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# Senior Legal Counsel at OpenZeppelin

- **Company:** OpenZeppelin
- **Location:** Remote
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-27
- **Apply:** https://openzeppelin.com/careers/opening/?gh_jid=8043252003

## Job description

## About us

OpenZeppelin is the security standard onchain finance is built on. Founded in 2015, our mission is to accelerate the world's transition to an open financial system, built on open standards and secured by rigorous research.

Our open-source Contract Libraries have facilitated over $35 trillion in onchain value and are used by 10 of the top 10 tokenized money market funds and 9 of the top 10 stablecoins by market cap.

We combine AI-native security tooling with deep research and a decade of audit expertise to support leading institutions and crypto-native teams shaping the next generation of digital assets like DTCC, Fidelity, Coinbase, Uniswap, Aave, the Ethereum Foundation, and many more across the full secure development lifecycle.

Please note: Always refer to OpenZeppelin's official job page for the most accurate information about our open roles, as we have seen multiple third party job sites posting inaccurate information.

Senior Legal Counsel

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. You will also have the opportunity to advise on the wide-range of legal issues typical for a remote and global tech company, balancing legal issues with Company values and strategic objectives. This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself at the intersection of blockchain technology, high-growth business operations and law.

What You'll Do:

- 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
- Manage legal records and organize corporate governance processes for entities in multiple jurisdictions
- Tackle projects assigned to you to help the Company meet its goals and take ownership of projects that are of a personal interest to you

What You'll Bring:

- 8-10 years of relevant legal experience, including in-house experience at a high-growth company in the blockchain and digital assets space
- Demonstrated experience and comprehensive knowledge in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements in the blockchain space, including open source expertise
- Highly analytical with an impeccable attention to detail
- Creative problem-solving and negotiation skills and you take a pragmatic, business-minded approach to legal analyses and risk assessments
- Comfortable with high levels of responsibility and self-direction with excellent follow-through skills, and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Expert communicator, verbally and in writing, who is capable of explaining complicated topics to those without legal training
- A law degree and a license to practice law in at least one jurisdiction

## Benefits

- Meet your teammates at company gatherings around the world 😎
- Enjoy the flexibility of fully remote work 🌎
- Take the time you need with flexible time off 🏝
- Grow your family with 8 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers, 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, and a one-time $3,600 baby bonus 💙
- Build your ideal home office with up to $500 in equipment support 🪑
- Stay covered with medical insurance 🏥
- Keep growing with learning and development opportunities 🧠
- Get a monthly stipend for your preferred co-working space 💻

At OpenZeppelin, we are an equal opportunity employer and we value different perspectives. We are committed to building a diverse workforce. This includes but is not limited to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, national origin and other characteristics that make each one of us unique. In this uniqueness, we find the most value. Come join us!

Use of AI as part of the recruiting process

As part of OpenZeppelin’s recruitment process, we may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence, to assist in reviewing applications and assessing candidate qualifications. These tools are used to support our People team by identifying relevant skills and experience, and are not used to make decisions solely by automated means. All hiring decisions involve human review. Any personal data provided as part of your application will be processed in accordance with OpenZeppelin’s [Data Privacy Notice](https://www.openzeppelin.com/privacy).

If you have questions about this recruitment process or would like to request human review of your application, please contact us at talent@openzeppelin.com.

## About OpenZeppelin

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: OpenZeppelin provides the security standard for onchain finance, offering smart contract libraries, security audits, and a developer security platform to help organizations build, secure, and operate blockchain applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; last known funding round in 2023)
- **Headquarters**: United States (distributed/remote-first company with team members across 33+ countries)
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Demian Brener

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Blockchain Security, Smart Contract Development, Cybersecurity, Financial Infrastructure
- Target customers: B2B — DeFi protocols, blockchain platforms, financial institutions, and crypto-native organizations (e.g., Coinbase, Ethereum Foundation, Compound, Aave, Uniswap, Matter Labs, ANZ Bank)
- Mission or purpose statement: "To accelerate the world’s transition to an open financial system."

## Products & Services
- **[OpenZeppelin Contracts](https://www.openzeppelin.com/contracts)**: The industry-standard, battle-tested open-source library for secure smart contract development in Solidity and Cairo. Used by 9 of the top 10 stablecoins and 10 of the top 10 tokenized funds. Over $33.2 trillion in total value has been transferred via these contracts.
- **[OpenZeppelin Defender](https://www.openzeppelin.com/defender)**: A developer security platform for operating onchain applications. Includes a Relayer for secure transaction management, Monitors for threat detection and alerting, and Actions for automated incident response.
- **[Security Audits](https://www.openzeppelin.com/security-audits)**: Gold-standard smart contract, ZKP, and infrastructure audits. The team has uncovered 700+ critical and high vulnerabilities, with over 1 million lines of code reviewed. They pioneered the smart contract security audit practice.
- **[Ethernaut CTF](https://ethernaut.openzeppelin.com/)**: The #1 educational resource for smart contract security, with +140K plays across 5 networks and 10 languages.
- **Security Research & Standards**: Active contributors to Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) and ERCs, including Account Abstraction (ERC-1271), Metatransactions (ERC-2771), and Upgradeability (ERC-7201, ERC-1967). Members of EthTrust and SEAL911.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Value Locked (TVL) secured: over **$250 billion** across client protocols. Total value transferred via OpenZeppelin Contracts: over **$33.2 trillion**.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Raised a Venture Round in March 2023 with 1 investor (specific lead not publicly named in available data). Clients include Coinbase, Ethereum Foundation, Compound, Aave, Uniswap, Matter Labs, and ANZ Bank.
- **Growth Signals**: 95%+ customer re-engagement rate; 71 NPS score; 200+ active customers; 140+ global team members; operates in 33+ countries; 64% of all active wallets have interacted with OpenZeppelin Contracts.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Market Dominance & Trust**: OpenZeppelin Contracts are the de facto standard for secure smart contract development, used by the vast majority of top DeFi protocols and tokenized funds.
- **Pioneering Expertise**: As the company that pioneered the smart contract security audit practice, they have a decade of experience and unmatched depth in blockchain security research.
- **Full Lifecycle Coverage**: The only company that offers an integrated stack from open-source development libraries (Contracts) to operational security (Defender) to expert auditing, covering the entire development lifecycle.
- **Neutral & Research-Driven**: A neutral, strategic partner committed to customer success, with a strong research culture that contributes directly back to the ecosystem (EIPs, ERCs, educational tools like Ethernaut).
- **AI-First Security**: Recently introduced AI-powered security audits alongside the release of Contracts 5.0, positioning them at the cutting edge of automated vulnerability detection.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-Native Security**: Integrating AI into security audits and the Defender platform to provide continuous, automated security across the full lifecycle, enabling capital markets to deploy and operate at scale in regulatory alignment.
- **Expanding into Privacy & Confidentiality**: Entering the privacy and confidentiality space (Zero-Knowledge Proof audits and infrastructure).
- **Institutional Onboarding**: Deepening partnerships with traditional financial institutions undergoing onchain transformation, helping them meet regulatory and security requirements.
- **Community & Education**: Continuing to grow the Ethernaut CTF and contribute to open standards to foster a more secure ecosystem.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven**: Join a team dedicated to "accelerating the world's transition to an open financial system" — a high-impact, transformative goal.
- **Remote-First & Global**: Fully remote company with team members in 40+ countries. They foster connection through regular in-person gatherings in different locations worldwide.
- **World-Class Team**: Work alongside globally distributed engineers, researchers, and security experts who are defining the foundations for the next generation of financial services. Alumni have gone on to top roles at companies like Chainalysis, Coinbase, Matter Labs, and Trail of Bits.
- **Strong Values**: The culture is built on Intellectual Curiosity, Commitment to Excellence, Ability to Ship, Customer Centricity, Team Spirit, and a Strong Sense of Purpose.
- **Benefits**: Fully remote work, flexible time off, paid parental leave for primary or secondary caregiver, one-time home office stipend of up to $500 USD, medical coverage, annual Learning & Development budget, and referral incentives.
- **Hiring Process**: A transparent, 6-step process designed to be fair and thorough, including a paid work trial that emulates real work. Typically completed in up to 6 weeks.
- **Growth & Impact**: With 200+ active customers and $250B+ in TVL secured, your work directly protects billions of dollars in digital assets.

## Sources
1. [openzeppelin.com](https://www.openzeppelin.com/)
2. [openzeppelin.com/about-us](https://www.openzeppelin.com/about-us)
3. [openzeppelin.com/careers](https://www.openzeppelin.com/careers)
4. [linkedin.com/company/openzeppelin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/openzeppelin)

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