Senior Legal Counsel (EU)

Nillion is humanity’s first Blind Computer. It is powered by a decentralized network of nodes that enables “Blind Computation” through the coordination and orchestration of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) such as multi-party computation (MPC) and homomorphic encryption (HE). Nillion believes Blind Computation will become the internet’s base layer for all private data as PETs continue to mature. including the Founder of Indiegogo (Slava Rubin), Associate General Counsel of Coinbase  (Lindsay Danas Cohen), Co-Founder of Hedera Hashgraph (Andrew Masanto) and several other high profile team members.

Nillion Labs is a dedicated initiative created to support the Nillion Network - a decentralized protocol driving innovation in Web 3.0. As an extension of the Nillion Association, a not-for-profit organization, our mission is to foster the growth and development of the Nillion software protocol, its community, and the surrounding ecosystem.

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and shaping Nillion's legal frameworks, policies, and procedures in Europe, focusing on commercial, labor, and corporate law. We are looking for a legal counsel who is adaptable, innovative, and capable of navigating the complexities of an evolving technological landscape.

Role and Responsibilities

• Serving as the initial point of contact for internal legal operations inquiries.
• Managing and overseeing all contractual agreements involving employees, advisors, and vendors, including handling advisor and consultant contractual renewals.
• Provide comprehensive support to the General Counsel and the executive team to ensure a cohesive legal strategy.
• Conduct the first review of critical information about the company, including external communications.
• Broaden and maintain the legal policy framework, ensuring compliance and keeping practices current.
• Managing KYC initiatives and processes, both internal and external
• Managing legal expenditures by optimizing billing processes and minimizing administrative overhead.
• Draft initial contracts, employment/consulting documents, and bespoke arrangements.
• Maintain and oversee privacy and security policies.
• Manage corporate matters, including recording and managing board minutes and resolutions.
• Oversee vendor contracts, including monitoring renewals, expirations, and costs.
• Oversee employees' and contractors' contracts, including monitoring renewals, expirations, and costs.

• Qualified Lawyer with a minimum of 4+ years of experience in European jurisdictions.

• Expertise in commercial, labor, and corporate law is essential.
• Experience with U.S. legal practices is a significant advantage.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in an international business environment.
• Strong understanding of diverse legal frameworks and international experience.
• Excellent English communication; additional European languages are beneficial.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to manage relationships at all levels.
• Exceptional attention to detail in written contracts and external communications
• Strategic thinker with a proactive and innovative approach to legal challenges.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with a globally distributed team.

• Demonstrated experience working in Startups or hyper-growth organizations.
• Proven experience in international operations and environments. 
• Experience or knowledge with blockchain, crypto or Web 3 is a plus.

• Competitive Compensation package.

• Make a big impact as an early contributor to an incredible founding team.
• Work closely with our General Counsel, who’s a top thought leader in the industry.
• Work on new problems in an incredibly emerging and dynamic field.
• Learn from experts in a mentorship-oriented work culture.
• You don’t need to be in an office or at a desk to have an impact anymore! We are fully remote but value regular meet-ups. 
• Our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters.

If this sounds like it could be a good fit and you’d like to find out more, hit apply below and submit your CV! If you don’t have a CV to hand, you can always download your LinkedIn profile and use that (click “More…” on your LinkedIn profile then “Save to PDF” 💡).