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# Senior Corporate Counsel at 1inch

- **Company:** 1inch
- **Location:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/1inch/b56870a2-c45f-4de4-819b-eafd4bd54ae2

## Job description

1inch is the DeFi ecosystem building financial freedom for everyone. 1inch products help users and builders trade, hold and track digital assets - with the self-custody, comprehensive security and the intuitive user experience they need to unlock the potential of true crypto ownership. 1inch protocols and APIs provide core infrastructure across the DeFi industry and beyond. So if you're someone who thinks big, moves fast and wants to make an impact right from day one, then get ready to join our industry-changing team.

## Your mission

As Senior Corporate Counsel, you will own legal and compliance matters across our international group. You will act as a senior legal advisor across multiple jurisdictions, covering corporate and commercial matters, People and employment, governance, compliance and cross-border legal matters.

A significant part of your role will be owning and continuously developing our global compliance framework, including KYC/KYB, AML/CFT, sanctions, third-party compliance and investigations. You will work closely with People, Finance, Operations, Product, IT and other business functions to turn legal and regulatory requirements into practical solutions, policies and controls.

## What you’ll do

- Own and continuously develop the group’s compliance framework, including KYC/KYB, AML/CFT, sanctions, third-party due diligence, ethics and related policies and controls.
- Oversee risk-based compliance decisions and investigations, and coordinate responses involving regulators, law enforcement, fraud, scams and other high-risk matters.
- Monitor compliance risks, drive remediation and report to RiskCo, ExCo and relevant Boards, working closely with Product, IT and other business functions.
- Oversee compliance vendors, tooling and processes, and promote compliance awareness across the organization.
- Advise on corporate, commercial and cross-border legal matters, including group structuring, entity management, governance, intercompany arrangements, transactions and international expansion.
- Provide legal guidance across the group’s jurisdictions, including DIFC/UAE operations, and coordinate external counsel where local expertise is required.
- Support Board and shareholder matters, and provide legal oversight of the group’s corporate and statutory obligations.
- Act as the primary legal advisor to People/HR across the full employment lifecycle, employment and contractor models, employee relations, investigations and terminations. Advise on global workforce structures and cross-border employment, ensuring contracts, policies and practices reflect applicable local requirements.
- Draft, review and negotiate vendor, customer, partner and other commercial agreements, providing practical advice on contractual and commercial risk.
- Advise on data protection and privacy requirements across international operations, coordinating specialist advice where required. Shape the global policy framework, translate legal requirements into practical controls, and proactively identify and mitigate material legal risks.

## What you’ll need

- You have 8+ years of relevant legal experience.
- You hold a university degree in Law (LLB, JD or equivalent) and a professional legal qualification or admission to practise law in at least one recognized jurisdiction.
- You have strong corporate, commercial and employment law experience in an international and cross-border environment.
- You have demonstrated experience advising People/HR and organizations operating through multiple legal entities and jurisdictions.
- You have experience owning or operating compliance frameworks, with practical knowledge of KYC/KYB, AML/CFT, sanctions and third-party due diligence.
- You have strong commercial contracting, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.
- You have sound knowledge of data protection and privacy requirements relevant to international organizations.
- You exercise sound legal judgment and translate complex requirements into practical, business-oriented solutions.

Nice to haves

- Experience with DIFC/UAE law and regulations.
- experience in Defi / Crypto
- Experience building or scaling compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, and experience interacting with regulators, law enforcement or external investigators.
- Experience with international corporate restructurings, investments or M&A.
- ICA, ACAMS, CIPP or an equivalent compliance/privacy qualification.

1inch is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to evaluating all candidates on the basis of their skills, experience, and potential — regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic. We believe diverse teams build better products, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

## About 1inch

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: 1inch is a self-custodial DeFi ecosystem that aggregates liquidity from 600+ sources across 13+ blockchains to provide efficient, secure, and cost-effective decentralized trading.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, Dec 2021)
- **Headquarters**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Sergej Kunz, Anton Bukov

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Software Development
- **Target Customers**: B2C (retail traders, wallet users) and B2B (institutions, developers via APIs and infrastructure)
- **Mission**: To solve fragmentation, complexity, and inefficiency in DeFi by building a unified, self-custodial ecosystem that gives everyone fair and universal access to finance.

## Products & Services
- **[1inch Aggregation Protocol](https://help.1inch.io/en/articles/4585093-what-is-1inch)**: A DEX aggregator that finds the best swap rates across multiple decentralized exchanges and chains (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, etc.). Supports intent-based swaps and MEV protection.
- **[1inch Wallet](https://1inch.com/about)**: Self-custodial mobile wallet for secure token swaps, portfolio tracking, and DeFi interactions.
- **[1inch Portfolio](https://1inch.com/about)**: Portfolio tracker for managing digital assets, analyzing PnL, and discovering staking opportunities.
- **[1inch Card](https://1inch.com/about)**: Spend crypto with Apple Pay & Google Pay, borrow against digital assets, and earn crypto cashback.
- **[1inch API Suite](https://1inch.com/about)**: Enterprise-ready Web3 APIs for token swaps, RPC nodes, and agentic trading (including MCP integration).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **USD 189.8M** across three rounds:
  - Seed (Aug 2020): $2.8M (6 investors)
  - Series A (Dec 2020): $12M (10 investors)
  - Series B (Dec 2021): $175M (9 investors)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Specific names not provided in available search results; rounds indicate involvement of major crypto-focused funds.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 119 employees as of mid-2026, with **+23.7% yearly headcount growth**.
  - Active job postings: 18 (yearly job posting growth +5.9%).
  - Launched intent-based swaps in 2022, atomic cross-chain with MEV protection in 2024, and bridge-free swaps between Solana and EVM in 2025.
  - New brand identity introduced in late 2025, emphasizing ecosystem unification.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Best Price Aggregation**: Sources liquidity from 600+ DEXs across 13+ chains, ensuring users always get optimal rates.
- **Self-Custodial & Secure**: Users retain full control of assets; strong MEV protection and atomic cross-chain swaps.
- **Innovation Track Record**: First DEX aggregator (2019 hackathon), pioneer of intent-based trading and bridge-free cross-chain swaps.
- **Governed by DAO**: 1inch DAO allows 1INCH token stakers to vote on protocol parameters, fostering community ownership.
- **Developer Ecosystem**: Offers comprehensive APIs and MCP server for building DeFi trading agents.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand cross-chain interoperability and reduce friction for multi-network trading.
- Grow the developer platform (MCP, enterprise APIs) to power institutional and agentic trading.
- Advocate for compliant, secure DeFi adoption while maintaining decentralization.
- Attract top engineering talent to continue leading innovation in the DeFi space.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-First Culture**: Team spans 34 countries; remote-first with a hub in Dubai. Flexibility to work from anywhere.
- **Ownership & Compensation**: Market-leading compensation and the chance to own impactful projects in a flat, collaborative environment.
- **Cutting-Edge Technology**: Work on smart-order routing, cross-chain protocols, and MEV protection that processes billions in trading volume.
- **Learning & Growth**: Conference sponsorships, funded research time, and support for professional development.
- **Culture Highlights**: Global community of engineers, designers, and problem-solvers; strong emphasis on security and decentralization.
- **Recruitment Note**: 1inch does not use external recruiters; all communication is via official channels. Unsolicited LinkedIn/Telegram messages are scams.
- **Open Roles** (as of Sep 2026): Senior Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Product Manager (Swap), Head of People & Culture, Backend Engineer (TypeScript/Golang), and more.
- **Work Location**: Remote (UAE, UK, Portugal, Poland, Bulgaria, etc.) or on-site in Dubai.

## Sources
1. [1inch.com/careers](https://1inch.com/careers)
2. [1inch.com/about](https://1inch.com/about)
3. [LinkedIn – 1inch](https://linkedin.com/company/1inchcom)
4. [Lever Jobs – 1inch](https://jobs.lever.co/1inch)
5. [1inch Help Center – What is 1inch?](https://help.1inch.io/en/articles/4585093-what-is-1inch)

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