Senior Legal Counsel

· Providing legal input as requested to the KAIO CEO, KAIO Board and other departments.

· Report directly to the KAIO CEO on all legal and related matters.

· Maintain KAIO’s legal risk register.

· Follow emerging legal frameworks in crypto, RWA tokenization, and financial services.

· Manage licensing, filings (in collaboration with the operations team), and execute entity structuring in accordance with direction from the KAIO CEO and KAIO Board.

· Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure new launches and campaigns meet compliance obligations.

· Draft and maintain standard T&Cs, privacy policies, disclaimers, and customer agreements (as needed) across KAIO products.

· Oversee employment law matters including offer letters, severance, disputes, and independent contractor frameworks.

· Review as requested and if required protect and enforce KAIO’s intellectual property, including via trademarks, patents, and content licenses.

· Maintain the legal operations system (contract lifecycle, document management, e-signature, etc.).

· Implement (as requested) playbooks, templates, and approval workflows to streamline internal legal processes.

· Design (as requested) crisis management plans in partnership with Comms and Executive Team.

Leadership, Culture & Ambassadorship

· Act as a visible role model for KAIO’s values, leadership behaviors, and high-performance standards.

· Foster a learning culture by promoting knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and professional growth across teams.

· Represent KAIO as an ambassador in all internal and external interactions, building trust, credibility, and alignment with our mission.

· Champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing initiatives to strengthen team cohesion and engagement.

· Encourage open communication and collaboration across all levels of the organization.

Person Specification – Senior Legal Counsel (KAIO)

Experience & Background

· Qualified lawyer (common law or equivalent) with 8–12 years PQE, ideally combining law firm and in-house experience within Web3, blockchain, or fintech sectors.

· Proven expertise in crypto regulation, RWA (Real-World Asset) tokenization, and/ or digital asset compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

· Strong background in corporate governance, entity structuring, and cross-border legal management.

· Experienced in commercial contract drafting, tokenized product structuring, and advising on digital asset transactions and partnerships.

· Familiar with data privacy (GDPR, PDPA), information security, and intellectual property issues in decentralized environments.

· Skilled at managing external counsel and developing legal operations systems to support scaling businesses.

Skills & Competencies

· Strategic thinker with the ability to align legal, regulatory, and commercial objectives in emerging digital markets.

· Excellent negotiation, drafting, and risk management skills, with sound judgment and attention to detail.

· Collaborative and effective in partnering with executive, product, and engineering teams to enable compliant innovation.

· Confident communicator capable of influencing senior stakeholders and representing KAIO externally with credibility.

· Proactive, agile, and solutions-driven — able to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving regulatory landscapes.

Personal Attributes

· Passionate about Web3, tokenized finance, and the evolution of decentralized systems.

· Integrity, accountability, and professionalism in all dealings.

· Strong advocate for diversity, inclusion, and ethical innovation.

· Naturally curious, forward-looking, and motivated by KAIO’s mission to build trust and transparency in the RWA and digital asset ecosystem.