Legal & Regulatory Counsel, Payments (Kazakhstan)

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana / Remote

Company

Binance operates a global blockchain ecosystem offering digital asset trading, finance, payments, institutional services, and Web3 products.

What you will do

• Support licensing applications and regulatory engagement with the NBK, AFSA, and other authorities.
• Monitor Kazakhstan payments, e-money, currency regulation, AML/CFT, personal data, and AIFC/AFSA requirements.
• Draft regulatory correspondence, participate in regulator meetings, and support sandbox pilots and product testing.
• Draft, review, and negotiate banking, safeguarding, outsourcing, technology, vendor, and client agreements.
• Provide legal support for products, consumer protection, corporate governance, inspections, audits, complaints, and disputes.
• Work with global legal, compliance, risk, and payments teams to align local requirements with group practices.

Requirements

• Law degree from a recognised university; an LLM or equivalent is an advantage.
• At least 5 years of financial services regulatory experience at a bank, payment organisation, fintech company, or relevant law firm.
• Hands-on licensing and regulatory engagement experience with the NBK and/or the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market.
• Strong knowledge of Kazakhstan payments, e-money, currency regulation, AML/CFT, personal data, and regulated financial entity governance requirements.
• Experience drafting and negotiating banking, outsourcing, technology, and other commercial agreements.
• Fluent Russian and English required; Kazakh is strongly preferred.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the AIFC/AFSA regulatory framework.
• Experience with crypto, digital assets, or e-money.
• Master's degree in law or equivalent qualification.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a global blockchain ecosystem serving users across more than 100 countries.
• Collaborate with international legal, compliance, payments, and business teams.
• Operate in a fast-moving, results-driven environment with autonomy.
• Access career growth and continuous learning opportunities.
• Competitive salary and company benefits.