[Hiring] Senior Counsel @SoSafe

Role Description

Here's how you'll make a difference:

• Support and advise headquarters, regional, and local teams on customer-facing transactions, product development, privacy, and AI-related questions.
• Draft, negotiate, and maintain contracts and templates while creating processes that empower business teams to close deals efficiently.
• Provide strategic guidance on privacy compliance and implement legally sound processes for AI usage within the company.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify legal risks and offer practical, business-minded solutions.
• Act as a trusted legal partner to enable SoSafe’s rapid expansion across Europe and globally.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience as a commercial lawyer or in-house legal counsel within SaaS or Technology.
• Fully qualified lawyer in Germany or at least one of our regional market jurisdictions.
• Strong focus on commercial and/or regulatory law, ideally with experience across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial contracting, privacy, and technology-related legal matters.
• Familiarity with AI-related legal considerations, including advising on AI tools, use cases, policies, or governance.
• Strategic thinker with exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills—able to solve complex tasks in a legally accurate yet pragmatic and timely manner.
• Excellent communication skills, assertive negotiation style, and confident presence.
• Experience in European business, negotiating agreements governed by different jurisdictions.
• Highly organized, independent, committed, and adaptable to change and challenges.
• Strong business focus and ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy.
• Nice to have: Experience with public procurement and tender processes in at least one core jurisdiction.
• Language: Excellent English skills (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus.

Requirements

• Location & Work Arrangement:
• Candidates applying from Ireland or the UK will work remotely.
• Candidates based in Germany have the option to work remotely from their country or in a hybrid model from our offices in Germany.

Benefits

• Work/Life balance: Flexible hours.
• Wellbeing and financial support: Access to Open Up, corporate discounts.
• Connection & community: Virtual events, collaborative team activities, and opportunities for local meet-ups.
• And the list goes on: Tech equipment, referral bonuses, dog-friendly HQ.
• *Perks and benefits listed above are for full-time employees and may vary slightly by office location. These are just a sample—you’ll learn more during the interview process.