Assistant General Counsel - Litigation

• Serve as a senior litigator responsible for managing Kraken’s global civil litigation portfolio.
• Provide strategic oversight across high-stakes commercial, consumer, employment, IP, and securities litigation.
• Report to Kraken’s Deputy General Counsel and Head of Litigation.
• Partner with executives, cross-functional stakeholders, and outside counsel to drive consistent litigation strategy.
• Reduce spend volatility and ensure disciplined, defensible approaches across all litigation matters.
• Manage complex litigation matters requiring senior-level judgment and executive visibility.
• Direct outside counsel in the U.S. and internationally, setting strategy, budget expectations, and quality control.
• Oversee complex dispute categories including consumer class actions, commercial disputes, employment litigation, IP threats, and international regulatory appeals.
• Develop and execute cross-border litigation strategies, including jurisdictional challenges, arbitration enforcement, and international discovery.
• Collaborate with Product Legal, Compliance, Employment Legal, Security, and other teams on pre-litigation risk mitigation and early case assessment.
• Lead and contribute to Litigation’s process uplift initiatives.
• Provide concise, executive-level reporting and risk assessments to senior leadership and the Board.

• 10+ years of relevant experience litigating financial services or technology matters, whether in-house, in government, or at a top law firm.
• Admission to practice law in the US, UK, or Canada.
• A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset.
• Opportunity-making attitude, using the law to increase the company’s optionality.
• Interest in crypto.

Pay range: $146K - $292K

• Offers Equity
• Offers Bonus
• Wellness allowance
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)