# Senior Legal Counsel at OpenZeppelin

- Company: OpenZeppelin
- What the company does: OpenZeppelin builds developer tools and performs security audits for distributed systems that power multimillion-dollar economies. At OpenZeppelin, we have built the world’s leading Open Source library for smart contract development. Backed by Digital Currency Group.
- Company website: https://openzeppelin.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-26
- Apply by: 2026-12-10
- Apply: https://openzeppelin.com/careers/opening/?gh_jid=8043252003&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/openzeppelin-senior-legal-counsel/

## About the role

OpenZeppelin is seeking an experienced and commercially-minded lawyer to support our wide array of legal matters at a growth-stage blockchain security company enabling the world to move on-chain. You’ll be a member of our dynamic operations team and report to OpenZeppelin’s Associate General Counsel, managing all legal operations and driving our commercial contracting process. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Draft, negotiate, and close a wide variety of agreements and manage the process behind all client and vendor agreements. You will support all commercial and contractual matters and deal flow for OpenZeppelin
- Proactively provide risk-weighted advice to business leaders that succinctly balances commercial upside against corresponding legal, financial, operational, and reputational risk
- Collaborate with and support the General Counsel on intellectual property strategy and licensing (with a focus on open source issues), privacy, compliance, acquisitions, and other diverse matters
- Work across cross-functional teams as a business partner, including Sales, Finance, Operations, HR and IT & Security
- Design and execute automated processes for contracting and complying with contractual obligations and building automations, using AI and advanced tools
- Design and execute staff trainings and compliance practices on a variety of topics, in line with the requirements of a regulated and publicly-traded organization

Tags: Operations

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