At Anchorage Digital, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced regulatory licensing attorney to join our dynamic Legal team. The successful candidate will be a critical asset in helping the firm navigate the complex regulatory landscape of the Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (”CFTC”), managing and overseeing all aspects of firm-level licensing with the CFTC and NFA.
Requirements
- Regulatory Advisory: Serve as the primary legal expert on the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and NFA Rules, advising the firm on the obligations associated with being a licensed firm.
- Licensing & Registration Management: Lead the end-to-end strategy for obtaining and maintaining regulatory licenses, including managing the registration lifecycle and navigating complex exemption frameworks.
- Margin Lending Arrangements: Draft, review, and negotiate complex margin lending agreements with sophisticated institutional counterparties.
- Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate specialized regulatory agreements, including ISDA/CSA documentation, and disclosure documents required for regulatory compliance.
- Complexity and Impact of Work:
- Cross-Functional Integration: Partner with Trading, Operations, Risk, and Engineering teams to embed CFTC/NFA compliance requirements directly into trading workflows and platform architecture.
- Regulatory Horizon Scanning: Proactively monitor and interpret shifts in CFTC mandates and NFA interpretive notices, advising the executive team on necessary pivots to business strategy.
- Audit & Examination Leadership: Lead the legal response to regulatory inquiries and NFA examinations, managing the preparation, document production, and strategic communication with regulators.
- High-Stakes Problem Solving: Act as a prolific individual contributor on complex projects, such as launching new derivative asset classes or navigating cross-border regulatory shifts.
- Risk Mitigation: Drive the development of internal 'Rules-to-Workflow' frameworks to prevent regulatory breaches, ensuring the firm's 'right to operate' remains uncompromised.
- Organizational Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of Anchorage Digital's strategy to successfully lead regulatory licensing projects while taking into consideration the goals of the team you are supporting.
- As progress is made on the licensing applications, making sure knowledge is shared across the appropriate teams.
- Ability to prioritize work based on company's goals and communicate the 'why' behind your work.
- Communication and Influence:
- Build a close relationship with the product, engineering, operations, and other teams to collaborate closely in developing new products, improving existing businesses, identify and resolve legal issues, structure complex agreements, and improve efficiency.
- Strong communication skills (internally and externally)
- Ability to be client facing while working with cross-functional team on multiple projects internally
Benefits
- We are an equal opportunity employer
- Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone
- Protecting your privacy rights is important to Anchorage Digital
