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Vice President, Decentralized Finance OnChain Counsel - Corporate
Galaxy Digital Services LLC · 🇺🇸 New York, NY
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 19 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 4 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Galaxy Digital Services LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Decentralized On-Chain Counsel” (Lawyers) in NY: $235k–$235k, median $235k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Galaxy Digital Services LLC
The US Department of Labor certified 19 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 4 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Who We Are: Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, growing the economy that runs on code. Galaxy delivers the onchain infrastructure that connects institutions to digital assets, including trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization. Galaxy also develops and operates data center infrastructure to power AI and HPC workloads. Anchored by its Helios campus in Texas, Galaxy is building a multi-gigawatt pipeline of more than 5.7 GW of potential capacity, positioning it among the largest and fastest-growing data center developers in North America. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Additional information about Galaxy's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com . What We Value: We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be. • Seek Excellence. • Be Selective To Be Effective. • Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled. • Disagree Transparently. • Encourage Independent Decision-Making. • Build Dream Teams. Who You Are As a De-Fi/OnChain Attorney, you will provide expert legal counsel on issues related to decentralized finance and staking services, including compliance, commercial transactions, and governance matters. You should be highly motivated, prepared to work extended hours, and thrive in an entrepreneurial and demanding environment. What You’ll Do • Serve as a strategic legal advisor on all OnChain and De-Fi-related legal negotiations, with a focus on staking, validation, and tokenization matters • Draft, review, and negotiate agreements, including token purchase agreements, staking and validation agreements, token liquidity arrangements, token grant agreements, and similar documentation pertaining to digital assets • Provide legal insights on complex regulatory landscapes affecting decentralized finance and cryptocurrency projects • Identify and mitigate legal risks in a rapidly evolving De-Fi ecosystem • Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations • Coordinate resources with respect to negotiations, including management of outside counsel engagement where appropriate • Draft and negotiate non-disclosure agreements • Address issues related to intellectual property, data privacy, and governance within De-Fi structures • Stay informed on industry trends, regulatory updates, and emerging technologies • Manage workflow in a highly dynamic and demanding environment while remaining highly responsive, reliable, communicative, and accountable to team leadership and other members of Galaxy • Help with other special corporate projects and such other activities as may be assigned What We’re Looking For • The ideal candidate will be highly organized, have meticulous attention to detail and a demonstrable ability to produce quality work product in a fast-paced, high-volume environment • A strong foundational knowledge coupled with a passion for the blockchain space • 3+ years of transactional experience in top-tier law firms or crypto-focused companies • Strong critical thinking and strategic problem-solving skills • Comprehensive understanding of staking, validation, and De-Fi protocols • Experience negotiating token purchase agreements, staking and validation agreements, token liquidity arrangements, token grant agreements, and similar documentation pe