This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Global Financial Crime/Sanctions Legal Counsel based in Spain.
You will serve as a trusted legal advisor across sanctions, AML/CFT, anti-bribery, fraud, and market integrity matters. The role combines strategic legal guidance, regulatory engagement, and hands‑on risk management across multiple jurisdictions. You will work closely with compliance, investigations, and business teams to identify and mitigate complex financial crime risks. Your expertise will help influence product decisions, market expansion, and operational frameworks at a global scale. This is an opportunity for an experienced legal professional to make a meaningful impact in the evolving digital asset and financial technology landscape.
Accountabilities

As the Integral Financial Crime/Sanctions Legal Counsel, you will provide strategic legal leadership and subject matter expertise across global financial crime matters. You will help strengthen legal frameworks, support regulatory engagement,



and guide business decisions while ensuring compliance with evolving requirements.
Serve as the primary legal expert across financial crime areas including sanctions, AML/CFT, anti‑bribery and corruption, fraud, and market integrity.
Provide legal advice on financial crime risks associated with products, services, partnerships, and business operations across multiple jurisdictions.
Act as a key legal representative in discussions with regulators, law enforcement agencies, and financial intelligence units.
Lead legal responses to regulatory inquiries, investigations, enforcement actions, and voluntary self‑disclosures.
Manage sanctions‑related legal matters, including licensing applications, screening requirements, counterparty reviews, and regulatory responses.
Partner with compliance, investigations, and transaction monitoring teams to identify and address financial crime risks.
Advis

📌 Global Financial Crime/Sanctions Legal Counsel (Madrid)
🏢 Jobgether
📍 Madrid