Legal Counsel (Payments)

About the role

Bybit is seeking a Legal Counsel specialized in payments to join its fast‑growing cryptocurrency derivatives platform. You will shape compliance frameworks, support partner onboarding and ensure regulatory alignment across multiple jurisdictions.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain payments compliance policies, frameworks, and internal standards.
• Provide regulatory structuring support for payments setups, partner models, and fund flows.
• Review and support onboarding of payment partners, including agreement reviews from a compliance perspective.
• Advise on licensing scope, regulatory permissions, and operational constraints for payments activities.
• Work closely with Product, Operations, and Legal to ensure payments initiatives are compliant by design.
• Support standardisation and streamlining of payments compliance processes across entities.
• Coordinate with external counsel and regulators on payments‑related regulatory matters where required.

Required profile

• Qualified lawyer or compliance professional with legal training, preferably called to the bar in SG, MY, UK, or HK.
• 3–7 years of experience in payments, fintech, EMI/PSP, or financial services compliance or regulatory advisory.
• Strong understanding of payments regulation, fund flows, and licensing frameworks.
• Practical mindset with ability to translate regulatory requirements into workable operating models.
• Experience in multi‑jurisdiction environments is a strong plus.

Required skills