Legal & Regulatory Counsel (Payments)

Location: Kazakhstan; remote-first, work-from-home arrangement may vary depending on the role and team

Company

Binance is a global blockchain ecosystem offering cryptocurrency trading, finance, payments, institutional services, education, and research.

What you will do

• Support licensing applications and regulatory engagement with the NBK, AFSA, and other authorities.
• Analyse Kazakhstan payments, e-money, currency regulation, AML/CFT, personal data, and AIFC/AFSA requirements.
• Prepare regulatory correspondence, participate in regulator meetings, and support regulatory sandbox pilots.
• 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.
• Coordinate with global legal, compliance, risk, and payments teams.

Requirements

• Law degree from a recognised university; an LLM or equivalent is advantageous.
• 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, and personal data legislation.
• Experience with commercial agreements and corporate governance of regulated financial entities.
• Fluent Russian and English required; Kazakh strongly preferred.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the AIFC/AFSA regulatory framework.
• Experience in crypto, digital assets, or e-money.
• LLM or equivalent master's degree.
• Kazakh language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement, depending on the nature of the role and team.
• Global, user-centric organisation with a flat structure.
• Fast-paced projects with autonomy and opportunities for career growth.
• Continuous learning opportunities, competitive salary, and company benefits.