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