Senior Counsel – Labor & Employment

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

. Augment Payward’s Labor & Employment legal team as the EU and UK subject matter expert .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeRemote • United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, PolandSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in EU and UK labor and employment law, including GDPR compliance, employee relations, and executive compensation. Proven ability to advise on complex legal matters, manage outside counsel, and develop employment policies in high-growth environments.

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EU Or UK Qualified Attorney8+ Years Legal ExperienceGDPR And UK GDPR ComplianceExperience With Works CouncilsProficiency In Generative AI Tools

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Hard Skills

Labor And Employment LawEmployee RelationsExecutive CompensationAcquisition Due DiligenceWage And Hour IssuesData Privacy IssuesPost-Closing Workforce IntegrationWorker ClassificationCollective ConsultationCross-Border HR Data Transfers

Soft Skills

Sound JudgmentProactive MindsetEntrepreneurial Attitude

Tools & Technologies

Generative AI ToolsClaudeChatGPT

Certifications & Qualifications

EU Or UK Qualification

Industry Keywords

FintechCryptoRegulated Financial ServicesMENA Employment MarketAPAC Employment Market

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Augment Payward’s Labor & Employment legal team as the EU and UK subject matter expert
Provide local-law employment advice in European time zones and support MENA and APAC matters with local counsel
Own recurring EU and UK employment matters, including worker classification, separations, employee relations, executive compensation, and wage-and-hour issues
Advise executive leadership, employment counsel, and the Payward Experience team
Develop works council, collective consultation, pay transparency, and employee representative processes
Support restructurings, acquisitions, M&A due diligence, and post-closing European workforce integration
Create and localize employment policies and procedures and deliver related training
Advise on GDPR, UK GDPR, and cross-border HR and recruiting data transfers
Support workplace investigations involving whistleblower, discrimination, and performance issues
Advise on European expansion, EOR, direct employment, entity decisions, global mobility, and contingent workforce matters
Advise on trade secrets and restrictive covenants in the EU and UK
Manage local outside counsel on legal opinions and pre-litigation matters
Monitor global labor and employment trends, including crypto-industry developments

Requirements

What you’ll need

EU- or UK-qualified attorney working out of the EU or UK
8+ years of legal experience advising in the EU, UK and other jurisdictions on employment, labor, and executive compensation issues
In-house and law firm experience with high-growth scaling and mature, large-enterprise environments
Broad international labor and employment background
Experience advising on works councils, collective consultation, and employee representative bodies in the EU and/or UK
Experience advising on employee and candidate data privacy issues under GDPR and UK GDPR
Hands-on proficiency using generative AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT in day-to-day legal work
Sound judgment verifying AI outputs against local law and protecting confidentiality, privilege, and personal data
Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset and opportunity-making attitude
Interest in the crypto industry (nice to have)
Experience in fintech, crypto, or regulated financial services (nice to have)
Experience with MENA and/or APAC employment markets (nice to have)
Experience with acquisition due diligence, transfer-of-undertakings rules, and post-closing workforce integration (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work arrangement
Opportunity to work with a global/worldwide workforce
Diverse and inclusive workplace
Equal opportunity employment
Job-related skills or work-style assessments applied consistently
Kraken product dogfooding and access to company products after joining