Deputy General Counsel, Strategic Partnerships & Institutions
New York · San Jose · United States (US) · New York City, United States (US) · San Jose, United States (US) · USD 200,355-300,533 · 10+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 22, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 10+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- New York · San Jose · United States (US) · New York City, United States (US) · San Jose, United States (US)
- Salary
- USD 200,355-300,533
About the role
- The Strategic Partnerships and Institutions legal team is looking for a commercially savvy senior lawyer as Deputy General Counsel to focus primarily on covering strategic partnerships.
- You will serve as legal advisor for one of OKX’s most strategically important business lines, actively supporting our global institutional and trading businesses, as well as our Peer-to-Peer (P2P) platform.
- This is a role where you lean in, shape strategy, take ownership, and thrive in a fast-moving environment where legal frameworks are still taking shape.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an attorney on all strategic partnerships and trading arrangements, including strategic alliances, partnership agreements, cooperation agreements, incentive agreements, exchange integrations, staking, co-investments, and alliances.
- Responsible for drafting, negotiating, and managing high-stakes commercial agreements, joint ventures, and technology alliances to help scale business growth safely.
- Advise on complex cross-border transactions, crypto product structuring, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance.
- Act as a key legal advisor within the global strategic partnership legal team, focusing on our strategic partnerships, trading, and P2P platforms, and ensuring compliance and robust legal support across these key business areas.
- Translate complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, commercially actionable guidance for product, engineering, and executive teams.
- Collaborate closely with the product development and business development teams to ensure that new products, services, and business initiatives align with regulatory requirements and advance the company’s strategic goals.
- Address any additional matters as advised by the legal team leaders, providing flexibility to respond to new challenges and opportunities within the legal landscape.
Requirements
- Must hold a law degree and be eligible to practice as an advocate.
- Senior lawyer with at least 10+ years experience working at a law firm, digital assets firm or a top tier financial institution.
- Proven track record at a top-tier law firm or in-house role at a top financial institution, with experience in the digital assets sector.
- Meaningful, deal-level exposure to strategic partnerships including cooperation agreements and incentive agreements. Must have flexibility to work on various commercial and transactional deals.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, multicultural, and growth-oriented environment.
- Well-organized, detail-oriented, works well under pressure and able to cope with tight deadlines.
- Excellent drafting and communication skills.
- Strong skills in building trust and providing effective legal advice to business teams, with the capability to navigate rapidly evolving legal landscapes.
- A highly collaborative team member who is comfortable within a high-functioning multicultural legal department.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience drafting playbooks and fallbacks guide is a plus
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
- Performance bonus and long-term incentives
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Workplace
- Hybrid workplace model indicated by #LI-HYBRID
