Re7 Capital is a London-based crypto-asset investment firm. We operate a range of innovative investment strategies at the frontier of digital assets, underpinned by proprietary data infrastructure and deep domain expertise. Our team brings together institutional finance experience, DeFi-native insight, and advanced analytics.
We’re hiring a Head of Legal who will report directly to the COO to lead legal, regulatory, and operational activities across the firm. This is a senior, cross-functional role supporting fund regulation, compliance, commercial structuring, and strategic execution across multiple jurisdictions. You’ll work closely with leadership, team members and external partners to ensure Re7 operates with institutional-grade precision as we continue to expand globally.
Responsibilities:
Legal & Compliance
* Manage regulatory licensing and cross-jurisdictional legal structures.
* Challenge and support commercial deal structuring and negotiation.
* Ensure compliance across sales, marketing and corporate communications.
* Advise on legal and regulatory aspects of product development.
* Handle legal entity governance, new structures, IP protection, and data privacy compliance.
Requirements
* 5+ years of legal and operations experience within crypto, asset management or financial services
* Appreciation of digital assets and crypto-native legal frameworks.
* Qualified lawyer or equivalent experience in a senior legal function.
* Strong understanding of financial regulations across multiple jurisdictions (e.g. FCA, SEC, MiCA, offshore fund regimes).
* Proven experience managing legal entity structuring, fund governance, and cross-border operations.
* Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
* Familiarity with data privacy regulations and IP protection.
* Experience working with external counsel and regulators.
Attributes:
* Organised and able to manage multiple concurrent legal and compliance work-streams.
* Strategic mindset, understanding commercial opportunities and turning into clear action plans.
* Able to advise and make decisions quickly
* Detail-orientated and risk-focused on commercial and reputational matters
* Clear communicator of complex legal topics
* Collaborative and proactive team player
* Hands-on with a proactive, ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude
* Effective in lean, high-performance teams
* Committed to innovation and process improvement
Benefits
Benefits:
* Remote-first with freedom to drive impact and grow with the business (ideally within 3 hours of GMT/BST)
* Work with some of the smartest minds in DeFi - low-ego, mission-aligned, and results-driven
* Collaborative, fast-paced environment at the forefront of decentralised finance
* Opportunities to grow in a rapidly evolving industry
* Competitive package
* UK visa sponsorship for exceptional candidates