At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs.
If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.
Ripple Labs Inc. invites a motivated and exceptionally skilled lawyer to join our premier legal team based in London. This remarkable opportunity enables you to support pioneering financial services and digital asset projects. The position emphasizes capital markets, including traded products and prime brokerage. You will lead innovation efforts and play a vital role in transforming the financial industry.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Commercial Negotiation: Draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements supporting the company’s products, partnerships, and activities across multiple business lines.
- Product Development: Collaborate with business and product teams to aid the development and introduction of new products and services.
- Regulatory Advice and Licensing: Provide practical and commercially focused recommendations concerning financial services regulation within the UK, EU, and other international regions, including licensing and regulatory engagement.
- Corporate Governance: Assist with corporate governance matters and other general legal issues as they arise.
- Trading and Capital Markets: Deliver outstanding legal assistance across key capital markets functions, encompassing prime brokerage, execution platforms, and traded products.
- Financial Services and Digital Assets: Provide legal support for various financial services and digital asset activities, including cross-border payments, stablecoin issuance, and custodial solutions.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
- Qualifications: Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales.
- Experience: 5 - 8 years' PQE with a background in capital markets, traded products, and/or prime brokerage.
- Domain Expertise: Knowledge of financial services, traded products, and capital markets is essential.
- Familiarity with digital assets is preferred.
- A solid grasp of UK and EU financial services regulation is required.
- Professional Background: Experience gained either in-house at a financial institution or within a top-tier private practice.
- Communication: Ability to present sophisticated issues clearly and concisely and provide succinct and practical legal advice.
WHO WE ARE:
Do Your Best Work
- The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
- A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
- Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
- In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
- Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
- We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!
Take Control of Your Finances
- Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
- Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
Take Care of Yourself
- R&R days so you can rest and recharge
- Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
- Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
- Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
- Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events
Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.
Skills Required
- Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales
- 5-8 years PQE with background in capital markets, traded products, and/or prime brokerage
- Knowledge of financial services, traded products, and capital markets
- Solid grasp of UK and EU financial services regulation
- Experience in-house at a financial institution or at a top-tier private practice
- Ability to present sophisticated issues clearly and provide succinct, practical legal advice
- Familiarity with digital assets
Ripple Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ripple and has not been reviewed or approved by Ripple.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive coverage, including employer-paid medical, dental, and vision from day one, is emphasized alongside wellbeing resources and stipends. This indicates strong foundational healthcare support as part of total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of substantial duration and inclusive family-forming benefits (via fertility support) are highlighted. These offerings signal robust backing for diverse paths to parenthood.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO paired with additional company-wide recharge days points to ample time-off provisions. Public materials also reference generous closures that facilitate periodic rest.
Ripple Insights
What We Do
Ripple provides one frictionless experience to send money globally using the power of blockchain technology. By joining Ripple’s growing global network, financial institutions can process their customers’ payments anywhere in the world instantly, reliably and cost-effectively. Banks and payment providers can use the digital asset XRP to further reduce their costs and access new markets. Founded in 2012, Ripple's vision is to enable a world where value moves as seamlessly as information flows today—an Internet of Value. Ripple is the only enterprise blockchain company today with products in commercial use. Ripple’s global payments network includes over 300 customers across 40+ countries and six continents.
