Chainlink Labs Careers

Chainlink Labs is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Associate General Counsel to join our legal team. This transactional-focused role will involve supporting the Go-To-Market team, leading and negotiating agreements, and contributing to the growth and success of Chainlink Labs. 

The ideal candidate will have exemplary drafting and negotiation skills, a keen interest in learning about emerging blockchain technology issues, and the ability to adapt to our evolving business needs. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a dynamic and innovative company at the forefront of the blockchain industry.

Objectives of this Role

• Leading negotiation of complex commercial transactions for a fast growing technology company.
• Inheriting and further systematizing user agreements, ecosystem partnerships and collaborations, and drafting and negotiating key agreements to ensure consistency and efficiency in our business.
• Collaborating with cross-disciplinary colleagues to provide comprehensive legal support to various internal stakeholders, including management.
• Presenting effective solutions and driving efficient negotiation processes with the  Go-To-Market team and our counterparties, ensuring successful outcomes.

Skills & Qualifications

• Exemplary drafting and negotiation skills, with a proven track record of successfully navigating bespoke agreements.
• Demonstrated interest and aptitude for learning about complex technologies and associated legal issues.
• Willingness to adapt to the evolving needs of our growing business, demonstrating flexibility and agility.
• 8-10 years of in-house or law firm experience in transactional or M&A work.
• Strong academic record and relevant work experience demonstrating expertise in transactional legal matters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior blockchain experience, demonstrating familiarity with the unique legal considerations in the blockchain industry.
• Previous experience in-house within a transactional role, highlighting your ability to provide strategic legal advice in a corporate setting.
• Prior experience building a legal team, showcasing your leadership and management capabilities.

At Chainlink Labs, we’re committed to the key operating principles of ownership, focus, and open dialogue. We practice complete ownership, where everyone goes the extra mile to own outcomes into success. We understand that unflinching focus is a superpower and is how we channel our activity into technological achievements for the benefit of our entire ecosystem. We embrace open dialogue and critical feedback to arrive at an accurate and truthful picture of reality that promotes both personal and organizational growth.

Chainlink is the industry standard oracle network for connecting smart contracts to the real world. With Chainlink, developers can build hybrid smart contracts that combine on-chain code with an extensive collection of secure off-chain services powered by Decentralized Oracle Networks. Managed by a global, decentralized community of hundreds of thousands of people, Chainlink is introducing a fairer model for contracts. Its network currently secures billions of dollars in value for smart contracts across the decentralized finance (DeFi), insurance, and gaming ecosystems, among others. The full vision of the Chainlink Network can be found in the Chainlink 2.0 whitepaper. Chainlink is trusted by hundreds of organizations—from global enterprises to projects at the forefront of the blockchain economy—to deliver definitive truth via secure, reliable data.  

This role is location agnostic anywhere in the world, but we ask that you overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

We are a fully distributed team and have the tools and benefits to support you in your remote work environment.