Senior Legal Counsel Crypto | AI | DeFi

Posted on September 20, 2025
Zurich
Permanent
Posted on September 20, 2025

About this role

Salary: CHF 145’000 - 165’000 per year

Requirements:
  • Several years of experience in legal advisory, ideally with both law firm and in-house exposure
  • Curiosity for AI-assisted legal workflows, privacy innovation or digital identity standards
  • Demonstrated understanding of emerging digital assets frameworks, decentralised finance or platform governance
  • Experience drafting, negotiating and executing complex commercial contracts
  • Strong sense of ownership and ability to thrive in agile, non-bureaucratic setups
  • English fluency essential; other languages a plus
  • Juris Doctor / Master of Law required; bar admission is welcome but not essential
Responsibilities:
  • Legal review and negotiation of high-value agreements (investments, partnerships, equity events)
  • Advisory support on corporate actions, token structuring, and related documentation
  • Analysis of regulatory impact for novel tech architectures (e.g. automated agents, DAO structures, zero-knowledge protocols)
  • Interface with external counsel, leadership and internal product teams
  • Contribution to legal strategy, risk assessment, and process automation
  • Optional: driving internal adoption of AI-based tools in legal workflows
Technologies:
  • AI
  • Support
  • Blockchain
  • Ethereum

More:

We are supporting a fast-growing, Swiss-based organisation operating at the intersection of crypto, AI, and financial innovation.

This is a rare opportunity to join a lean but high-calibre team operating globally from Crypto Valley, with full exposure to strategic initiatives, investment structures, token models, and decentralised systems. If you're open to a confidential conversation, we’d love to hear from you.

last updated 38 week of 2025

Salary

CHF 145’000 - 165’000 per year
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