About the role
<div><strong>Your Role</strong><br>As a (Senior) Legal Counsel, you will take ownership of legal topics that shape the company’s growth and day-to-day operations. You will work across commercial, corporate, compliance, and regulatory areas, supporting a fast-scaling business with pragmatic, business-oriented legal guidance.</div>
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<div>You will join a small, collaborative, and international legal team, working closely with the VP Legal & General Counsel and cross-functional stakeholders across the business.</div>
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<div>Depending on your experience, you will either take full ownership of topics end-to-end or further develop into this level of responsibility with support from the team.</div>
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<div><strong>Your Impact</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Advise on a range of legal matters, with a primary focus on commercial topics and exposure to corporate, compliance, and regulatory areas</li>
<li>Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with customers, suppliers, and strategic partners, independently or with support depending on complexity and experience</li>
<li>Support cross-functional initiatives by embedding legal thinking into business decisions and processes</li>
<li>Identify and mitigate legal and commercial risks through practical, scalable approaches</li>
<li>Contribute to broader legal topics such as compliance, governance, or M&A activities where relevant</li>
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<div><strong>What We Expect</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Qualified to practice law in Germany (2. Juristisches Staatsexamen with befriedigend or better), the United States (admitted to a state bar), or England & Wales (Solicitor qualification)</li>
<li>Proven experience handling commercial contracts in a B2B environment, with the ability to manage negotiations with a good degree of autonomy</li>
<li>Solid commercial judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives</li>
<li>Experience working across multiple topics or projects, ideally in a cross-functional environment</li>
<li>Clear and effective communicator, able to translate legal concepts into practical guidance for business stakeholders</li>
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<div> </div>
<div>You will join a small, collaborative, and international legal team, working closely with the VP Legal & General Counsel and cross-functional stakeholders across the business.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Depending on your experience, you will either take full ownership of topics end-to-end or further develop into this level of responsibility with support from the team.</div>
<div> </div>
<div><strong>Your Impact</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Advise on a range of legal matters, with a primary focus on commercial topics and exposure to corporate, compliance, and regulatory areas</li>
<li>Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with customers, suppliers, and strategic partners, independently or with support depending on complexity and experience</li>
<li>Support cross-functional initiatives by embedding legal thinking into business decisions and processes</li>
<li>Identify and mitigate legal and commercial risks through practical, scalable approaches</li>
<li>Contribute to broader legal topics such as compliance, governance, or M&A activities where relevant</li>
</ul>
<div><strong>What We Expect</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Qualified to practice law in Germany (2. Juristisches Staatsexamen with befriedigend or better), the United States (admitted to a state bar), or England & Wales (Solicitor qualification)</li>
<li>Proven experience handling commercial contracts in a B2B environment, with the ability to manage negotiations with a good degree of autonomy</li>
<li>Solid commercial judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives</li>
<li>Experience working across multiple topics or projects, ideally in a cross-functional environment</li>
<li>Clear and effective communicator, able to translate legal concepts into practical guidance for business stakeholders</li>
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Requirements
- Legal