Associate General Counsel, Brokerage
atAnchorage Digital
May 05
Anchorage Digital makes it simple and secure for institutions to build products and gain exposure to digital assets as the first federally chartered digital asset bank. With secure custody at its core, Anchorage is the premier partner for institutions and corporations. Anchorage offers financial solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at anchorage.com.
Anchorage Digital was founded in 2017 to advance institutional participation in digital assets. Anchorage began as the leader in digital asset custody, solving private key security, and expanded its offerings to make every form of institutional participation as seamless as possible through Lending, Trading, Financing, Staking, and Governance, all integrated with secure, regulated custody. Today, Anchorage brings the best of modern security engineering to institutional custody and banking.
Anchorage Digital Bank received the first federal banking charter for a digital bank and converted from its South Dakota trust charter in January 2021.
Anchorage Digital raised $350 million in a December 2021 Series D funding round that valued Anchorage at over $3 billion. Led by global investment firm KKR, other participants included Goldman Sachs, Andreessen Horowitz, Apollo credit funds, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Blockchain Capital, GIC, Lux Capital, PayPal Ventures, Thoma Bravo and Wellington Management. Its advisors include Stanley Druckenmiller, Kevin Warsh, Max Levchin, and Elad Gil.
Job Description
At Anchorage Digital we are building the worldās most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.Founded in 2017, Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions. With the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, Anchorage Digital offers institutions an unparalleled combination of secure custody, regulatory compliance, product breadth, and client service. Weāre looking to diversify our team with people who are humble, creative, and eager to learn.We are a remote friendly, global team, but provide the option of working in-office in New York City, Sioux Falls, Porto, Lisbon, and Singapore. For our colleagues not located near our beautiful offices, we encourage and sponsor quarterly in-person collaboration days to work together and further deepen our Village. In the fast paced world of crypto, we must structure our business using the traditional financial model while not stifling the inherent efficiencies and features of blockchain technology. We must use a risk based approach to provide the best products and services for our institutional clients without incurring undue risk to the Company. We must also memorialize our relationships in ways that stand the test of time in the face of uncertainty.Ā We need someone to assist with digital asset trading matters both structure and operations - all mission critical to our operations.Ā In addition, we need someone with the intellect and curiosity to help us build our business holistically.We are looking for an Associate General Counsel, Brokerage to report to our General Counsel. This person willĀ advise and support the digital asset brokerage lines of business from a legal perspective. They will be a true business partner within the legal team to identify and solve real time challenges of creating a new financial system.
As an Associate General Counsel, Brokerage, you will:
- Shepherd certain affiliates through various brokerage regulatory approvals.
- Structure and support the trading business line from a legal perspective.
- Help advise company leadership on existing and emerging legal issues, with particular focus on brokerage and trading issues.Ā
- Work closely with the compliance team on policy updates/management of policies and procedures.
- Analyze complex regulatory frameworks and communicate findings clearly.
- Analogize precedential and historical regulations and guidance to new and innovative products and structures
- Execute with moderate supervision and balance commercial and legal realities.
- Build a team as we grow.
You may be a fit for this role if you have:
- A J.D. degree
- Demonstrated experience advising clients on commodities or securities transactions and applying the laws relating to trading, clearing, margining, and reporting requirements for securities and commodities products
- A background in drafting and negotiating security and/or commodity trading and clearing agreements, preferably including ISDA, and other structured product agreements
- Strong knowledge of federal securities and/or commodities trading regulation, including experience with SEC, FINRA, CFTC and NFA regulatory structures
- FINRA and securities trading legal experience
- Close attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects
- Enthusiasm for crypto, an understanding of the space, and are ready to adapt traditional laws to this new asset class
- Some combination of the following: conscientious, adaptable, collaborative, creative, curious, and humble
Although not a requirement, bonus points if:
- You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)
Compensation at Anchorage Digital:
- Compensation at Anchorage Digital is market-driven and data-informed. All full-time employees receive a market-leading salary, meaningful equity, and a generous perks and benefits package.Ā
- Compensation Range: $213,000 - $261,000/yr - this salary range may be inclusive of multiple regional locations and job grades. This compensation range will be narrowed during the interview process based on skills, abilities, and experience required. We partner with third party firms annually to verify equity, cash, benefits, and perks benchmarks. For sales and business development roles, the range provided is the On Target Earnings (āOTEā) which is inclusive of base salary + sales commissions/bonuses targets for the position.Ā
- Benefits: Anchorage Digital is proud to provide market-leading benefits and perks to our employees. We are only 1% of companies who offer 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents. This means no monthly out-of-pocket premiums for you or your family. We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees globally.Ā You can learn more about our culture and perks and benefits here.
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