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BitGoCustodian

Associate General Counsel

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Posted July 9, 2026Verified live today on BitGo’s careers site

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About the role

Role
General counsel and legal
Seniority
Associate

BitGo (NYSE: BTGO) is the digital asset infrastructure company delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, stablecoins, and settlement services from regulated cold storage. Since 2013, BitGo has focused on accelerating the transition of the financial system to a digital asset economy. BitGo maintains a global presence and multiple regulated entities, including BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association, the first federally chartered digital asset trust bank owned by a publicly traded company. Today, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, financial institutions, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of investors worldwide. For more information, visit www.bitgo.com.

We are looking for a strategic and seasoned legal leader to join us as Associate General Counsel for the APAC region based in Singapore. In this executive capacity you will oversee all legal and regulatory affairs across multiple jurisdictions in Asia Pacific providing indispensable counsel to regional leadership. You will manage a growing regional team mitigate complex cross-border risks and ensure our commercial operations scale efficiently within highly diverse regulatory environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Formulate and execute the regional legal strategy aligned with overarching global business objectives

  • Serve as the primary legal advisor to the APAC leadership team on high-stakes commercial ventures and regional expansions

  • Oversee corporate governance regulatory compliance and government relations across all APAC markets

  • Guide the regional team through complex multijurisdictional regulatory landscapes including data privacy and financial frameworks

  • Manage disputes employment matters and corporate transactions within the region alongside external counsel

  • Recruit mentor and develop a high-performing team of legal professionals across regional hubs

Experience and Qualifications

  • Professionally qualified lawyer in Singapore or another major common law jurisdiction with exceptional academic credentials

  • Minimum of twelve years of experience with significant time spent leading regional matters in-house

  • Deep knowledge of the legal and regulatory environments across key APAC markets such as Southeast Asia Australia and Greater China

  • Proven track record of managing distributed legal teams and navigating complex multijurisdictional challenges successfully

  • Outstanding commercial acumen with an ability to balance strict legal compliance against fast-paced business growth

  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills necessary to bridge regional operations with global headquarters

Why Join BitGo?

Here are some of the benefits* of working at BitGo:

  • Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
  • 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
  • Retirement plan
  • Paid parental leave, Paid vacation
  • Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
  • Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
  • Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment

*Benefits may vary based on location

Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication. We are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want risks to be part of the team that changes the world's financial markets.

Cryptocurrencies are the most disruptive change the financial services industry has seen in years. Join us and you'll be able to look back and say you were part of the team that transformed investing

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