Legal Counsel

About Akuna:

Akuna Capital is an innovative trading firm with a strong focus on collaboration, cutting-edge technology, data driven solutions, and automation. We specialize in providing liquidity as an options market-maker – meaning we are committed to providing competitive quotes that we are willing to both buy and sell. To do this successfully, we design and implement our own low latency technologies, trading strategies, and mathematical models. 

Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm’s first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, London, and Singapore. 

What you’ll do as Legal Counsel at Akuna:

As Legal Counsel, you will lead and elevate Akuna’s North American legal function across a wide range of areas, including commercial contracting, policy drafting and implementation, corporate governance, HR and employment matters, regulatory and securities law updates, venture capital investments, and litigation management. You will partner closely with all aspects of the firm including senior management, business teams, and report into the Head of Legal and Compliance. In this role, you will:  

• Lead negotiation and oversight of trading, vendor, and market-facing agreements while establishing consistent firmwide contracting standards
• Oversee corporate governance documents, intercompany agreements, and shareholder matters to support global operational and tax structures
• Advise senior leadership on legal risks and considerations related to new markets, trading products, technologies, and strategic initiatives
• Monitor and interpret U.S. and international regulatory developments, providing clear guidance on operational and compliance impacts