Senior Legal Counsel (m/w/d)

Voy; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 110.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

28 days vacation

Sports club membership

Employee discounts

Professional development budget

Flexible working hours

Remote work allowance

Zusammenfassung

FORMEL SKIN is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to own all legal and data protection matters for our German operations. You will act as sole on-ground counsel in Germany, handling healthcare, AI regulation, contracting, advertising, GDPR, and employment matters while coordinating with the UK Group Legal team.

This hybrid Berlin role requires 4+ PQE, strong German/EU law expertise, and fluency in German and English. You will shape legal operations and support rapid health-tech growth.

Qualifikationen

• Fully qualified lawyer in Germany with 4+ years' PQE.
• Deep expertise in German and EU law, with GDPR/ data protection exposure a strong plus.
• Strong generalist capable of commercial negotiations and regulatory advice across healthcare and tech.

Aufgaben

• Manage litigation risk and compliance for German operations.
• Advise on healthcare and AI regulation for product development.
• Lead German-law commercial contracting and adapt group templates to the local market.
• Review advertising and marketing compliance for campaigns and product communications.
• Own data protection for Germany (GDPR/BDSG, RoPA, DPIAs).
• Oversee corporate governance, filings, and board documentation for the German entity.
• Advise on employment law, hiring, terminations, and works council matters.
• Build scalable legal operations with templates, automation, and legal-tech.

Kenntnisse

Generalist lawyer

German law

EU law

GDPR/data protection

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder communication

Healthcare regulation

Regulatory compliance

Ausbildung

German law qualification (Volljurist)

Tools

Contract management software

Legal-tech tools

Jobbeschreibung

FORMEL SKIN is looking for an exceptional and pragmatic Senior Legal Counsel to own all legal and data protection matters for our German operations. This is a senior (at least 4 PQE), highly autonomous role: you will be the sole legal presence on the ground in Germany, leading on all legal matters (including healthcare and AI regulation, commercial contracting, advertising, corporate governance data protection, and employment), creating and managing legal operations and process flows and advising senior stakeholders directly, while working closely with our UK Group Legal team at HQ.

We need someone who can operate as a true generalist - comfortable moving between varied and novel legal challenges in a fast-paced, rapidly expanding health-tech company. If you love problem solving and want to have a meaningful impact on health outcomes, this role and company is for you!

This hybrid role is based three days per week in Berlin.

What You’ll Do

• Manage litigation risk - Oversee medicinal product/device compliance, and first-line litigation and debt recovery, escalating to external counsel where needed.
• Advise on healthcare (including AI) regulation - Track emerging AI and digital health requirements, advising product and engineering teams on the compliant development of our platform.
• Lead commercial contracting - Draft, negotiate, and manage all German-law commercial agreements, from supply agreements to patient and vendor contracts, adapting group templates to the local market.
• Review advertising & marketing compliance - Advise marketing and medical teams on German advertising, health claims, and consumer protection rules for campaigns and product communications.
• Own data protection for Germany - Act as the primary point of contact for end-to-end GDPR/BDSG compliance (RoPA, DPIAs, breach response, regulator liaison).a
• Oversee corporate governance - Manage corporate housekeeping, board and shareholder documentation, and statutory filings for the German entity, coordinating with the UK Group Legal team on group-wide governance policies.
• Advise on employment law - Provide day-to-day guidance on hiring, terminations, and workforce structure, ensuring compliance with Germany's employment protection and works council requirements.
• Build legal operations - Establish scalable processes, templates, and contract management tools for the German legal function, adopting automation (including AI) and legal-tech, tracking matters, deadlines, and legal spend as the business scales.

Who You Are

• Fully qualified lawyer in Germany (Volljurist/Volljuristin), with 4+ years' PQE and demonstrable experience operating as sole or lead counsel without close supervision.
• Deep, current expertise in relevant domains of German and EU law; experience acting as or supporting a Datenschutzbeauftragter is a strong plus.
• A true generalist and fast learner, equally comfortable negotiating a commercial contract, advising on a termination, and running a data breach response.
• Fluent in German and English, able to draft and negotiate confidently in both.
• Pragmatic and commercially minded, balancing legal risk with business speed rather than defaulting to “no.”
• Preferrable: experience in healthcare, life sciences, or another regulated industry.
• Genuinely energised by ownership; you're the only lawyer in the building and comfortable making the call rather than waiting for sign-off.
• An excellent communicator who builds trust with senior stakeholders in Germany while collaborating closely with UK Group Legal.

Why work with us?

• Shape the future of digital healthcare: You'll play a pivotal role in defining how millions of customers engage with personalised healthcare. Your work will directly influence customer outcomes, retention, and long-term growth across one of Europe's most exciting digital health platforms.
• Benefits to perfectly fit you: Every candidate is unique, and we're dedicated to supporting your specific needs and aspirations. To support this, we offer a diverse benefits package including 28 days vacation, a NAVIT or Urban Sports Club membership, employee discounts on our products, a professional development budget, flexible working hours, and a remote work allowance.
• Building a great team together: At FORMEL SKIN and VOY, we believe that building exceptional teams and fostering strong relationships are fundamental to our success. You'll join a collaborative, ambitious, and mission-driven environment with regular company events, team budgets, and employee referral bonuses.