Vice President, Decentralized Finance OnChain Counsel - Corporate

As Vice President of Decentralized Finance OnChain Counsel at Galaxy Digital Inc., you provide expert legal counsel on issues related to decentralized finance and staking services, including compliance, commercial transactions, and governance matters. You serve as a strategic legal advisor on all OnChain and DeFi-related legal negotiations, working across product, engineering, and business teams in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.

What you'll do

• Serve as a strategic legal advisor on all OnChain and DeFi-related legal negotiations, with a focus on staking, validation, and tokenization matters
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements including token purchase agreements, staking and validation agreements, token liquidity arrangements, token grant agreements, and similar documentation pertaining to digital assets
• Provide legal insights on complex regulatory landscapes affecting decentralized finance and cryptocurrency projects
• Identify and mitigate legal risks in a rapidly evolving DeFi ecosystem
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
• Coordinate resources with respect to negotiations, including management of outside counsel engagement where appropriate
• Draft and negotiate non-disclosure agreements
• Address issues related to intellectual property, data privacy, and governance within DeFi structures
• Stay informed on industry trends, regulatory updates, and emerging technologies
• Manage workflow in a highly dynamic and demanding environment while remaining highly responsive, reliable, communicative, and accountable to team leadership
• Help with other special corporate projects and activities as assigned

What you bring

• 3+ years of transactional experience in top-tier law firms or crypto-focused companies
• Strong foundational knowledge and passion for the blockchain space
• Comprehensive understanding of staking, validation, and DeFi protocols
• Experience negotiating token purchase agreements, staking and validation agreements, token liquidity arrangements, token grant agreements, and similar documentation pertaining to digital assets
• Member in good standing of the New York State Bar
• Strong critical thinking and strategic problem-solving skills
• Ability to thrive under pressure and in a fast-paced, high-tempo environment
• Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail and demonstrated ability to produce quality work product in a high-volume environment
• Highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to think creatively and propose commercially pragmatic solutions

Nice to have

• Knowledge of U.S. securities laws, KYC/AML compliance, and the regulatory treatment of digital assets
• Demonstrable track record in handling staking and DeFi-specific legal issues
• Strong understanding and familiarity of vaults, vault curation, and DeFi lending markets
• Product knowledge and transactional or regulatory experience with trading and lending products generally

What we offer

• Base salary of $220,000 to $250,000 USD, commensurate with candidate experience and expertise
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Equity incentives
• Flexible time off (unlimited paid vacation days)
• 11 company-paid holidays
• Company-paid sick leave
• Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
• 3% 401(k) company contribution
• Generous paid parental leave
• Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace
• Opportunities to learn about the crypto industry
• Free daily snacks in-office
• Employee Resource Groups

About Galaxy

Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure. The company delivers onchain infrastructure connecting institutions to digital assets, including trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization, while also developing and operating data center infrastructure for AI and HPC workloads. Headquartered in New York City, Galaxy has offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.