Legal Manager

Responsibilities Leadership of the legal function: - Lead, develop and hold accountable the team leads across the legal function - Hire and grow talent across the legal team - Report regularly to the Group Head of Legal & Compliance and C-level on material legal risks, disputes and structural matters - Work as a peer with Compliance, Finance, Product and HR leadership - Set group-wide legal policies, standards and escalation frameworks Oversight of legal matters: - Disputes: strategy for commercial, corporate, client and employment disputes - Corporate: the Group's holding and entity structure, corporate governance and company secretarial function - Commercial: B2B, IT and vendor contracts, banking and PSP arrangements, IP and brand protection - Regional operations: legal support for the Group's businesses across different regions, including cross-border employment and global mobility - Data protection: oversight of the Group's privacy framework and GDPR compliance Personal mandate: - Lead group restructuring, the legal side of M&A, and the Group's most significant disputes and arbitrations - Build contract playbooks, templates, approval workflows and legal tech that speed up time-to-contract - Regulatory licensing and compliance sit with the Group's Compliance and Licensing teams. You will work closely with them Requirements - 8+ years of legal experience, including senior and leadership roles - At least 3 years leading managers or team leads, not only individual lawyers - Master's degree in law or equivalent - Strong knowledge of Cyprus corporate and commercial law - Hands-on experience structuring and maintaining multi-entity groups across offshore, midshore and onshore jurisdictions - Track record of leading at least one cross-border acquisition, restructuring or major group reorganisation - Experience managing a portfolio of disputes, arbitrations or regulatory matters through external counsel across several jurisdictions - Deep experience with commercial contracts in financial services: client terms, partner agreements, IT and SaaS, PSP and banking - Knowledge of GDPR and international data protection frameworks - Experience with cross-border employment, global mobility and EOR models - Knowledge of financial services regulation (e.g. MiFID II, CySEC) sufficient for close work with Compliance - Experience managing external counsel and corporate service provider budgets and fee arrangements - English at C1 level or higher - Ukrainian or Russian (working language of the team). What makes you a strong fit Will be a plus - Diploma-level professional qualification in Compliance or AML (e.g. ICA, ACAMS, CISI) - Senior legal experience at a global brokerage, a major crypto exchange or a Tier-1 neobank - Admission to the Cyprus Bar, or bar admission in the UK, US or another EU jurisdiction - LL.M. from a leading UK, US or EU university - Awareness of digital-asset regulation (e.g. MiCA, VARA) - Experience with legal tech or contract lifecycle management tools We offer - 21 paid vacation days per year - 10 paid sick leave days per year - Public holidays according to the Cyprus - Flexible working schedule - Hybrid mode (after probation period) - Medical insurance (after probation period) - Professional education budget (after probation period) - Language learning budget (after probation period) - Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear and related expenses) (after probation period)