[Hiring] Commercial Counsel @LI.FI

Role Description

We're looking for a Commercial Counsel to own the full lifecycle of LI.FI's commercial agreements. These agreements aren't ancillary paperwork; they're part of the core API product. Every integration partner relationship is formalised through the contracts you'll negotiate, and the terms you agree directly shape how the product is distributed, priced, and used.

You'll be the primary legal contact for all contract negotiations with integration partners, API customers, and service providers, working closely with the business development team. You'll report to the General Counsel and operate with a high degree of autonomy.

This role exists because LI.FI's commercial volume has outgrown what a single GC can handle. The integration pipeline is substantial and accelerating. You'll step into an environment with a mature set of template agreements already in place, but where each counterparty brings its own paper, risk appetite, and regulatory position. The work is varied, high velocity, and commercially significant.

Please note: This role is remote, with a preference for candidates based in the US (East Coast), UK, or EU.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer admitted to a recognised bar (preferably US, UK, or an EU member state)
• 3+ years PQE with at least 2 years of in-house experience handling commercial contracts
• Prior in-house experience in a regulated technology, fintech, or financial services environment is strongly preferred
• Demonstrable experience negotiating enterprise SaaS, API, or platform integration agreements
• Strong commercial instinct
• Comfortable operating with minimal supervision in a remote, async-first team
• Experience working with counterparties of varying sophistication
• Familiarity with the regulatory environment applicable to crypto/DeFi infrastructure is a strong plus but not a prerequisite

Requirements

• Draft, review, and negotiate the full range of LI.FI's commercial agreements, including API integration agreements, master service agreements, partnership agreements, and term sheets
• Review and negotiate vendor and service provider contracts on the procurement side
• Manage contract lifecycle from intake through execution, amendment, and renewal
• Act as the primary legal interface for integration partners and enterprise customers during negotiations
• Work closely with the business development team as the primary legal partner on commercial matters
• Assess and allocate risk in commercial terms
• Develop and maintain LI.FI's standard commercial templates, playbooks, and intake workflows
• Review and markup counterparty paper and provide clear, commercially pragmatic recommendations
• Support regulatory-adjacent commercial work
• Coordinate with external counsel on jurisdiction-specific questions

Benefits

• Annual team offsites (Thailand in 2023, Vietnam in 2024, Marrakech in 2025, Crete in 2026)
• 30 days of PTO
• Flexible remote days
• Flexible working hours
• Equity participation from day 1
• Entitlement to work computer (choice of equipment)
• An annual 1,000€ personal development budget once you have worked 6+ months
• A one-time 1,000€ remote budget to use on coworking, office setup, etc.

Company Description

• Embrace your own differences
• Respect and welcome the unique qualities of others
• See others’ differences as an opportunity to grow
• Own tasks end-to-end
• Hold yourself to a high bar for execution
• Make bold decisions, and be accountable
• Understand your limitations and seek for help
• Try - don’t be afraid to fail
• Learn - don’t make the same mistake twice
• Adapt - grow with the experience
• Take the time to get to know and understand each other better
• Fun should be coming from a place of love and respect