Legal Regulatory Counsel
21bitcoin is a regulated Bitcoin-focused financial service operated by FIOR Digital GmbH. Its mobile app lets individuals and businesses buy, sell, store, and transfer Bitcoin, with savings plans, limit orders, insured custody, and self-custody withdrawals.
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About 21bitcoin
21bitcoin is an Austrian FMA-licensed MiCAR crypto-asset service provider focused exclusively on Bitcoin. It provides a mobile app for buying and selling BTC, SEPA Instant deposits, recurring savings plans, limit orders, insured custody through BitGo, withdrawals to users' own wallets, and transaction and tax reporting. It serves retail users from €10, higher-volume private clients through its 21Private service, and businesses seeking to add Bitcoin to their balance sheets through 21Business.
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About the Role
You will build and develop the legal and regulatory function, develop and implement regulatory strategy, and manage compliance and regulatory matters. You will ensure reporting meets supervisory and audit expectations, support product development, monitor MiCAR developments, and implement data-protection and data-security policies.
Requirements
- Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory concepts into practical application
- At least 5 years of experience in compliance, legal, or regulatory roles
- Comprehensive knowledge of the FMA and its regulations
- Sound legal knowledge in a FinTech or financial-services environment, consultancy, or law firm
- Ability to manage a varied workload and meet strict deadlines independently
- Experience managing financial-services licence applications and engaging directly with supervisory authorities is advantageous
- Experience with MiCAR, MiFID II, securities compliance, or payment and e-money institutions is advantageous
Responsibilities
- Build and develop the legal and regulatory function
- Develop and implement a regulatory strategy
- Manage regulatory challenges and legal frameworks
- Ensure reporting meets local supervisory-authority and auditor expectations
- Oversee and implement compliance and regulatory strategies
- Define and implement compliance and regulatory policies
- Support new-product development with product and strategy stakeholders
- Monitor regulatory developments related to MiCAR and crypto-assets
- Manage data protection and data security, including policy implementation
Benefits
- Team offsites
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid work
- Fee-free Bitcoin purchases
- Potential company equity
- Potential bonus payments
