Member of Legal, Trading & Licensing
Anchorage Digital offers institutions secure and regulated crypto custody, trading, staking, and financing services.
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About Anchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions. Founded in 2017, Anchorage offers custody, trading, staking, and other services for digital assets, serving banks, fintechs, and investment funds. Anchorage aims to make it simple and secure for institutions to participate in the digital asset space.
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About the Role
Serve as the primary legal expert on CFTC and NFA firm-level licensing, guide the end-to-end registration lifecycle, advise on OTC and cleared derivatives and margin lending, and balance regulatory compliance with strategic objectives in the digital asset space.
Requirements
- J.D. degree with a focus on financial services, commodities, or corporate law
- 4+ years of law-practice experience, including 3+ years focused on CFTC and NFA regulatory matters
- Practical knowledge of the Commodity Exchange Act and Dodd-Frank Act Title VII
- Understanding of OTC products, margin lending, futures, and swaps
- Experience with ISDA/CSA documentation or clearing agreements
- Experience working with Trading, Engineering, and Risk teams to build financial products and resolve jurisdictional issues
- Understanding of digital assets, CFTC/NFA jurisdiction, and the global regulatory landscape
- Ability to manage licensing applications and regulatory audits simultaneously
- Ability to balance commercial growth targets with legal and regulatory compliance
- Previous in-house legal experience at a fintech firm, hedge fund, financial institution, or specialist regulatory practice
- Familiarity with electronic trading platforms, central clearing, and margin and collateral management
Responsibilities
- Advise on Commodity Exchange Act and NFA Rules obligations
- Lead licensing and registration strategy and manage the registration lifecycle
- Navigate regulatory exemption frameworks
- Draft, review, and negotiate margin-lending agreements
- Draft, review, and negotiate ISDA/CSA and regulatory disclosure documentation
- Partner with Trading, Operations, Risk, and Engineering to embed compliance requirements into workflows and platform architecture
- Monitor CFTC mandates and NFA interpretive notices
- Advise the executive team on regulatory impacts to business strategy
- Lead legal responses to regulatory inquiries and NFA examinations
- Develop rules-to-workflow frameworks to prevent regulatory breaches
- Develop products, resolve legal issues, and structure complex agreements with cross-functional teams