Global Financial Crime/Sanctions Legal Counsel

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Global Financial Crime/Sanctions Legal Counsel based in Ireland.

This senior legal role offers the opportunity to shape global financial crime strategy within a fast-moving, highly regulated technology environment. You will serve as a trusted legal advisor across sanctions, AML/CFT, anti-bribery, fraud, and market integrity matters. The role combines strategic legal guidance, regulatory engagement, and hands-on risk management across multiple jurisdictions. You will work closely with compliance, investigations, and business teams to identify and mitigate complex financial crime risks. Your expertise will help influence product decisions, market expansion, and operational frameworks at a global scale. This is an opportunity for an experienced legal professional to make a meaningful impact in the evolving digital asset and financial technology landscape.

Accountabilities:: As the Global Financial Crime/Sanctions Legal Counsel, you will provide strategic legal leadership and subject matter expertise across global financial crime matters. You will help strengthen legal frameworks, support regulatory engagement, and guide business decisions while ensuring compliance with evolving requirements.

Serve as the primary legal expert across financial crime areas including sanctions, AML/CFT, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, and market integrity.

Provide legal advice on financial crime risks associated with products, services, partnerships, and business operations across multiple jurisdictions.

Act as a key legal representative in discussions with regulators, law enforcement agencies, and financial intelligence units.

Lead legal responses to regulatory inquiries, investigations, enforcement actions, and voluntary self-disclosures.

Manage sanctions-related legal matters, including licensing applications, screening requirements, counterparty reviews, and regulatory responses.

Partner with compliance, investigations, and transaction monitoring teams to identify and address financial crime risks.

Advise on new products, partnerships, and market expansion initiatives by embedding legal risk considerations into business processes.

Coordinate with external legal advisors on complex financial crime matters across different regions.

Develop and maintain legal policies, frameworks, guidance materials, and internal training programs.

Monitor regulatory developments and provide clear, actionable recommendations to senior leadership.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced legal professional with deep expertise in financial crime regulations, strong regulatory engagement skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex international environment.

Qualified attorney with 10+ years of experience specializing in financial crime law, sanctions, AML/CFT, and related regulatory areas.

Extensive technical knowledge of global sanctions regimes, including OFAC, UN, EU, UK, and other major frameworks.

Proven experience engaging directly with regulators, law enforcement agencies, and financial intelligence authorities.

Experience managing regulatory investigations, enforcement matters, and voluntary self-disclosures.

Strong understanding of financial crime risks within financial services, digital assets, payments, or trading environments.

Ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical business recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Demonstrated experience collaborating across international legal, compliance, and operational teams.

Strong business judgment with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach.

Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving global environment with a high level of ownership.

Benefits:

Opportunity to shape financial crime legal strategy within a global technology and financial ecosystem.

Collaboration with international teams and experienced professionals across legal, compliance, and business functions.

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Flexible work-from-home arrangements depending on business requirements.

Opportunities for continuous learning, professional growth, and career development.

Exposure to complex global regulatory challenges and innovative financial technologies.

Dynamic, results-driven environment with autonomy and ownership.

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