Location: France, Paris

Employment Type: Full-time Onsite or Remote

Team: Legal

Binance is the global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, serving a greater mission to accelerate cryptocurrency adoption and increase the freedom of money.

Are you looking to be a part of the most influential company in the blockchain industry and contribute to the crypto-currency revolution that is changing the world?

Responsibilities

• Providing legal advice and assistance to the HR team and stakeholders in handling all personnel related matters whether contentious and non-contentious - this includes day-to-day employment issues, incentives, employee disputes, grievances, disciplinary and performance issues, processes, restructuring and redundancy matters.
• Advising on the investigation and management of employee misconduct cases.
• Designing and implementing personnel related policies and processes.
• Designing and advising on employees’ incentives programme and benefits. Drafting, maintaining and reviewing employment-related documents.
• Project manage global employment projects.
• Liaising and managing external counsel whenever required.
• Monitoring and advising on employment law developments and their impact on the business.
• Coordinating/delivering training for Human Resources on employment law issues.
• Provide proactive, in-depth, commercially sensible legal advice to all stakeholders.
• Support the development and implementation of legal strategy to reduce risk while balancing against the organisation’s overall business strategy.
• Partner with cross-functional and regional teams and provide support on legal matters of varying complexity, sensitivity, and tangibility.
• Take prudent risks within the context of the overall business, and advise and implement solutions to address issues identified.
• Provide administrative support to manage billing, legal contracts, corporate documents and other documentation.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer in employment with 3-6 years of experience at a reputable global law firm and/or large multinational organisation including contentious and non-contentious experience.
• France or UK qualified lawyers preferred.
• Familiarity with and experience in advising on employment law matters across multiple European jurisdictions.
• Demonstrable commercial and legal judgment (including the ability to assess risk and advise accordingly).
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues worldwide.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to execute on multiple tasks and prioritise appropriately.
• Interest in the cryptocurrency industry and its development.
• Bachelors or Master of Laws degree from a top law school.
• Full proficiency in English required and fluency in French will be advantageous. Strong team player and good business sense.
• Hands on at work and can be independent in managing complex projects.
• Can develop relevant and creative solutions to handle risks and manage disputes.
• Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills.

Working at Binance

• Do something meaningful; Be a part of the future of finance technology and the no.1 company in the industry

• Fast moving, challenging and unique business problems

• International work environment and flat organisation

• Great career development opportunities in a growing company

• Possibility for relocation and international transfers mid-career

• Competitive salary

• Flexible working hours, Casual work attire