Head of Legal Full Time

Glassnode is a leading market intelligence platform for on-chain and derivatives data. We offer the most comprehensive library of advanced on-chain metrics and insights for Bitcoin and hundreds of other digital assets, bringing data intelligence to the blockchain and cryptocurrency space.

Glassnode analyses blockchain data and distills information, thereby providing market intelligence based on transactional data. With an emphasis on user-centric interfaces, we aim at delivering intelligible, actionable and unique insights from blockchain data and beyond, helping investors to make educated decisions in an overly emotional and irrational market, as well as equipping blockchain teams with valuable insights on their projects and tokens.

We’re an ambitious team of researchers, builders and entrepreneurs with many years of experience in the Bitcoin space and are passionate about digital assets.

The Role

You will manage all legal, corporate, tax and regulatory matters including corporate governance. You will have the opportunity to provide input and advise on a broad range of new products and business initiatives, supervisory, and governance structures with a focus on cryptocurrencies and blockchain data, transactions, and business strategy projects. In a nutshell, you will take care of:

• Advising on the legal and governance framework for the business units within a regulated environment in various jurisdictions;
• Analyzing and monitoring of legal and regulatory developments in crypto space, especially in the field of data privacy.
• Providing hands-on subject matter expertise in data protection (CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM);
• Conducting risk assessments, evaluations and determining necessary actions;
• Lead corporate structuring in various jurisdiction and supervising setting up new structures;
• Creating and revising legal documentation, directives, standard contracts and terms & conditions, internal directives under Swiss, European and common law jurisdictions;
• Supporting tax structuring;
• Managing corporate housekeeping;
• Being involved in Compliance matters.

We would like to hear from you, if you have:

• A Law degree and further qualification (in particular LLM);
• A bar admission is a plus;
• 7 – 10 years of proven experience as a lawyer (ideally in a startup or technical environment);
• Knowledge of the scope and concept of the current legal, tax and regulatory developments;
• Experience with corporate structuring and data protection matters, ideally in an international environment; alternatively, the candidate should have a considerable interest in and willingness to develop expertise in these areas;
• Business English and German are a must;
• Structured way of working, are motivated to initiate and drive projects, able to work autonomously whilst remaining collaborative;
• You can balance multiple complex situations in order to deliver on time with a high level of integrity, sense of urgency and quality standards;
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, which help you to quickly identify client needs and legal / regulatory risks and develop workable solutions;
• Quick perception, proactivity and precise working methods;
• A high degree of motivation, assertiveness and independence.

Excited about this new challenge within a dynamic and evolving environment working with a welcoming international team of young professionals?

Yana Faber, our People & Culture Partner yana@glassnode.com welcomes your full application (CV, motivation letter, diplomas & reference letters will be appreciated).