About the Role
We're looking for an interim Head of Legal to step into a General Counsel–level role with broad scope across corporate legal, strategic advisory, and treasury/TradFi matters. This is a senior, high-impact engagement - you'll oversee the legal team, act as a strategic partner to leadership on key initiatives, advise on upcoming product launches, and bring hands-on experience with traditional finance legal work.
What You'll Do
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Provide strategic legal direction on major company initiatives while overseeing and managing the legal team to ensure continuity and consistency of legal operations
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Advise on legal and structural considerations as we build, launch, and potentially spin out new products (regulatory considerations, entity and incentives structuring, employee contractual arrangements).
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Act as a trusted legal advisor to senior leadership, with regular 1:1 engagement with key executives including the Executive Director
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Apply your strong traditional finance legal expertise to lead legal work related to treasury operations, including trading documentation, derivatives agreements, and negotiations.
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Provide day-to-day legal counsel across corporate, commercial (including IP), employment and operational matters.
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Support cross-functional teams (Product, Growth, Operations) in integrating legal and compliance considerations into planning and execution
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Ensure legal policies, controls, and governance practices stay fit for purpose, adjusting them as needed
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Represent Legal at Board meetings as required
Who You Are
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An established Legal expert and Leader with significant experience operating at General Counsel or senior legal leadership level
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Strong combination of Web3/crypto and traditional finance (TradFi) legal experience
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Expertise across a wide and diverse array of legal disciplines, including regulatory, employment, product, financial, and commercial/IP
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Track record of managing or overseeing a legal team, ideally through periods of change or high growth
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Experience advising on corporate structuring matters, including entity formation, spin-outs, or similar arrangements
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Comfortable representing legal at Board level and communicating with senior executives and stakeholders
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Able to operate independently in a remote, globally distributed organization, with enough working-hours overlap to collaborate closely with an European-based team
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Available to start on short notice and flexible to support a structured handover at the start and end of the engagement
The Logistics
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Full time, short-term engagement (6–8 months)
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Flexible on engagement type (contract, fixed-term)
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Competitive pay
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Remote-first, with some overlap with European working hours required
Head of Legal (Interim) employer: Starknet Foundation
At Starknet Foundation, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values innovation and collaboration in the rapidly evolving web3 landscape. Our work culture fosters a sense of ownership and encourages employees to take initiative, ensuring that every team member has the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. With a focus on professional growth and a commitment to shaping the future of decentralized systems, joining us means being part of a pioneering team at the forefront of blockchain technology.
