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As Kiln continues to scale its staking and DeFi offerings there is an increasing need for a dedicated Crypto Legal Counsel to navigate the complex legal landscape of digital assets ensure compliance with evolving regulations and provide strategic legal support across the organization.
Provide strategic and pragmatic legal advice to product engineering marketing and gotomarket teams on new and existing products and features.
Ensure Kilns staking and DeFi offerings meet all applicable legal and regulatory requirements across relevant jurisdictions (APAC Middle East EU).
Stay current on blockchain regulations financial services frameworks and public policy developments. Advise internal stakeholders on their potential impact on product design and business strategy.
Develop close working relationships with crossfunctional teams and maintain a strong understanding of product and protocollevel developments.
Draft and maintain key legal documentation including product terms of use user disclosures privacy notices and policy frameworks.
Collaborate crossfunctionally to design scalable internal processes for integrating legal review and risk assessment into product development cycles.
Support the structuring and launch of innovative product features and gotomarket strategies while identifying and mitigating associated legal and regulatory risks.
Provide commercially sound legal advice on a wide range of matters including commercial contracts IP data protection and corporate initiatives (e.g. grants investments).
5 years of legal experience with a strong focus on digital assets fintech or financial services.
Experience in advising on blockchain technology staking DeFi and tokenrelated matters.
Familiarity with global regulatory frameworks impacting digital assets.
Strong negotiation and contract drafting skills.
Experience working closely with product and engineering teams in a legal advisory capacity.
Ability to work independently in a fastpaced environment.
A proactive approach to identifying and mitigating regulatory and legal risks in emerging markets.
Already based in APAC Duba or Emirates.
Nice to have
Fastgrowing startup experience.
Ideally Japanese or Mandarin speaker.
Kiln is the leading enterprisegrade rewards platform that enables institutional customers to stake assets and integrate staking & DeFi functionality into their offerings. Our APIfirst platform provides fully automated validators staking & DeFi protocols access and comprehensive data and commission management.
With $11 billion in crypto assets staked through our platform Kiln has established a strong presence on Ethereum managing over 4.5 of the network through 50000 validators all with zero slashing events.
Kiln serves more than 140 leading customers including Binance BitPanda Bitgo Fireblocks VanEck and TrustWallet.
Our team of 95 ecosystem enthusiasts brings experience from industry leaders like Google Circle Ledger Chainalysis and other prominent technology and cryptocurrency companies.
Weve raised $30M in total funding from prominent investors including 1kx Illuminate Financial Consensys Wintermute Kraken Ventures...
Join Kiln and help us make the web more secure stable decentralized and fair!
A fastpaced bureaucracyfree work environment
Equity share options in the business: if Kiln succeeds we all succeed!
Competitive salary
Flexible holiday
Flexible remote working
Choose your IT equipment
Contribution to Internet connexion
Significant personal development budget (books training)
Overseas tech conferences budget
Kiln is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is valued and respected. We welcome applications from all backgrounds including women or persons with disabilities.
Our thorough process ensures the best fit for both you and Kiln and we strive to make each step valuable and efficient.
Recruiter Interview 45 min)
Takehome test < 3 hours)
Technical Interview 60 min)
Core Values Interview 45 min)
Founders Interview 30 min)
Offer!
Your personal information will be securely stored in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and will not be shared with external parties. We comply fully with GDPR regulations to protect your data and privacy.
Please note that we do not sponsor visas for persons without work authorization in your location. This role is for fulltime employees only (no B2B or contractors). Thank you!
Full-Time