Legal Counsel (Commercial & Data Privacy) - Germany or US East Coast

Qdrant; Remote; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A fast-growing technology company is seeking its first in-house Legal Counsel to take ownership of legal functions and build processes from scratch. The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of experience, a strong business mindset, and the ability to work in a dynamic environment. This role offers the chance for significant ownership and requires a qualified German lawyer or a US Juris Doctor. Remote work is possible based on location, and candidates will work closely with the senior leadership team.

Leistungen

Fully remote team with flexible working hours

401k, medical benefits

High ownership and impact

Qualifikationen

• 1–3 years of relevant legal experience in law firm and/or in-house.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracts and data protection laws.

Aufgaben

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer and vendor agreements.
• Support go-to-market teams with legal guidance.
• Own day-to-day data protection topics.
• Build legal processes and select legal tools.

Kenntnisse

Business-oriented mindset

Pragmatic thinking

Ability to work with ambiguity

Interest in technology

Prioritization and judgment skills

Ausbildung

Fully qualified German lawyer (Volljurist)

Admission to the German Bar (Rechtsanwalt)

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited US law school

Jobbeschreibung

As our first in-house Legal Counsel, you will work closely with founders, leadership, sales, product, and engineering teams. You will take ownership of our day-to-day legal work while helping to establish scalable legal processes, templates, and tools.

We are now looking to hire our first in-house lawyer to help us move legal work closer to the business, build internal legal structures from scratch, and support our next phase of growth.

This is a hands‑on role with significant ownership and exposure across the company.

This role is ideal for a business‑oriented lawyer with 1–3 years of experience who is excited about building things from the ground up in a fast‑moving, international environment.

The role can be based in Germany or on the US East Coast, depending on qualifications.

Tasks

Commercial & Corporate

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer and vendor agreements (MSAs, SaaS agreements, DPAs, NDAs, partnership agreements, Privacy Agreements)
• Support go-to‑market teams with pragmatic, risk‑aware legal guidance and act as the first point of contact for commercial legal questions across the business

Data Privacy & Compliance

• Own day‑to‑day data protection topics (GDPR, CCPA, customer DPAs)
• Work with external counsel and internal stakeholders to maintain and improve privacy compliance
• Help design scalable privacy and compliance processes in caloboration with our internal compliance officer

Building the Legal Function

• Build legal processes, templates, and playbooks from scratch
• Select and implement legal tools (contract management, document storage, workflows)
• Manage and coordinate external counsel (Germany, US)

Requirements

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Experience & Mindset

• 1–3 years of relevant legal experience (law firm and/or in‑house)
• Strong business‑oriented and pragmatic mindset
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and building structures from scratch
• Interest in technology and infrastructure
• Ability to prioritize and make sound judgment calls in a fast‑paced environment

Qualifications – Location Dependent

If based in Germany:

• Fully qualified German lawyer (Volljurist, both state exams)
• Admission to the German Bar (Rechtsanwalt) strongly preferred
• Excellent English skills (written and spoken)
• Exposure to international / US‑related legal work is a strong plus

If based in the United States (East Coast):

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited US law school
• Admission to a US state bar (NY preferred)
• Experience working with international or European companies is a strong plus
• Familiarity with GDPR and cross‑border data protection concepts is a plus

Nice to Have (Not Required)

• Prior experience with startups or high‑growth tech companies
• Exposure to cross‑border commercial contracts
• Experience working closely with sales or product teams

Benefits

• Fully remote team with flexible working hours
• High ownership, real impact, and technical depth
• Opportunity to shape how the industry evaluates vector search
• 401k, medical benefits

Be the first in-house lawyer and shape the legal function end‑to‑end

High ownership, visibility, and impact on the business

Direct collaboration with founders and senior leadership

International exposure with real US–EU cross‑border work

Remote working setup depending on location