Legal Manager

Responsibilities

Leadership of the legal function:

Lead, develop and hold accountable the team leads across the legal function

Hire and grow talent across the legal team

Report regularly to the Group Head of Legal & Compliance and C-level on material legal risks, disputes and structural matters

Work as a peer with Compliance, Finance, Product and HR leadership

Set group-wide legal policies, standards and escalation frameworks

Oversight of legal matters:

Disputes: strategy for commercial, corporate, client and employment disputes

Corporate: the Group's holding and entity structure, corporate governance and company secretarial function

Commercial: B2B, IT and vendor contracts, banking and PSP arrangements, IP and brand protection

Regional operations: legal support for the Group's businesses across different regions, including cross-border employment and global mobility

Data protection: oversight of the Group's privacy framework and GDPR compliance

Personal mandate:

Lead group restructuring, the legal side of M&A, and the Group's most significant disputes and arbitrations

Build contract playbooks, templates, approval workflows and legal tech that speed up time-to-contract

Regulatory licensing and compliance sit with the Group's Compliance and Licensing teams. You will work closely with them

Requirements

8+ years of legal experience, including senior and leadership roles

At least 3 years leading managers or team leads, not only individual lawyers

Master's degree in law or equivalent

Strong knowledge of Cyprus corporate and commercial law

Hands-on experience structuring and maintaining multi-entity groups across offshore, midshore and onshore jurisdictions

Track record of leading at least one cross-border acquisition, restructuring or major group reorganisation

Experience managing a portfolio of disputes, arbitrations or regulatory matters through external counsel across several jurisdictions

Deep experience with commercial contracts in financial services: client terms, partner agreements, IT and SaaS, PSP and banking

Knowledge of GDPR and international data protection frameworks

Experience with cross-border employment, global mobility and EOR models

Knowledge of financial services regulation (e.g. MiFID II, CySEC) sufficient for close work with Compliance

Experience managing external counsel and corporate service provider budgets and fee arrangements

English at C1 level or higher

Ukrainian or Russian (working language of the team). What makes you a strong fit

Will be a plus

Diploma-level professional qualification in Compliance or AML (e.g. ICA, ACAMS, CISI)

Senior legal experience at a global brokerage, a major crypto exchange or a Tier-1 neobank

Admission to the Cyprus Bar, or bar admission in the UK, US or another EU jurisdiction

LL.M. from a leading UK, US or EU university

Awareness of digital-asset regulation (e.g. MiCA, VARA)

Experience with legal tech or contract lifecycle management tools

We offer

21 paid vacation days per year

10 paid sick leave days per year

Public holidays according to the Cyprus

Flexible working schedule

Hybrid mode (after probation period)

Medical insurance (after probation period)

Professional education budget (after probation period)

Language learning budget (after probation period)

Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear and related expenses) (after probation period)