Associate General Counsel, Banking & Capital Markets

2 days ago

🗽 New York – Remote

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⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🧑‍⚖️ General Counsel

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Chainlink Labs

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Finance • Fintech • Web 3

Chainlink Labs is a leading player in the field of decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain technology. The company is pioneering the use of decentralized systems to facilitate onchain transactions for financial institutions and marketplaces. By collaborating with financial market infrastructures, asset managers, and top DeFi protocols, Chainlink Labs is driving the transition to a tokenized asset economy and aims to become the global standard for onchain finance. With expertise in cryptography and a robust track record in security, Chainlink Labs provides a platform that powers a global system of onchain finance.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2017

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

🌐 Web 3

📋 Description

• We’re looking for an experienced and business-minded attorney to support our Banking and Capital Markets (BCM) team. • 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. • 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 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.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant 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 agreements • A strong track record of independently leading complex commercial and corporate transactions, especially in tech, payments, and finance. • 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.

🏖️ Benefits

• All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. • We carefully review all applications and aim to provide a response to every candidate within two weeks after the job posting closes.