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Kraken, one of the world's longest-standing cryptocurrency platforms with over 10 million users, is seeking an Assistant General Counsel for Labor & Employment to join Payward's in-house legal department. This is a fully remote role reporting to the Global Head of Labor & Employment.
You will serve as a senior member of the L&E legal team, sharing day-to-day responsibilities with the Global Head of L&E and broader team. Key responsibilities include:
- Advising executive leadership on worker classification, employee separations, executive compensation agreements, compensation plans, and wage-and-hour matters
- Supporting employment and labor due diligence for M&A transactions, including post-closing workforce integration and harmonization of employment terms, policies, and compensation across acquired populations
- Providing strategic input on expanding Payward's global footprint, including EOR and direct employment decisions, global mobility, contingent workforce management, and worker classification risks
- Advising on trade secret protection, restrictive covenants, and data privacy issues affecting employees and candidates
- Collaborating with the People Experience (PX) team and business leaders to develop policies, procedures, manager training, and employee training for a global workplace
- Supporting workplace investigations involving whistleblower allegations, discrimination, and performance issues
- Managing outside counsel on pre-litigation, arbitration, and local-law employment matters
- Building and refining AI-enabled workflows for contract review, policy drafting, and due diligence, with appropriate guardrails
- Monitoring global L&E trends, including those in the cryptocurrency industry, to support competitive adaptability and talent strategies
The role requires flexibility to work hours overlapping with PX team members and Asia-Pacific colleagues. You will work with a rapidly growing global workforce across multiple jurisdictions.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 10+ years of legal experience advising on Employment, Labor, and Executive Compensation issues in the US and other jurisdictions
- Experience in both in-house and law-firm settings, working with high-growth scaling companies and mature enterprises
- Broad international Labor and Employment background with law and drafting expertise
- Experience with M&A due diligence and post-closing workforce integration
- Experience with compensation plans and employee/candidate data privacy issues
- Active license to practice law in at least one US State, or eligibility to practice as registered in-house counsel
- Hands-on proficiency with generative AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT) in legal work, with sound judgment on verification, confidentiality, privilege, and data protection
- Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with opportunity-making attitude
NICE TO HAVES:
- Interest in crypto industry and Kraken's mission
- Experience in fintech, crypto, or regulated financial services
- Experience in Asian and/or Latin American employment markets
