of business/economics and legal matters
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Think proactively and be a self-starter
  • Bachelor's/Masters's degree in law, business or related field
  • You speak and write English fluently
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other departments and stakeholders
  • Strong understanding of relevant laws and regulations, such as corporate taxation, legal business set-up, VAT, excise duties
  • Experience in managing contracts and litigation matters
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities

  • Nice to have:
  • Experience in fintech or crypto industries
  • Why should you choose CoinsPaid?

    To become a part of this solid team, passionate about their jobs and the crypto industry as a whole. To feel a great team spirit and meet people supporting each other's growth and development. To become a part of a rapidly developing international company and a crypto payments leader. Only in 2023 CoinsPaid was awarded 8 times:

    - Forbes - “Best Crypto Payment Gateway for High-Volume Transactions”;
    - The Global Brands Magazine - "Leading Cryptocurrency Payment Solutions - Estonia";
    - Baltic TECH Awards - “Blockchain: Company of the Year”;
    - Global Payment Innovation Awards  - “Best Blockchain Payment Initiative“;
    - EGR B2B Awards  - “Cryptocurrency Services Supplier 2023 ”;
    - EiGE Awards - “Best Payment Provider in 2023”;
    - MiGEA Excellence Awards  - “Best Crypto Payment Provider”;
    - SiGMA Balkans  - “Crypto Payment Solution of the Year”.

    Solid facts about CoinsPaid:

    - Private and profitable company, registered and licensed in Estonia;
    - Secure business, with regular financial and regulatory audits;
    - Over 9 years of experience in the blockchain development;
    - Over €700M processed in crypto monthly;
    - Over 1M transactions processed monthly;
    - Over 800 merchants accounts serviced;
    - Over 220 team members across 30+ countries.

    By joining CoinsPaid now, you’ll participate in building the world's best crypto payment ecosystem, conquering new markets, and popularising cryptocurrencies.

    Sounds good? Well then, we can’t wait to see your resume!

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    Experience

    Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
    Industry :
    Fintech: Finance + Technology
    Spoken language(s):
    EnglishEnglish
    Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

    Other Skills

    • Problem Solving
    • Decision Making
    • Analytical Skills
    • Time Management
    • Collaboration
    • Verbal Communication Skills

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