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title: 'Senior Legal Counsel (Generalist) at Eqvilent'
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# Senior Legal Counsel (Generalist) at Eqvilent

- **Company:** Eqvilent
- **Location:** Remote
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-05-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-03
- **Apply:** https://www.eqvilent.com/careers?gh_jid=4838078101

## Job description

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel – an in-house generalist who owns legal projects end-to-end, from framework design down to forms and filings and ensure that legal work is implemented effectively in day-to-day business operations.

## WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

- Act as a legal generalist and key partner to internal teams – compliance, operations, finance, technology
- Own regulatory implementation projects: internal policies, compliance frameworks (including DORA in Malta), ongoing regulatory reporting
- Lead legal side of new market entry: entity setup, licensing, engagement with local regulators and consultants
- Draft and negotiate commercial agreements, including complex non-standard contracts in new markets
- Advise on employment and HR matters across multiple legal entities, including labour law and employment-related contracts
- Manage external counsels where specialist advice is needed

## WHAT WE LOOK FOR:

- Qualified lawyer, 7+ years of experience – in-house, law firm, or both
- Experience in a regulated or licensed business is a strong plus
- You handle a wide range of legal matters independently and to deadline
- You enjoy long, process-heavy projects – the result is a clean, compliant operation, not a headline deal
- Advanced user of modern AI tools; you use them daily
- Clear communicator - you explain complex things simply

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN OUR TEAM?

- Real ownership of your projects, short decision lines
- Fully remote from anywhere in the world
- Multiple jurisdictions, genuine variety of legal work
- AI-native team, no outdated workflows
- 40 paid days off, competitive compensation

Not a perfect match on paper? We hire for potential and mindset, not just credentials. Tell us in your cover letter why we should talk.

## About Eqvilent

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Eqvilent is a global quantitative trading firm that uses machine learning, deep learning, and FPGA technology to provide liquidity across financial markets.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped, investor-free)
- **Headquarters**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Stanislav Semenov (Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Quantitative trading / High-frequency trading (HFT)
- **Target customers**: Financial exchanges, institutional counterparties, and market participants (B2B)
- **Mission/Purpose**: “Provide liquidity on financial markets with cutting-edge technologies” (inferred from website)

## Products & Services
- **Algorithmic Liquidity Provision**: Eqvilent operates as a market maker across equities, derivatives, and currencies, using proprietary algorithms to execute over 10 million trades daily.
- **High-Performance Computing Infrastructure**: The firm runs 2,000+ GPUs, 31,000+ CPU cores, 1.5 PB+ system RAM, and 75 PB+ storage, with a total power capacity of up to 4.5 MW.
- **Trading Technology Stack**: Deep learning, FPGA-based acceleration, signal processing, and MLOps pipelines.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: 10 million+ trades per day; 200+ professionals worldwide (as of late 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors (investor-free). Key infrastructure partners in India include Tata Communications, Bharti Airtel, and Comtel.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Received SEBI registration in India (July 2025) to operate as a stock broker in equities, derivatives, and currency markets.
  - Authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MiFID II licence) in July 2025, expanding into the European market.
  - Opened offices in London, Lisbon, Malta, Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Dubai.
  - Continues to hire aggressively across quantitative research, machine learning, engineering, and compliance roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Talent density**: The team includes 10+ Kaggle Grandmasters and highly specialised quantitative researchers.
- **Hardware edge**: Ownership of a massive GPU/CPU cluster (2,000+ GPUs, 31,000+ CPU cores) gives the firm a significant speed and compute advantage in strategy backtesting and execution.
- **Regulatory breadth**: Licensed in multiple jurisdictions (Malta, Dubai DIFC, UK, India, Hong Kong) enabling global market access.
- **Remote-first culture**: Entirely remote-friendly with optional offices, attracting top global talent without relocation barriers.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic expansion**: Establishing local presence in high-growth markets such as India (via SEBI registration) and Europe (via MiFID II licence).
- **Technology leadership**: Continued investment in deep learning, FPGA, and ultra-low-latency infrastructure.
- **Talent acquisition**: Scaling the team across quantitative research, engineering, and compliance while maintaining high hiring bar.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first**: “Work from anywhere, anytime” – fully remote-friendly policy.
- **Culture**: No dress code (“suits strictly prohibited”), flexible hours, generous leave.
- **Compensation**: Attractive packages including competitive salary, equity-like incentives? (not specified), and benefits.
- **Equipment**: “SOTA Equipment” – latest tools and technology provided.
- **Professional development**: Access to courses, workshops, and certifications; team of world-class researchers to learn from.
- **Global offices**: Presence in Dubai, London, Lisbon, Malta, Mumbai, Hong Kong – option to work from any of these hubs.

## Sources
1. [Eqvilent – About Us](https://www.eqvilent.com/about)
2. [Eqvilent – Quantitative Trading](https://www.eqvilent.com/)
3. [Eqvilent – Careers](https://www.eqvilent.com/careers)
4. [Eqvilent Jobs on Greenhouse](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/eqvilentjobs)
5. [CB Insights – Eqvilent Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/eqvilent)

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