Crypto Legal & Compliance Recruitment
Legal & Compliance Search for Web3, Crypto & FinTech
Crypto Legal & Compliance Recruitment
RecruitBlock helps scaling Web3, crypto and fintech companies hire exceptional legal and compliance talent — from General Counsel to MLROs. We connect regulatory-first startups and digital asset platforms with legal leaders who thrive in complex, fast-evolving markets.
Whether you’re launching a crypto product in a regulated market or scaling operations globally, we help you hire the legal leadership that unlocks momentum.
Hire Legal & Compliance Executives
We partner with high-growth companies operating across DeFi, CeFi, digital payments, blockchain infrastructure, and tokenised assets to source legal professionals who:
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Understand regulatory frameworks like MiCA, FATF, SEC, FCA & AML5
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Operate across cross-border legal complexity
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Bring startup resilience and commercial clarity to legal strategy
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Enable trust, growth, and long-term scalability
Legal Recruitment
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General Counsel (GC)
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Head of Legal / Legal Director
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Legal Counsel – Crypto / Blockchain / Fintech
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Regulatory Legal Advisors
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Licensing & Policy Specialists
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Commercial or Product Counsel (Crypto / DeFi)
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Legal Operations Manager
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In-House Counsel – Fintech / Web3
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Corporate Counsel – Tokenisation / Exchanges
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Legal Advisor – Stablecoins & CBDCs
Compliance Recruitment
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Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
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Head of Compliance & Risk
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AML / Financial Crime Officers
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MLROs (Money Laundering Reporting Officers)
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Sanctions / KYC / KYT Specialists
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Data Protection & Privacy Officers (DPOs)
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Compliance Monitoring & Assurance
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Crypto Investigations & Surveillance Analysts
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Transaction Monitoring Specialists
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Regulatory Reporting Managers
Risk & Regulatory Roles
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Head of Risk – Fintech / Crypto
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Enterprise Risk Manager
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Operational Risk & Controls Lead
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Conduct Risk Specialist
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Prudential Risk Manager
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Regulatory Affairs Advisor
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Global Policy & Licensing Consultants
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Risk & Compliance Project Managers
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Legal Risk & Governance Manager
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Internal Audit & Compliance Officer
Why Founders choose RecruitBlock
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Executive search for Web3 (not generic crypto recruiters). Targeted headhunting across GC, Compliance, Financial Crime, Regulatory & Risk.
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Regulatory-native insight. MiCA, FCA, SEC, FINMA, FinCEN, FATF, AMLD5/6, PSD2/PSD3 – we map talent to frameworks and licenses.
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Cross-border firepower. We place leaders across the UK, EU, US and MENA for CeFi, DeFi, payments, e-money and tokenisation.
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Shortlists that land. Pre-qualified, diversity-minded slates in days, not months.
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Founder-led delivery. A confidential, senior search partner from brief to onboarding.
Sectors we support
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Layer-1 / Layer-2 protocols & Web3 infra
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Exchanges, brokers, custodians & wallets
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Crypto-friendly fintech, payments & e-money
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Tokenised assets, stablecoins & digital securities
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Institutional crypto-fiat infrastructure (B2B)
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DeFi platforms & treasury protocols
Crypto Compliance Recruitment FAQs
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What’s different about executive search for crypto legal & compliance?
Leadership hiring blends regulated-market expertise with crypto-native context. We headhunt across traditional FS and crypto to secure leaders who manage regulators and accelerate product velocity. -
Do you hire outside the UK/London?
Yes! RecruitBlock delivers mandates across the UK, EU, US, and MENA, including remote and hybrid leadership roles aligned to local regulatory regimes. -
How fast can you deliver a shortlist?
Most mandates produce shortlists within 5–10 days (role and market dependent), prioritising quality and regulatory credibility. -
Do you support interim or fractional leadership?
We place interim GCs, CCOs, MLROs, and project-based regulatory experts for licence applications, audits, and remediation.
Crypto Legal & Regulatory Market Insights
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Which frameworks matter most right now?
Typical mandates focus on MiCA, FCA, SEC, FINMA, FATF, AMLD5/6, GDPR, PSD2/PSD3, and travel rule implications. -
Which senior compliance specialisms are hardest to source?
MLROs with multi-jurisdiction AML/KYT experience, licensing leads, and counsel skilled in tokenisation, DeFi, and securities law. -
How should clients structure packages for senior crypto compliance hires?
Competitive base plus equity or token incentives and flexibility. -
What defines a successful crypto compliance leader today?
Licence wins, regulator engagement and ability to balance compliance with product growth. -
What are the top locations for crypto compliance leadership hires?
London with growing demand in Gibraltar, US, Zurich, Spain & Malta.
Success Stories
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GC Placement – Global Crypto Exchange (London)
Placed seasoned GC to secure FCA licence and lead regulatory engagement. -
CCO Search – FinTech Challenger Bank (London)
Hired CCO to design AML framework and scale compliance operations. -
Head of Legal – Digital Assets Firm (Gibraltar)
Supported licence expansion with expert crypto-legal counsel. -
AML & Financial Crime Lead – Crypto Custodian (London)
Delivered AML expert to strengthen KYT and FATF compliance. -
Compliance Director – E-Money (London)
Hired director to oversee PSD2/PSD3 compliance and audits. -
Licensing & Policy Specialist – Stablecoin Project (London)
FCA registration and policy strategy.
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