Legal Counsel jobs in United States

Your mission We’re looking for you to join us as Vice President / General Counsel (m / f / d) – full-time, starting immediately, based in our modern office in Munich in a flexible hybrid setup.

In this key leadership role, you take full responsibility for all legal and regulatory matters in our company – from data privacy and platform regulation to strategic contract negotiations and the leadership of our legal team.

You act as a sparring partner to our C-level leadership, build and scale pragmatic, future-ready legal structures, and develop Legal & Compliance into a true business enabler.

• Strategic Lead : You actively contribute to shaping our legal and compliance strategy and develop a scalable, future-proof legal organization with a strong business focus.
• Leadership & Team Building : You lead and continuously grow a highly qualified and expanding legal team, fostering a strong performance and development culture.
• Legal Business Partner : You advise our executive and leadership teams on legal, regulatory, and strategic matters at eye level, combining sound judgment with actionable insights.
• Platform & Gig Economy Expertise : You bring deep knowledge of regulatory requirements for platforms and freelancers, ensuring legally secure and flexible solutions tailored to our model.
• Compliance & Data Privacy : You are responsible for expanding our Compliance Management System, including ISO certifications, audit processes, and full GDPR compliance.
• Cross-Border Legal Work : You manage complex cross-border legal issues across the European landscape, delivering pragmatic and actionable legal solutions.
• Commercial Contracts : You negotiate complex SaaS, licensing, and partnership agreements with confidence and a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
• Legal Transformation : You drive the evolution of our legal function – through Legal Tech, process optimization, and a clear change mindset.
• Representation & Thought Leadership : You represent our company at industry events, panels, and in public and legal policy discourse, contributing thought leadership to the wider ecosystem.

• Legal Background : You are a fully qualified German lawyer with both state exams – ideally holding a doctorate (PhD or equivalent).
• Experience in Tech : You bring several years of in-house experience in a fast‑scaling tech or platform company.
• Leadership : You have a strong leadership track record, including experience in managing other leaders.
• Legal Expertise : You are highly skilled in employment law, data privacy, compliance, risk management, and contract law.
• Regulatory Know‑How : You have in‑depth understanding of platform and freelancer regulations – ideally from hands‑on experience.
• Executive Communication : You confidently operate at C‑level, are decisive, and bring a solution‑oriented and business‑enabling approach.
• Transformation Experience : You’ve successfully guided legal teams through scaling phases – including Legal Tech adoption, process optimization, and ideally have also supported M&A processes, funding rounds, or internal restructurings.
• Networker : You’re well connected in the legal, tech, and startup community and actively contribute to legal innovation and regulatory conversations.

• Your benefits : In addition to weekly Pizza and Snacks, we also offer you a job lunch allowance (€69 per month), discounts via “Corporate Benefits” and great team and company events.
• Your workplace : You will work in a flexible, hybrid model from one of our dog‑friendly and modern offices.
• Your footprint : A position in a profitable company where you have the freedom and confidence to help shape it and work with us on the “future of work.”
• The values : We score highly with an open, authentic culture and a high‑performing and humorous team that is already looking forward to making bold decisions with you and breaking new ground that will lead us to sustainable success.
• Your opportunity : From day one, you will have the opportunity to take on responsibility, work on strategic initiatives, and develop the company and yourself together with a team of experts.