Legal Counsel (Partnership)

Location: Malaysia / Abu Dhabi / Hong Kong

About Us

Established in March 2018, Bybit is one of the fastest growing cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, with more than 70 million registered users. We offer a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. We provide innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, as well as API support, to retail and institutional clients around the world, and strive to be the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class.

Our core values define us. We listen, care, and improve to create a faster, fairer, and more humane trading environment for our users. Our innovative, highly advanced, user-friendly platform has been designed from the ground-up using best-in-class infrastructure to provide our users with the industry's safest, fastest, fairest, and most transparent trading experience. Built on customer-centric values, we endeavour to provide a professional, 24/7 multi-language customer support to help in a timely manner.

As of today, Bybit is one of the most trusted, reliable, and transparent cryptocurrency derivatives platforms in the space.

Responsibilities

• Lead the review and structuring of collateral agreements with RWA issuers to ensure the grant of first priority in security
• Assess and validate security interests across agreements involving issuers, clients, and custodians to ensure enforceability.
• Review and amend third-party custody agreements of the custodians who hold the RWA, to ensure provision that allows Bybit to act on the security interests
• Manage and maintain tri-party agreements for the moving benchmark rates, to ensure that the collateral is tagged to RTV (real time valuation).
• Ensure on agreement design to mitigate margin call risks and other unintended exposures.
• Partner closely with internal teams to implement robust legal frameworks for RWA transactions

Requirements

• Law degree from Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, UK, or US, with strong grounding in banking, securities, or financial law.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in structured finance, banking, or financial markets legal practice.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating secured transactions, collateral agreements, and tri-party arrangements.
• Familiarity with custody agreements, first-priority security interests, NAV provisions, and real-time valuation mechanisms.
• Knowledge of regulatory and operational requirements for institutional clients and real-world asset-backed products.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and cross-functional communication skills to work with finance, operations, and compliance teams.
• Experience with crypto exchanges, tokenized assets, or institutional partnerships is preferred.

Why Join Us

At Bybit, we are committed to fostering a supportive and enriching work environment.

Our benefits include:

• Study Growth Fund: We support your professional development and continuous learning.
• Internal Events: Participate in regular team-building activities, workshops, and events designed to promote collaboration and innovation.
• Global Collaboration: Be part of a diverse, international team, working alongside colleagues from around the world.
• Career Advancement: Access opportunities for growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding global company.
• Internal Mobility: Grow with us- Your long-term development is important to us. We offer internal job opportunities to help build your career path.