Legal Counsel

Role Overview

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts (client agreements, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor agreements, subcontracting arrangements).
• Own and maintain the company's contract template library and standard legal documentation.
• Ensure GDPR compliance and act as internal point of contact for data protection questions; liaise with external DPO as needed.
• Advise on public sector and defence-adjacent regulatory requirements, including export control and security-relevant contract obligations.
• Manage external legal counsel relationships — scoping, briefing, and quality-controlling outside advice.
• Support corporate governance across group entities, including shareholder matters, intercompany agreements, and subsidiary structuring questions.

Requirements

• Fully qualified lawyer in Germany with successfully completed First and Second State Examinations (Erstes und Zweites Staatsexamen).
• Admission to the German bar (zugelassene/r Rechtsanwalt / Rechtsanwältin)
• 4+ years of post-qualification legal experience gained in-house and/or in private practice, ideally combining both environments.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial B2B contracts, particularly in the areas of IT and software law, including software licensing, SaaS agreements, and IP-related clauses.
• Solid knowledge of German employment law and experience advising on day-to-day employment-related matters.
• Practical experience with GDPR and data protection compliance, including drafting and negotiating data processing agreements and handling data subject requests.
• Prior experience working at a large law firm.
• Pragmatic, business-oriented mindset with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working in a tech environment and learning digital tools quickly.
• Full professional fluency in German (native or equivalent) and English — contract drafting and advising in both languages.

Benefits

• Opportunity to build and own the legal function of a fast-growing deep-tech company.
• High level of autonomy and direct collaboration with founders and leadership.
• Broad exposure across commercial, technology, data protection, employment, and regulatory matters.
• Remote‑first in Germany with occasional team events in Berlin.
• Home office budget and great equipment.
• 30 days vacation.
• Direct impact on critical missions across private and public‑sector customers.