General Counsel (m/f/d)

Deep Blue Recruitment; Berlin; Vor Ort; Vertraulich; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Deep Blue Recruitment is seeking a General Counsel to join a mid-sized, PE-backed technology company headquartered in Berlin, leading the legal function and reporting to the executive team during a growth phase.

You will guide strategic corporate transactions, governance, risk, and compliance while supporting international expansion and responsible AI initiatives. The ideal candidate has PE experience and proven leadership to mentor a mid-sized legal team.

Qualifikationen

• Experienced General Counsel or senior legal leader with PE-backed business experience.
• In-house and/or private practice exposure in technology, digital, or fast-growing companies.
• Proven leadership, mentoring, and ability to influence across an organization.
• Experience partnering with executive teams and advising on strategic matters.
• Exposure to corporate transactions, fundraising, M&A, or related transformative projects.

Aufgaben

• Acting as a trusted adviser to the CEO, executive team, and Board on legal, commercial, and strategic matters.
• Supporting strategic corporate transactions, including acquisitions, investments, partnerships, and other transformational projects.
• Leading commercial growth through negotiation and management of key customer, supplier, and strategic partnership agreements.
• Providing practical guidance on risk, governance, and responsible AI adoption while supporting innovation and growth.
• Supporting strategic projects, new business initiatives, and international expansion activities.
• Developing practical legal processes and frameworks that enable the business to operate efficiently.
• Leading, developing, and mentoring an established mid-sized legal function.
• Managing external counsel and specialist advisers across key jurisdictions and projects.

Jobbeschreibung

Deep Blue Recruitment is leading the search for a General Counsel to join a mid-sized, PE-backed technology company headquartered in Berlin.

For this role you will join the executive team and lead the legal function of an international technology business during a period of growth and transformation.

This role would suit an established General Counsel with experience in a PE-backed environment, or a senior legal leader who has worked through ownership change, transformation, transaction or IPO.

Tasks

• Acting as a trusted adviser to the CEO, executive team, and Board on legal, commercial, and strategic matters
• Supporting strategic corporate transactions, including acquisitions, investments, partnerships, and other transformational projects
• Leading commercial growth through the negotiation and management of key customer, supplier, and strategic partnership agreements
• Providing practical guidance on risk, governance, and responsible AI adoption while supporting innovation and growth
• Supporting strategic projects, new business initiatives, and international expansion activities
• Developing practical legal processes and frameworks that enable the business to operate efficiently
• Leading, developing, and mentoring an established a mid-sized legal function
• Managing external counsel and specialist advisers across key jurisdictions and projects

Requirements

• Experience as a General Counsel or senior legal leader within a PE-backed business.
• Significant post-qualification experience gained in-house, private practice, or a combination of both, ideally supporting technology, digital, or other fast-growing businesses
• Proven leadership capability, including experience managing, mentoring, and developing legal professionals and leading through influence across an organisation
• 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

The General Counsel search is now live, and we are keen to hear from experienced legal leaders who may be interested in the opportunity.

All applications and conversations will be treated in the strictest confidence.