Associate General Counsel, Commercial
About The Position
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.
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
Nice To Haves
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
