Legal Counsel

Nansen is a blockchain analytics platform that enriches on-chain data with millions of wallets labels. Crypto investors use Nansen to discover opportunities, perform due diligence and defend their portfolios with our real-time dashboards and alerts. The successful candidate will ideally be based in Singapore, although our work is 100% online. The Opportunity: You will be leading the legal function within Nansen and operate with a high degree of autonomy. This includes shaping the form and function of the contracts that govern our relationships with our customers and partners, and the frameworks that guide our people. As such, your contributions will have abig impact in taking Nansen’s business to the next level. Key Responsibilities: You will work within a matrix structure, providing legal support across multiple units with different business requirements, in the form of: Structuring, drafting, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements with blockchain foundations and entities, outsourced service providers, and partners. Understanding the risks to the business and providing practical advice on areas such as regulations applicable to cryptocurrency and payment services activities, marketing and customer loyalty programmes, intellectual property, and data protection, engaging external counsel as needed. Maintaining Nansen’s rights and obligations relating to corporate governance through liaising with external corporate secretaries and shareholders where required. Advise on a wide range of legal matters and ad hoc queries, including strategic mergers and acquisitions, investments, employment, and procurement. Requirements: The ideal candidate for us is: A Singapore-qualified lawyer, with at least 3 to 5 years of legal experience in a law firm or in-house counsel role. Preferably, you should have experience working with, or in, a growth-stage technology startup, and you are familiar with cryptocurrency and DeFi concepts (e.g., staking, restaking, validators, nodes, and wallets ). Experienced in corporate and commercial matters, with excellent drafting and negotiation skills. Commercially astute, highly-driven and focused on achieving practical outcomes. Able to effectively communicate complex legal concepts to internal stakeholders. Well-organised and able to prioritise and deliver on multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, remote-first environment. Have an AI-first mindset. At Nansen, AI is more than a tool - it's a mindset. Ideal candidates are those who enthusiastically embrace AI tools and techniques to streamline processes and elevate outcomes. What We Offer: Competitive salary and generous equity. Remote work environment with a flexible schedule. A team that values learning and is willing to test and adopt innovative solutions (including AI). A company culture that values speed, ownership, curiosity, simplicity, transparency, and courage. Opportunities for personal and professional growth as the company scales. Exposure to a global network of industry experts, partners, and influencers. Apply for this job * indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Email * Phone Resume/CV Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf LinkedIn Profile Please tell us the two key reasons as to why you are interested in this position at Nansen? * Have you got any previous/current experience or personal interest in Crypto?Please give examples * Do you require a work visa? * Select Have you ever been charged with any offence or convicted of a criminal charge or detained by authorities under the provisions of any law in any country? * Select Have you been or are you under any financial situation/embarrassment i.e. Are you an undischarged bankrupt or in default under any agreement to which you are a party or by which you may be bound and there is pending litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings, as the case may be, that might materially affect your solvency? * Select I certify that all information given in the application is to my knowledge true and correct and that I have not wilfully suppressed any material fact. I accept that if any of the information given by me in this application is in any way false or incorrect, the company shall have the right, if I am appointed, to dismiss me or terminate my services without notice and without assigning any reason therefor. * Select J-18808-Ljbffr

Location: Singapore, SG

Posted Date: 5/21/2025