The Role
Provides legal advice for Web3 products, features, marketing materials, and regulatory changes. Drafts and negotiates commercial agreements, policies, terms of service, disclaimers, and templates. Manages external counsel, monitors US legal and compliance developments, maintains legal processes, and supports business teams. Requires qualified-lawyer status, substantial blockchain and decentralized-product experience, strong drafting and communication skills, and the ability to manage regulatory and reputational risk.
Summary Generated by Built In
Who We Are
At OKX, we believe that the future will be reshaped by crypto, and ultimately contribute to every individual's freedom.
OKX is a leading crypto exchange, and the developer of OKX Wallet, giving millions access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). OKX is also a trusted brand by hundreds of large institutions seeking access to crypto markets. We are safe and reliable, backed by our Proof of Reserves.
Across our multiple offices globally, we are united by our core principles: We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done. These shared values drive our culture, shape our processes, and foster a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment for every OK-er. OKX is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world, through our leading products OKX, OKX Wallet, OKLink and more.
About the Opportunity
As we expand rapidly globally, we are looking for a highly motivated middle to senior level legal counsel with experience in Web3 products. In this role, you must have outstanding core legal skills, including research and writing, the ability to assess risk appropriately in newly regulated and unregulated environments as well as where multiple regulatory regimes apply, and a strong work ethic.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide legal advice and support to the internal stakeholders for new products, new features to existing products, marketing material of Web3 products and changes in applicable regulatory environments
- Draft, maintain, review and negotiate a wide range of documents, including commercial agreements, internal policies, terms of service, legal disclaimers and other templates to be used by business teams
- Liaise and manage external counsel whenever required
- Monitor and advise on legal and compliance developments (especially in the US) and their impact on the Web3 business
- Maintain and brief internal stakeholders on internal standard operating processes that the Web3 Products legal team own
- Provide general support to the Web3 business teams
- Qualified lawyer with 8-15 years PQE, with experience in blockchain and other decentralised Web3 products and services, including but not limited to token projects, dApps and aggregator platforms.
- Candidates with U.S. Bar admission are strongly preferred
- Familiar with product management and software development workflows
- Sound judgment on business practices, internal and external stakeholder relationship management and reputational risk.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English. Chinese is a plus
- Very well-organized, detail-oriented, presentable and with excellent drafting and communication skills (both verbally and in writing)
- Ability to manage stakeholders in high pressure and/or time-sensitive situations
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowances
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
- More that we love to tell you along the process!
Notice:
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Skills Required
- Qualified lawyer with 8–15 years of post-qualification experience
- Experience with blockchain and decentralized Web3 products and services, including token projects, dApps, and aggregator platforms
- U.S. Bar admission
- Familiarity with product management and software development workflows
- Sound judgment regarding business practices, stakeholder relationships, and reputational risk
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Chinese language proficiency
- Excellent legal drafting and verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organization and attention to detail
- Ability to manage stakeholders in high-pressure or time-sensitive situations
OKX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about OKX and has not been reviewed or approved by OKX.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive or above market, especially in engineering, product, and legal roles across major hubs. This positioning is consistently cited as a major attraction for candidates.
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Healthcare Strength — Role descriptions indicate comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, with employer-paid premiums in some cases. Health coverage is highlighted alongside core benefits like PTO and parental leave.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Allowances for education and fitness, meal perks and snacks, team-building budgets, and structured learning programs are described across locations. These extras enhance the total rewards package beyond base pay.
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The Company
What We Do
Founded in 2017, OKX is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchanges. OKX innovatively adopted blockchain technology to reshape the financial ecosystem by offering some of the most diverse and sophisticated products, solutions, and trading tools on the market. Trusted by more than 20 million users in over 180 regions globally, OKX strives to provide an engaging platform that empowers every individual to explore the world of crypto. In addition to its world-class DeFi exchange, OKX serves its users with OKX Insights, a research arm that is at the cutting edge of the latest trends in the cryptocurrency industry. With its extensive range of crypto products and services, and unwavering commitment to innovation, OKX’s vision is a world of financial access backed by blockchain and the power of decentralized finance.
