Global Legal Counsel – Payments & Digital Assets

About the role

OSL is seeking an experienced Global Legal Counsel to lead legal support for its rapidly expanding payments and digital‑asset business. The role focuses on licensing, regulatory compliance, and stablecoin settlement across multiple jurisdictions.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice on global licensing, regulatory and compliance requirements for payment services, money transmission, e‑money, stablecoin payments and digital assets.
• Lead licence applications, renewals and ongoing regulatory engagements with authorities in multiple jurisdictions.
• Advise on legal and regulatory implications of cross‑border payment products, fiat‑to‑stablecoin conversion, settlement infrastructure and treasury operations.
• Monitor, analyse and interpret regulatory developments affecting payments, stablecoins and digital assets worldwide.
• Draft, review and negotiate legal documentation related to payment services, banking partnerships, licensing and regulatory matters.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, treasury, product, operations and business teams to ensure regulatory alignment.
• Support launch of new payment products, market expansion initiatives and strategic partnerships.
• Manage relationships with external counsel and coordinate regulator responses.

Required profile

• Qualified lawyer with at least 6 years post‑qualification experience in leading international law firms or in‑house legal teams.
• Proven experience advising payment service providers, fintech companies, banks or digital‑asset platforms.
• Strong understanding of global payments regulations, including money transmission, payment institution licensing, e‑money, stored‑value facilities and cross‑border payments.
• Prior exposure to stablecoins, digital assets or blockchain‑based payment infrastructure is highly preferred.
• Excellent legal drafting, negotiation and project‑management skills.
• Commercial acumen to balance legal risk with business objectives in a fast‑growing environment.

Required skills

• Legal drafting
• Negotiation
• Project management