Legal Counsel, Kiln

• 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 token-related 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 fast-paced environment
• A proactive approach to identifying and mitigating regulatory and legal risks in emerging markets
• Already based in APAC, Dubaï or Emirates

Desirable

• Provide strategic and pragmatic legal advice to product, engineering, marketing, and go-to-market teams on new and existing products and features
• Ensure Kiln’s 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 cross-functional teams and maintain a strong understanding of product and protocol-level developments
• Draft and maintain key legal documentation, including product terms of use, user disclosures, privacy notices, and policy frameworks
• Collaborate cross-functionally 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 go-to-market 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

• 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)
• Take-home test (< 3 hours)
• Technical Interview (60 min)
• Core Values Interview (45 min)
• Founders Interview (30 min)
• Offer!

• Equity
• Work remotely in Europe or in our central Paris office
• Flexible vacation policy
• MacBook Pro or equivalent, monitor and accessories for your home office
• Latest productivity software like Superhuman, Notion and Linear
• Alan, the best French healthcare package (for employees located in France) for you and your partner
• Swile (food vouchers)
• Internet connection
• Quarterly trips abroad with the whole team for fun stuff

Total funding: $39.6m

Staking is a vital component of the blockchain ecosystem, preserving its decentralisation and earning yields for asset owners. Kiln builds infrastructure to help companies offer staking.