Senior Legal Counsel, Regulatory & Licensing (US)

About Us

Bitget is one of the world's leading digital assets ecosystems. With over 120 million registered users, Bitget has one of the most comprehensive suites of blockchain products and services available via bitget.com.
Our mission is to support the growth of the digital assets industry and we believe it represents the future of finance. What we do empowers the future of finance by ensuring secure, efficient and smart digital transactions.
We are one of the fastest growing companies in the digital asset sector. If you are looking for cutting-edge work, where you will have opportunities to develop your career among peers who are experts in their field, and you believe in the future of digital currency, then look no further than Bitget!

What you'll do

We are looking for an experienced US Senior Regulatory Counsel to support the exchange’s strategic expansion into the United States. The role will focus on regulatory structuring, licensing strategy, acquisitions, organic license applications, joint ventures, and product analysis across spot trading, derivatives, and real-world asset products.
The ideal candidate should have strong experience with US financial services regulation, digital assets, broker-dealer / exchange / derivatives frameworks, and regulatory engagement with US federal and state regulators.

US Market Entry and Licensing Strategy

• Advise on the exchange’s US expansion strategy across spot crypto, derivatives, tokenized assets, and RWA products.
• Assess available regulatory pathways, including acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, and organic license applications.
• Support analysis of licensing requirements involving CFTC, SEC, FinCEN, NFA, state money transmission regulators, NYDFS, and other relevant regulators.
• Prepare internal legal and regulatory roadmaps for US market.
• Advise on entity structuring, governance, permissible activities, and regulatory perimeter issues.

Strategic Transactions

• Assist in legal and regulatory due diligence for potential US corporate transactions, including licensed entities such as DCMs, DCOs, FCMs, broker-dealers, ATSs, RIAs, MSBs, money transmitters, trust companies, or other regulated businesses.
• Identify licensing gaps, regulatory risks, change-of-control requirements, enforcement history, operational limitations, and post-acquisition remediation needs.
• Work with corporate, tax, finance, compliance, and external counsel on transaction structuring and execution.
• Prepare regulatory risk assessments and board / management briefing materials for potential transactions.
• Support structuring and negotiation of US joint ventures, white-label arrangements, referral models, liquidity partnerships, custody arrangements, broker relationships, clearing arrangements, and technology partnerships.
• Review partnership contracts and advise on regulatory responsibility allocation.

Organic Applications and Regulatory Filings

• Support preparation and submission of US regulatory license applications.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders on business plans, compliance manuals, governance documents, financial projections, operational policies, cybersecurity materials, AML/KYC frameworks, and product descriptions - in conjunction with the Compliance team.
• Manage regulatory filing workstreams and liaise with external counsel, consultants, and internal teams.
• Track application timelines, regulator questions, information requests, and remediation actions.

Product Regulatory Analysis

• Advise on US regulatory treatment of spot crypto, derivatives, futures, swaps, margin, lending, staking, tokenized securities, stablecoins, and RWA products.
• Review proposed product launches and assess whether activities may trigger SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, state licensing, broker-dealer, exchange, clearing, custody, or investment adviser requirements.
• Provide practical guidance on product design, customer access, geo-restrictions, disclosures, risk warnings, and operational controls.
• Work closely with product, compliance, risk, operations, and business teams to design compliant US-facing or US-excluded product models.

Regulatory Engagement and External Counsel Management

• Support communications with US regulators, self-regulatory organizations, and licensing authorities.
• Prepare regulator-facing submissions, responses, presentations, and meeting materials.
• Manage external US counsel and consultants, including scope of work, budget, deliverables, and timelines.
• Translate complex regulatory advice into clear, practical recommendations for senior management.

Internal Governance and Risk Management

• Develop internal policies, playbooks, and decision frameworks for US regulatory matters.
• Maintain trackers for US licensing initiatives, regulatory obligations, acquisition targets, and product approvals.
• Support internal training on US regulatory requirements and product restrictions.
• Coordinate with global legal and compliance teams to ensure consistency across jurisdictions.

What you'll need

• Qualified U.S. Lawyer with at least 8 years of legal experience
• Strong experience in US financial services, fintech, crypto, securities, commodities, derivatives, broker-dealer, exchange, payments, or banking regulation.
• Prior financial regulatory experience at a leading U.S. law firm, regulator, crypto exchange, broker-dealer, derivatives platform, fintech company, financial institution, or regulated trading venue.
• Familiarity with US regulatory frameworks involving the SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, NFA, state money transmission regimes, and NYDFS.
• Experience with licensing applications, regulatory filings, acquisitions, or regulated entity diligence.
• Ability to analyze complex regulatory issues and provide practical, business-oriented advice.
• Strong drafting, project management, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-border environment.
• Ability to live and work in the U.S.

Why Bitget?

Bitget is the world's leading web 3 platform for copy trading and one of the world's largest and most respected exchanges. We are a global company with staff members from over 50 different countries and regions. We are growing and looking for world-class ambitious talents to help us continue this journey. We have a streamlined structure that empowers employees to work efficiently, delivering the best results in a short timeframe. We offer competitive salaries and benefits. Blockchain technology and digital assets have the potential to change finance in a way no other technology can - be part of it! If you are ambitious and believe that digital assets could be the next financial and technological revolution, please apply! By submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Candidate Privacy Notice.

Key skills/competency

• Legal Counsel
• Regulatory Law
• Licensing Strategy
• US Financial Services Regulation
• Digital Assets
• Broker-Dealer Frameworks
• Derivatives Regulation
• SEC
• CFTC
• FinCEN