# Senior Legal Counsel (Regulatory) at Kastcard

> Hybrid · United Kingdom · Senior · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/pinpoint%3Akastcard%3A540050 (read 2026-11-05).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Kastcard](https://alderhq.app/companies/kastcard)
- Location text: London, England
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Hybrid · United Kingdom (evidence: "Location: London, England")
- Posted: already open when tracking began; date unknown
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-04 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://careers.kast.xyz/en/postings/e429712d-4efe-4394-81ae-f7d2501155b3

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (London, n 39): p25 £60k, median £67k, p75 £95k

## Description (the employer's text)

The EMEA Legal Counsel will provide strategic legal guidance across KAST's UK, EU and Middle East operations. You will work closely with Product, Compliance and GTM / Business teams to ensure compliance with across UK, EU, and Middle Eastern regulatory frameworks and support KAST's engagement with regulators and industry groups. This role is ideal for a lawyer who thrives in fast-moving environments and is passionate about building the legal foundations for the future of money.

Location: flexible across the UK/Europe.

### Responsibilities

- Advising the business on compliance and legal issues related to structuring new and existing stablecoin, payments, and card products and features
- Expanding KAST’s product offering in line with regulatory requirements
- Drafting and maintaining customer-facing legal documents including Terms of Service, user agreements, and product-specific disclosures
- Managing and advising UK, EU, Middle East, financial services, digital asset and privacy regulatory requirements
- Monitoring and advising on developments from the FCA, EBA, ESMA, ECB, CBUAE, VARA, DFSA, FSRA and relevant national competent authorities — and their impact on KAST's regional business
- Owning KAST’s global data privacy legal function
- Collaborating with Product and Commercial teams to design compliant product structures for retail and institutional clients, including card program agreements
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements with counterparties, including service providers, partners and institutional clients.
- Supporting card programme compliance under Visa/Mastercard network rules and relevant EEA/UK issuing frameworks
- Ensuring robust compliance with UK, EU, Middle East financial services regulation including AML/CTF, OFAC, sanctions and Travel Rule as applicable
- Managing and overseeing outside counsel relationships, including firm selection, matter scoping, and legal spend
- Engaging proactively with regions regulators and industry associations to advocate for clear, innovation-friendly frameworks
### Skills

- 5+ years of PQE - qualification in England & Wales or EU Member State; dual qualification (e.g. UK + EU jurisdiction) an advantage
- Experience advising on digital assets (and payments), including time at a top law firm or in-house
- Strong knowledge of the FCA regulatory framework and UK financial services law; working knowledge of EU financial services regulation (MiCA, PSD2, EMD2, MLD5/6) and at least one MENA regulatory framework
- Hands-on data privacy expertise — UK GDPR and/or EU GDPR advisory experience
- Familiarity with AML/CTF, sanctions compliance, and Travel Rule obligations in a EMEA context
- Excellent communicator and stakeholder manager, with the ability to take decisions where there is ambiguity and translate complex regulation into practical business guidance
- Comfortable working across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

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