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About the Role

This role involves joining the executive team and leading the legal function of an international technology business during a period of growth and transformation. It is suitable for an established General Counsel, Head of Legal, or a senior in-house lawyer with proven leadership experience ready for their first General Counsel position.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, executive team, and Board on legal, commercial, and strategic matters.
• Support strategic corporate transactions, including acquisitions, investments, partnerships, and other transformational projects.
• Lead commercial growth through the negotiation and management of key customer, supplier, and strategic partnership agreements.
• Provide practical guidance on risk, governance, and responsible AI adoption while supporting innovation and growth.
• Support strategic projects, new business initiatives, and international expansion activities.
• Develop practical legal processes and frameworks that enable efficient business operations.
• Lead, develop, and mentor an established mid-sized legal function.
• Manage external counsel and specialist advisors across key jurisdictions and projects.

Requirements

• Significant post-qualification experience gained in-house, private practice, or a combination, ideally supporting technology, digital, or other fast-growing businesses.
• Strong commercial judgment and experience negotiating complex customer, supplier, and strategic partnership agreements.
• Proven leadership capability, including experience managing, mentoring, and developing legal professionals and leading through influence across an organization.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership teams and providing practical, business-focused advice on strategic and operational matters.
• Exposure to corporate transactions, fundraising, investments, M&A, or other transformational projects.
• German-qualified lawyer (Volljurist/Volljuristin).

Location

• Berlin

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior
• General Counsel
• Head of Legal

Education Level

• German-qualified lawyer

About the Company

• Mid-sized technology company headquartered in Berlin.