Wintermute is a hyper-growth algorithmic trading firm and one of the largest players in the global digital asset markets. We provide liquidity algorithmically across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, as well as support high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.

Culturally, we combine the best traits of both trading companies and technology startups. As a trading company, we manage hundreds of millions in assets, trade more than $5B+/day across dozens of trading platforms. As a technology startup, we build, innovate and move incredibly fast, we create best-in-class liquidity products that create more efficient markets. We believe that traditional finance has to change and we are on a mission to define and build the decentralized future of finance. 

Wintermute is a hyper-growth profitable proprietary trading business. We are backed by top tier global venture capital investors such as Lightspeed, Pantera Capital, Sino Global Capital, Blockchain.com Ventures, Avon Ventures by Fidelity Investments, DeFi Alliance and others. Learn more about our team and culture on our website and on Twitter.

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General Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel focusing on US regulatory matters for a crypto trading firm.

• Lead US regulatory research and advise the business on the most appropriate implications of such regulations to each of Wintermute business lines
• Keep track of the evolving cryptocurrency regulation (SES, CFTC, FINRA, IRS, etc) as it applies to Wintermute,
• Keep track of a wide range of important ongoing litigation and bankruptcy cases in the US as these may apply to Wintermute’s counterparties
• Lead and coordinate inquiries or information requests from regulators or other third parties
• Lead specific projects related to the topics above as required
• Lead legal-commercial negotiations: draft and negotiate agreements in relation to our business lines (OTC, liquidity provision, exchange agreements, trading agreements, software agreements, and others)
• Other legal projects: get involved in a wide range of wider legal topics depending on skills, preferences and company needs, including commercial disputes/litigation, employment, and corporate projects

Senior Legal Counsel

Account Manager

• Grow institutional OTC business globally-  this includes developing and executing your own growth plan in the region where you will be responsible for.
• Work closely with other teams to bring new products (e.g. new derivatives products) to the market, this includes collecting customer feedback, testing products, launch plans, etc
• Grow the crypto project Liquidity provision business - deepen and build relationships with high profile projects in the region, as well as local VCs and other important ecosystem players
• Growth partner relationships with important partners such as exchanges, custodians, lenders and other infrastructure providers
• Execute a structured business development process and work with the teams to further improve operational efficiency (e.g. CRM, effectiveness of campaigns, etc)
• Keep track of key launches and news in the crypto eco-system and proactively identify cooperation and business development opportunities

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