Associate General Counsel
BitGo is a digital asset infrastructure company offering secure and scalable solutions for the digital asset economy. They provide services like qualified custody, financial services, and protocol solutions to a wide range of clients, from individual investors to large institutions.
About BitGo
BitGo is a digital asset infrastructure company trusted by thousands of institutions and millions of investors worldwide since 2013. The company provides battle-tested secure wallets, an intuitive user experience, and support for thousands of digital assets on a single platform, accelerating the transition of the financial system to a digital asset economy. Their offerings include qualified custody, self-custody wallets (hot, cold, and wallet-as-a-service), and financial services such as liquidity, financing, and collateral management. Core services include Wallet Services, Prime Services for liquidity and capital, Ecosystem solutions to list and manage assets, and the Go Network for secure, real-time global settlement. They also provide protocol solutions like staking, restaking, and token management, along with developer tools like an SDK and REST APIs. BitGo caters to various business models and use cases, including solutions for the Lightning Network, Bitcoin, token generation events, and tokenization, emphasizing enterprise-grade security with features like no single point of failure and third-party audits, including SOC certifications.
Skills
About the Role
You will oversee all legal and regulatory affairs across multiple jurisdictions in Asia Pacific, providing indispensable counsel to regional leadership. You will manage a growing regional team, mitigate complex cross-border risks, and ensure commercial operations scale efficiently within highly diverse regulatory environments.
Requirements
- Professionally qualified lawyer in Singapore or another major common law jurisdiction with exceptional academic credentials
- Minimum of twelve years of experience with significant time spent leading regional matters in-house
- Deep knowledge of the legal and regulatory environments across key APAC markets such as Southeast Asia, Australia and Greater China
- Proven track record of managing distributed legal teams and navigating complex multijurisdictional challenges successfully
- Outstanding commercial acumen with an ability to balance strict legal compliance against fast-paced business growth
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills necessary to bridge regional operations with global headquarters
Responsibilities
- Formulate and execute the regional legal strategy aligned with overarching global business objectives
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to the APAC leadership team on high-stakes commercial ventures and regional expansions
- Oversee corporate governance, regulatory compliance and government relations across all APAC markets
- Guide the regional team through complex multijurisdictional regulatory landscapes including data privacy and financial frameworks
- Manage disputes, employment matters and corporate transactions within the region alongside external counsel
- Recruit, mentor and develop a high-performing team of legal professionals across regional hubs
Benefits
- Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
- 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
- Retirement plan
- Paid parental leave
- Paid vacation
- Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
- Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs