Business Legal Counsel Germany (m/w/d)

Key responsibilities

This is a business role with a generalist scope. Commercial contracts come first, but you will also cover the customer lifecycle, data protection, disputes and, when needed, corporate matters.

Commercial contracts

- Review, draft and negotiate commercial contracts with customers, partners and service providers, in German and in English: SaaS subscription agreements, MSAs, DPAs, SLAs, NDAs.

- Lead negotiations directly with counterparties' legal teams on German deals.

- Cover the UK, Spain and the US, and act as back-up for the other countries.

- Support the completion of security, AI and vendor assessment questionnaires.

Customer lifecycle

- Support Customer Success teams on existing customers: amendments, renewals, terminations, complaints and unpaid invoices.

- Give clear answers on our terms, and help the teams answer recurring questions without Legal.

Data protection

- Handle data protection matters in customer contracts: DPAs, sub-processors, international transfers.

- Support the DPO on GDPR compliance for the German entity and on data requests from customers.

Pre-litigation and litigation

- Manage pre-litigation and litigation matters with customers and suppliers in Germany and your other countries.

- Manage external counsel in Germany: briefing, scope, budget.

Corporate and compliance, when needed

- Support corporate housekeeping of the German entity: commercial register filings, powers of attorney and delegations of authority.

- Handle German compliance questions with the Compliance lead.

Legal support and team projects

- Be the team's reference on German law: standard terms (AGB), form requirements, B2B rules.

- Provide support to the other teams (Finance, Product, Tech, Marketing) and conduct legal research on diverse topics.

- Adapt our templates and contribute to the negotiation playbook and the Legal team's processes.

Key stakeholders

- VP Legal & Social Affairs (line manager) and the Legal team.

- Sales, Customer Success and Partnerships teams in Germany and the other markets.

- Security, Product, AI and Finance teams on cross-functional files.

- External counsel in Germany.

Profile

Education and experience

- German law degree. Second State Examination (Volljurist) preferred.

- 4+ years of experience in commercial law, ideally including in-house experience in a SaaS, tech or fintech company.

- Solid experience negotiating B2B contracts directly with counterparties.

- Exposure to data protection (GDPR) and to dispute matters. Corporate experience is a plus.

Skills

- Business generalist: you enjoy commercial work and are open to other topics.

- Autonomy: you can handle a German negotiation from start to finish without day-to-day supervision.

- Business sense: you know when to hold a position and when a point is not worth the deal.

- Clarity: you explain legal risk to Sales, Customer Success and customers in plain language.

- Structure: you work in a team with clear priorities and response times.

Languages

- German: native or fluent.

- English: fluent (working language of the team).

Recruitment process

- Screening call with Talent Acquisition.

- Interview with the VP Legal & Social Affairs (1 hour)

- Interview with the Legal team, including a case study on a German contract markup.

- Interview with a DACH Sales manager.

- Reference checks.

What we offer

- Salary range: 80-100K

- Prime Office Location: Work from a large, modern office at Moritzplatz (Berlin) featuring a large terrace, snacks, and drinks

- Global Collaboration: Join a diverse international team

- Team Culture: Be part of a dynamic environment with global offsites (like our recent annual seminar in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc) and local team events