Senior Legal Counsel
GRVT
Legal
Malaysia
Posted on Mar 5, 2026
We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join the team. You will play a key role in supporting GRVT’s legal, regulatory, and commercial initiatives. This position requires a strong foundation in contractual drafting and review, regulatory analysis, and the ability to operate independently in a fast-moving crypto and blockchain environment. This position requires a proactive, detail-oriented legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment and can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the Head of Legal and Compliance in providing day-to-day legal support to senior management and internal teams.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to internal stakeholders.
- Review, draft, and manage commercial agreements such as NDAs, MOUs, service, partnership, and vendor contracts under supervision.
- Conduct legal research on corporate, fintech, and technology-related regulations across relevant jurisdictions, and continuous monitoring of the same.
- Support in handling corporate secretarial tasks, including board documentation, policy updates, and record-keeping.
- Provide assistance in legal advisory areas such as employment, IP, data protection, and contract interpretation.
- Support in strategic initiatives, capital raising, and M&A transactions.
- Liaise with external counsel, auditors, and regulatory bodies on complex or high-stakes matters.
- Handling investor-related issues, communications and cap table management.
- Support licensing, registration, and regulatory engagement processes.
- Support corporate structuring and international expansion initiatives.
- Law degree (LL.B. / J.D.) from a recognized institution.
- 4-7 years of post-qualification experience, with demonstrated success in digital assets and/or fintech sectors.
- Strong research skills and analytical thinking.
- Negotiation, drafting, and legal skills.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with compliance, operations, and product teams.
- Strong ethical judgment, analytical acumen, and business-minded approach.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Prior experience in fast-scaling fintech, Web3, or technology environments.
- Familiarity with crypto and digital asset regulatory landscapes.
- Strong communicator with the ability to translate complex issues into clear, actionable business guidance.
- Capable of working independently in a remote setting.
- Highly motivated and proactive.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory environment.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
- Solutions-oriented mindset.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.