Associate General Counsel

TL;DR

Associate General Counsel, Banking & Capital Markets (Web3/Fintech): Supporting the Banking and Capital Markets (BCM) team by leading negotiations 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. Focus on shaping legal strategy for Chainlink’s expansion across the financial system and enabling the tokenization of real-world assets at scale, leveraging understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements.

Location: New York City / Remote, Boston / Remote, Washington DC / Remote, United Kingdom / Remote, Belgium / Remote, Dublin / Remote, Lisbon / Remote, Amsterdam / Remote, Zug / Remote, Madrid / Remote. All roles with hirify.global are global and remote-based. Preference to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Company

Chainlink is the industry-standard oracle platform powering the majority of decentralized finance (DeFi) and bringing capital markets onchain by providing essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards.

What you will do

• Act as a strategic legal partner to the Banking and Capital Markets, Product, Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure teams.
• Negotiate complex commercial, technology, and infrastructure integration as well as data licensing deals with TradFi clients.
• Negotiate strategic partnership agreements with major players in the blockchain and RWA industry.
• Leverage a strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements relevant to technology service providers to FMIs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant PQE legal experience, with foundational training at a top-tier law firm in a corporate or transactional practice.
• At least 3 years of in-house experience at a technology company, structuring and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Strong track record of independently leading complex commercial and corporate transactions, especially in tech, payments, and finance.
• Solid financial services background with prior experience in or with regulated financial services firms and familiarity with financial regulation applicable to digital assets.
• License to practice law or equivalent in the US, UK or gained LLM from such jurisdictions.

Nice to have

• 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.

Culture & Benefits

• Global and remote-based team with an emphasis on collaboration.
• Opportunity to work at the intersection of blockchain and traditional finance.
• Help deliver mission-critical infrastructure to sophisticated institutions.
• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.