Senior Legal Counsel

Mission & Impact:

Implement KAIO’s legal and compliance strategy based on strategic goals provided by KAIO CEO and the KAIO Board — focusing on deal execution across jurisdictions, empowering KAIO to scale confidently as the most trusted institutional RWA platform in Web3.

Key Responsibilities:

Legal Strategy & Risk Management

• Own the Company legal strategy in alignment with company growth, product innovation, and jurisdictional expansion as provided by the KAIO CEO and KAIO Board.
• Providing legal input as requested to the KAIO CEO, KAIO Board and other departments.
• Report directly to the KAIO CEO on all legal and related matters.
• Maintain KAIO’s legal risk register.

Governance, Compliance & Regulatory

• Lead regulatory engagement and compliance across multiple jurisdictions as required (e.g., MAS and CIMA).
• Follow emerging legal frameworks in crypto, RWA tokenization, and financial services.
• Manage licensing, filings (in collaboration with the operations team), and execute entity structuring in accordance with direction from the KAIO CEO and KAIO Board.

Commercial & Product Counsel

• Support business development, partnerships, and procurement with contract drafting and negotiation as requested.
• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure new launches and campaigns meet compliance obligations.
• Draft and maintain standard T&Cs, privacy policies, disclaimers, and customer agreements (as needed) across KAIO products.

 Corporate, Employment & IP

• Manage board governance, board and shareholder resolutions, and entity management.
• Oversee employment law matters including offer letters, severance, disputes, and independent contractor frameworks.
• Review as requested and if required protect and enforce KAIO’s intellectual property, including via trademarks, patents, and content licenses.

External Counsel & Legal Ops

• Lead relationships with external counsel and advisors; negotiate and manage fees.
• Maintain the legal operations system (contract lifecycle, document management, e-signature, etc.).
• Implement (as requested) playbooks, templates, and approval workflows to streamline internal legal processes.

Data Privacy & Security

• Alongside the group’s data protection officer, review and access GDPR compliance and work closely with engineering/security on data governance policies.

Litigation & Crisis Management

• Manage (alongside the key stakeholders) any open disputes.
• Design (as requested) crisis management plans in partnership with Comms and Executive Team.

Leadership, Culture & Ambassadorship

• Act as a visible role model for KAIO’s values, leadership behaviors, and high-performance standards.
• Foster a learning culture by promoting knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and professional growth across teams.
• Represent KAIO as an ambassador in all internal and external interactions, building trust, credibility, and alignment with our mission.
• Champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing initiatives to strengthen team cohesion and engagement.
• Encourage open communication and collaboration across all levels of the organization.

Person Specification – Senior Legal Counsel (KAIO)

Experience & Background

• Qualified lawyer (common law or equivalent) with 8–12 years PQE, ideally combining law firm and in-house experience within Web3, blockchain, or fintech sectors.
• Proven expertise in crypto regulation, RWA (Real-World Asset) tokenization, and/ or digital asset compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong background in corporate governance, entity structuring, and cross-border legal management.
• Experienced in commercial contract drafting, tokenized product structuring, and advising on digital asset transactions and partnerships.
• Familiar with data privacy (GDPR, PDPA), information security, and intellectual property issues in decentralized environments.
• Skilled at managing external counsel and developing legal operations systems to support scaling businesses.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic thinker with the ability to align legal, regulatory, and commercial objectives in emerging digital markets.
• Excellent negotiation, drafting, and risk management skills, with sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Collaborative and effective in partnering with executive, product, and engineering teams to enable compliant innovation.
• Confident communicator capable of influencing senior stakeholders and representing KAIO externally with credibility.
• Proactive, agile, and solutions-driven — able to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving regulatory landscapes.

Personal Attributes

• Passionate about Web3, tokenized finance, and the evolution of decentralized systems.
• Integrity, accountability, and professionalism in all dealings.
• Strong advocate for diversity, inclusion, and ethical innovation.
• Naturally curious, forward-looking, and motivated by KAIO’s mission to build trust and transparency in the RWA and digital asset ecosystem.