Chainlink is the industry-standard oracle platform bringing the capital markets onchain and powering the majority of decentralized finance (DeFi). The Chainlink stack provides the essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards needed to power advanced blockchain use cases for institutional tokenized assets, lending, payments, stablecoins, and more. Many of the world’s largest financial services institutions have adopted Chainlink’s standards and infrastructure. Chainlink leverages a novel fee model where offchain and onchain revenue from enterprise adoption is converted to LINK tokens and stored in a strategic Chainlink Reserve.
Associate General Counsel, Commercial
Location
United States + 7 moreAll locations: United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain
Posted
13 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
We’re looking for an experienced and business-minded attorney to support our commercial teams. In this role, you will lead the negotiation of complex commercial and technology agreements with institutional players, top-tier banks, asset managers, broker-dealers, and other FMIs as well as Fortune 100 companies. You’ll help shape the legal strategy as we expand Chainlink’s presence across the financial system and enable the tokenization of real-world assets at scale.
This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of blockchain and traditional finance, helping deliver mission-critical infrastructure to some of the most sophisticated institutions in the world.
- Act as a strategic legal partner to BCM, Product, Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure teams, enabling Chainlink Labs to deliver critical technology services across the financial ecosystem
- Negotiate complex commercial, technology and infrastructure integration as well as data licensing deals with TradFi clients.
- Negotiate strategic and tailor-made partnership agreements with other major players in the blockchain and RWA industry to develop effective joint go-to-market strategies, while assuring protection of the IP assets of Chainlink Labs.
- Leverage a strong understanding of the regulatory and compliance requirements and frameworks relevant to technology service providers to FMIs, including operational resilience, data protection, DORA, EBA outsourcing guidelines, and cybersecurity requirements
Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant PQE legal experience, either inhouse or with foundational training at a top-tier law firm in a corporate or transactional practice.
- At least 2 years of in-house experience at a technology company, structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements
- A strong track record of independently leading complex commercial transactions
- License to practice law or equivalent in the US, UK or gained LLM from such jurisdictions
- Proven leadership experience, setting best practice and business partnering
- Previous experience line managing legal counsel
Preferred Requirements
- Solid financial services background, with prior experience working in or with regulated financial services firms and familiarity with financial regulation applicable to digital assets.
- Familiarity with digital asset regulation, blockchain infrastructure, and tokenized assets.
- Prior experience supporting legal aspects of go-to-market strategies or cross-border technology deployment.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Chainlink Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us via this form.
Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants
Information collected and processed as part of your Chainlink Labs Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit, is subject to our Recruiting Privacy Policy. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant PQE legal experience, either inhouse or with foundational training at a top-tier law firm in a corporate or transactional practice.
- At least 2 years of in-house experience at a technology company, structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements
- A strong track record of independently leading complex commercial transactions
- License to practice law or equivalent in the US, UK or gained LLM from such jurisdictions
- Proven leadership experience, setting best practice and business partnering
- Previous experience line managing legal counsel
- Preferred Requirements
- Solid financial services background, with prior experience working in or with regulated financial services firms and familiarity with financial regulation applicable to digital assets.
- Familiarity with digital asset regulation, blockchain infrastructure, and tokenized assets.
- Prior experience supporting legal aspects of go-to-market strategies or cross-border technology deployment.
- Commitment to Equal Opportunity
- Chainlink Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us via this form.
- Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants
- Information collected and processed as part of your Chainlink Labs Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit, is subject to our Recruiting Privacy Policy. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
