Amber Group is a global leading digital asset company providing crypto financial services to both institutional and high-net-worth investors globally.

We offer best-in-class liquidity solutions and cutting-edge trading infrastructure across major exchanges, applications, and networks. With over $1 trillion in cumulative trading volume, our deep liquidity helps power the digital asset ecosystem.

Beyond trading, our full-suite of offerings includes wealth management, lending and investing products. But at our core, we focus on building strong relationships and delivering personalized service to help clients navigate this fast-growing industry.

At Amber, security is our #1 priority. We have invested years of effort and millions of dollars in cybersecurity, crypto-security, and operational security across the firm, with industry-leading certifications like SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

Powered by a 400+ team of traders, technologists and engineers operating 24/7 globally, our technology and research capabilities are world-class. Yet we remain entrepreneurial, always seeking fresh ideas and risks worth taking. We are always interested in people who have an appetite for taking calculated risk, demonstrate a high level of original thinking and intellectual curiosity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Advising on a wide range of legal matters, including regulatory, operational, and issues to support the firm’s growth and international business strategy.
• Researching and analyzing MAS, SFC, FinCEN, OCC comments and guidance.
• Managing the regulatory coverage for the firm’s global trading activities, including spot trading, margin trading, and fixed-income products, liaising with regulators, exchanges, and trading counterparties in multiple regions.
• Supporting the team by advising on customer deals, including drafting templates and customized agreements on an ad-hoc basis.
• Working closely with the team in customer on-boarding, providing guidance on digital payment token services, cryptos and blockchain law and regulations.
• Researching and working with foreign and domestic jurisdictions.
• Liaising with external legal counsel to obtain guidance and reach a resolution on highly specialized legal matters.
• Propose solutions and active involvement in the formulation of business operation process and continual suggestions for improvements to relevant processes.

Job Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree or J.D. degree.
• Common-law jurisdictions qualified lawyers (e.g. HK, SG, UK, US) with working experiences of 2-4 years, i.e. a relatively junior lawyer, such as a newly-qualified lawyer in HK who have just finished the 2-year training contract in a law firm.
• Worked in a reputable law firm with experiences in corporate law (e.g. M&A), capital markets, fund formation/investment (any one or combination of these is fine).
• Prior background in digital payment token services, cryptos and blockchain a plus.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information.
• Fluent in Eng and Mandarin preferably (or Cantonese).
• Must be able to effectively multi-task, manage time-sensitive documents and have exceptional organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to function effectively in a busy, team-oriented environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to build relationships with all stakeholders.
• Good communication skills, motivated, interested in joining web3/start-up.

Amber Group opens its doors to the curious problem solver empowered to make an impact in shaping tomorrow. As a hyper-growth company since day 1, we continually invite talent to join our diverse, nimble and digitally-native teams. If this sounds like you, apply now, or get in touch with us today at jacky.wang@ambergroup.io.