General Counsel Europe

Nillion, humanity's first blind computer - is at the cutting edge of a transformative digital revolution, redefining the fabric of the internet as the foundational layer for private data security and sovereignty via blind computation. Our legal department, which sets the benchmark for legal excellence and innovation in the industry and is known for its robustness and thought leadership, is entering a new phase to reflect the evolution of our business. We are seeking a dynamic and versatile General Counsel to lead the legal function at the Nillion Network Association, a Swiss entity with a distributed governance structure. This hire will strategically advance Nillion’s legal practices and will directly report to the Board of Directors of the Association.

The ideal General Counsel will be a leader who is adaptable, innovative, and capable of navigating the complexities of an evolving technological and regulatory landscape, with experience in all aspects of corporate, commercial, tax, and labor law, with excellent blockchain, crypto, or Web3 track record.

Requirements

• 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.
• Providing comprehensive support to the General Counsel and the executive team to ensure a cohesive legal strategy.
• Conducting the first review of critical information about the company, including external communications.
• Broadening and maintaining the legal policy framework, ensuring compliance and keeping practices current.
• Managing KYC/KYB initiatives and processes, both internal and external
• Managing legal overheads and contracts.
• Managing contracts, employment/consulting documents, and bespoke arrangements.
• Maintaining and overseeing privacy and security policies.
• Manage corporate matters, including recording and managing board minutes and resolutions.
• Overseeing vendor contracts, including monitoring renewals, expirations, and costs.
• Overseeing employees' and contractors' contracts, including monitoring renewals, expirations, and costs.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• Qualified EU Lawyer with a minimum of 6+ years of experience in European jurisdictions.
• Experience or knowledge with blockchain, crypto, or Web3 is a must (with based in the EU)
• European National from any country of the member states.
• Expertise in commercial, labor, and corporate law
• Proven international experience in startups and scale-ups multi-jurisdiction in Europe
• 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.

Nice to have

• Experience with U.S. legal practices is a significant advantage.
• Other European languages rather than English

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Make a big impact as an early contributor to an incredible founding team.
• Work closely with our 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.