Legal Counsel

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