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About the Role

Vinted is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel with expertise in French employment law and EU frameworks to join their Global Employment Legal Team. This strategic role involves managing high-risk employment matters, including litigation and works council relations, and advising senior stakeholders in a fast-growing, multi-jurisdictional business.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice on complex, high-risk employment matters, with deep expertise in French employment law and strong knowledge of EU frameworks
• Independently manage employment litigation and high-risk disputes — defining strategy, overseeing external counsel, and leading settlement discussions
• Act as the primary point of contact for interactions with authorities (e.g. labour inspectorate), including investigations and sensitive matters
• Lead cross-functional projects such as restructurings, works council negotiations, and policy design
• Draft, review, and negotiate employment-related contracts, agreements, and policies
• Advise across teams on complex, multi-jurisdictional employment issues
• Identify systemic risks and proactively propose improvements to policies and processes
• Build strong processes with People and other teams (training, guidelines, upskilling HR)
• Manage relationships with external counsel across relevant jurisdictions
• Mentor and support development of more junior team members

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with 7+ years' experience in employment law (in-house and/or private practice)
• Deep expertise in French employment law, including litigation, works council matters, and restructurings
• Fluent English and French (written and spoken)
• Strong knowledge of EU employment law frameworks
• Proven experience independently managing employment litigation and high-risk disputes
• Strategic, pragmatic mindset - able to translate business needs into legally sound, scalable solutions
• Excellent negotiation, drafting, and stakeholder communication skills, including with senior leadership
• Comfortable working autonomously across multiple jurisdictions, prioritizing and driving projects independently
• Team player, energized by a multicultural, fast-paced, cross-departmental environment
• Passionate about technology-driven businesses
• Local bar membership not required

Skills

• French employment law
• EU employment frameworks
• Employment litigation
• Works council relations
• Cross-border restructuring
• Negotiation
• Drafting
• Stakeholder communication
• Spanish
• German

Location

• Vilnius

Work Type

• Hybrid Work

Experience Level

• Senior
• 7+ years' experience

Education Level

• Qualified lawyer

Salary/Compensations

• €90.100—€121.900 EUR

Benefits

• Share options programme
• 30 days of paid annual leave
• Newest MacBook models
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Home office support: IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• Lunch benefit per your workday
• Frequent team-building events
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• Access to a discounted gym membership plan
• Pension Plan with Vinted matching 150% of your chosen contribution
• Supplemental Private Health Insurance
• Life and Disability insurance
• A subsidised Deutschlandticket for your commute to the office by public transport
• The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
• A dog-friendly office
• Individual Learning Budget
• Hybrid Work model (2 days in office recommended but not enforced)

About the Company

• Vinted's mission is to make second-hand the first choice.
• Vinted Marketplace is Europe’s leading platform for second-hand fashion.
• Vinted Go enhances the shipping experience with a vast network of over 500,000 pick-up and drop-off points.
• Vinted Pay is dedicated to bringing secure, reliable payments to buyers and sellers across Europe.
• Founded in 2008 in Lithuania, Vinted became Lithuania's first unicorn in 2019.
• Headquarters remain in Vilnius, with offices across Europe and a team of over 2,000 people.

Equal Opportunity

• The Vinted Group is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all walks of life feel a sense of belonging.
• Vinted welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences.
• All applicants are treated fairly without regard to their race, age, religion or belief, sex, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.