Senior Legal Counsel Full Time (Hybrid)

Founded in April 2018 and headquartered in Zug, SEBA Bank is a pioneer in the financial industry providing a seamless, secure and easy-to-use bridge between digital and traditional assets. As a smart bank SEBA Bank offers a fully universal suite of regulated banking services in the emerging digital economy. In August 2019, SEBA Bank received a Swiss banking and securities dealer licence – the first time a reputed, regulatory authority such as FINMA has granted a licence to a financial services provider with a core capability in digital assets. The broad, vertically integrated spectrum of services combined with the highest security standards, make SEBA Bank’s value proposition unique – this is why Banque de France selected SEBA Bank to test the integration of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). CVVC Global Report and CB Insights names SEBA Bank as Top 50 Companies within the blockchain ecosystem.

We are bringing a new financial services paradigm to the blockchain and finance economy. We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Legal & Compliance Team.

As Senior Legal Counsel you will be responsible for the following:

• Provide proactive legal and regulatory advice to senior management, relationship managers and all business units, partially also in co-ordination with outside counsel
• Draft, structure and negotiate legal documents such as agreements with clients and third party service providers in a crypto environment
• Lead project management for legal and regulatory initiatives, as well as corporate matters.
• Advise on innovative products and service offerings from a legal and regulatory perspective
• Draft and/or maintain legal directives, communication, marketing initiatives, standard agreements, forms and general terms and conditions
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments in Switzerland and abroad and implement the respective change projects
• Drive legal assessments and presentations for senior management regarding legal and regulatory topics
• Conduct internal trainings with respect to legal and regulatory aspects
• Ensure cooperation between the L&C team, e.g. on cross-border and other cross-over topics with the compliance department.
• Advise the responsible stakeholder on risks and impact when performing legal duties and controls
• Review and provide content where legal input is required
• Contribute on inputs needed for regulators in- or outside of Switzerland
• Contribute on audit matters, litigation and other ad-hoc requests

For you to become part of SEBA’s journey, we require the following set of experience:

• Master of Law from a Swiss University, admission to the (Swiss) bar (additional education such as an LL.M. is an asset)
• Experience of at least 5 years with a law firm, big four/consulting or a bank, in particular in banking law, financial regulation and crypto
• Knowledge / experience with investment products (documentation, contractual set-up, distribution) and regulatory aspects
• Interest in complex and innovative legal and regulatory topics around DLT, Web 3.0 and Fintech
• Team player with hands-on approach, effective communicator and strong interpersonal skills, courage and business acumen as well as strong analytical and technical knowledge
• Fluency in German and English (other languages are an asset)

Join our skilled team of SEBAnkians and together redefine finance.

We owe our exponential growth to our innovative and collaborate team spirit and talented workforce. Every voice counts as we are always committed to learning from diverse perspectives and backgrounds because our people make the difference at SEBA Bank. Regardless of your age, gender, belief, and background, at SEBA EVERYONE (E) is welcome!

We very much look forward to receiving your full application and hearing about your motivation to become a SEBAnkian (CV, Motivation Letter, Reference Letters and Diplomas).