Join Lloyds Banking Group as a Senior Payments & Digital Assets Lawyer. Shape legal strategies regarding digital assets and regulatory frameworks for financial services.
Responsibilities
Advise on the legal and regulatory aspects of digital assets, tokenisation, stablecoins, and programmable payments.
Shape and influence our strategy, engage regulators and contribute to the design and update of statutory instruments (e.g., Financial Services and Markets Act, Payment Services Regulations) to support crypto assets/stablecoin issuance, trading, lending, and payments.
Provide guidance on, MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation), and other relevant UK and global legal and regulatory frameworks including GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act)
Support the use of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) on public blockchains for settlement of traditional assets (e.g., DIGIT – Digital Gilt issuance), including understanding the UK Digital Securities Sandbox and Digital Property Rights Bill.
Advise on the treatment of encrypted data on public blockchains with respect to GDPR and the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUA).
Address legal and compliance issues for cross-border tokenised deposits and stablecoins, including KYC, fraud, sanctions compliance, and outsourcing options.
Prepare for the sale of digital traditional assets, stablecoins, and crypto to retail customers, ensuring compliance with current and future retail investing regulations.
Collaborate with product, technology, and business teams to develop and deliver innovative digital asset solutions.
Build relationships with external and internal stakeholders, including regulators, fintechs, trade associations and industry peers.
Requirements
UK Qualified lawyer with significant experience in financial services and payments.
Deep understanding of digital assets, DLT, and emerging regulatory frameworks.
Ability to learn and adapt to new legal and technological developments in the digital asset ecosystem.
Strong influencing and communication skills, with experience engaging regulators and industry bodies.
Proven track record of delivering legal advice in complex, cross-functional environments.
Experience collaborating with clients, partners, and internal teams to deliver solutions to market.
Knowledge of MiCA, GDPR, DUA, KYC, AML, and retail investing regulations as they relate to digital assets.
Experience with product development and delivery in a regulated environment is desirable.
Benefits
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual performance-related bonus
Share schemes including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
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