Head of Legal

com in Sindh Pakistan. ZIGChain and Zamanat are seeking a Legal Director to build and lead the legal function across both entities. This is a hands‑on, senior legal and operational leadership role for someone who has cut their teeth in banking or institutional finance and has since moved into or has relevant experience in web3 / digital assets.

The successful candidate will combine deep regulatory and compliance expertise with the operational discipline to build a legal team from the ground up, while personally leading on financial product structuring, token frameworks and capital raising.

Key

Responsibilities Team building & leadership – Build, structure and lead the legal function across ZIGChain and Zamanat, including hiring, onboarding and performance management, as and when the business needs require. – Set team objectives, workflows and reporting lines; manage outside counsel relationships and budgets. – Instill a strong operational and process‑driven culture within the legal team. Regulatory, licensing & compliance – Own and maintain all regulatory, licensing and compliance

requirements across jurisdictions of operation, to the highest standards. – Lead engagement with regulators, licensing bodies and auditors; manage license applications, renewals and reporting obligations. – Design and maintain compliance frameworks, policies and controls (AML/KYC, MLRO, sanctions, market conduct, data protection). – Monitor the evolving regulatory landscape for digital assets and banking and translate changes into actionable business guidance.

– Provide legal expertise on the structuring of financial products, including the establishment and governance of SPVs and other corporate structures. – Advise on entity structuring, jurisdictional selection and cross‑border considerations for new products and business lines. – Negotiate and draft agreements with banking partners, custodians, exchanges and other institutional counterparties.

– Maintain a panel of legal firms and advisors who can be brought on board for deal‑specific

requirements, and liaise and manage their scope of engagement, ongoing workstreams with the business teams, and conduct necessary fee negotiations. – Advise on the legal and regulatory treatment of token issuance, distribution and ongoing token management. – Lead legal workstreams for capital raises via equity, preference shares, convertibles, token sales or other instruments including documentation, disclosures and investor‑facing terms.

– Coordinate with tax, finance and compliance on the structuring and execution of fundraising. Client & entity onboarding – Own and manage the legal and compliance workflows and

requirements for onboarding of ZIGChain, Zamanat and external clients. – Design and maintain onboarding due diligence standards (KYC/KYB, AML, sanctions and risk‑rating) and ensure consistent application across entities and clients. – Draft, negotiate and manage onboarding documentation (client agreements, terms of business, risk disclosures) and streamline the legal process for new client and entity onboarding.

– Coordinate with compliance, risk and operations to ensure onboarding workflows meet regulatory and licensing obligations. – Maintenance of records of KYB and KYC. – Act as a trusted legal advisor to the CEO and Board; support governance, corporate secretarial matters and board reporting. – Identify, assess and mitigate legal and regulatory risk across the group; maintain the legal risk register. – Manage disputes, litigation and regulatory investigations as they arise.

– Identify and maintain Legal Document Management Systems for Companies, transactions and counterparties. Candidate

Requirements Qualified lawyer with a strong academic background and current standing at the bar / relevant law society. Significant experience in banking or institutional finance (in‑house or private practice), followed by recent experience in web3 / digital assets. Demonstrated experience building, managing and developing a legal team, with a strong structuring, operational and process‑oriented mindset.

Deep expertise in regulatory, licensing and compliance matters within financial services and digital assets. Hands‑on experience with financial product structuring, including establishment of SPVs and similar structures. Working knowledge of token management, token economics and capital raising through multiple avenues. Understanding of tokenization of real‑world assets (RWA) and other financial products preferred.

Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate confidently with regulators, boards and senior management. Comfortable operating in a fast‑moving, entrepreneurial environment across multiple jurisdictions. Genuine interest in and experience with blockchain technology is an advantage. Prior General Counsel, Head of Legal or senior in‑house counsel title. Existing regulator relationships in key digital asset / financial hubs.

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