Global SaaS Legal & Compliance Director

Formalize; København; On-site; DKK 1,283,000 - 1,451,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth framework with bi-annual talks

Onboarding program

Visa and relocation support

Ownership culture

Team events

Global Summit

Job summary

Formalize is seeking a Director of Legal to partner with Sales on commercial SaaS contracting, T&Cs, MSAs, and DPAs, while shaping a scalable legal function for rapid European expansion. You will manage corporate governance, collaborate with Compliance, and coordinate with external counsel as needed.

You will lead vendor contracting, ensure data privacy compliance, and support fundraising and M&A efforts in partnership with the CFO and leadership team.

Qualifications

• +5-10 years of relevant legal experience in a fast-growing SaaS environment scaled internationally.
• Hands-on, autonomous mindset with the drive to own and scale the legal function.
• Strong expertise in commercial SaaS contracting and negotiating client-facing terms.
• GDPR/data privacy expertise and experience maintaining compliance frameworks.
• Experience with corporate law and governance (board/shareholder matters, entity management), plus exposure to fundraising and M&A with external counsel.
• Pragmatic, business-oriented mindset balancing risk-reward to maintain sales velocity while protecting the business.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills; fluent in English (Danish not required).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the legal partner to Sales by driving commercial SaaS contracting, handling T&Cs, MSAs, and DPAs.
• Negotiate deviations and maintain fallback negotiation playbooks.
• Manage corporate legal matters including entity management across international markets, governance, board support, and coordination with external counsel.
• Support compliance framework in partnership with Compliance; potentially take over internal compliance ownership.
• Own vendor and supplier contracting, reviewing terms on liability, security, privacy, and SLAs with Finance/Operations.
• Build and scale a lean legal operating model with processes, internal guidance, and review triggers.
• Support fundraising rounds, corporate structuring, and M&A with CFO and leadership.

Skills

SaaS contracting

Negotiation

Data privacy

Corporate governance

Entity management

External counsel coordination

English fluency

Strategic leadership

Job description

Formalize is seeking a Director of Legal to partner with Sales on commercial SaaS contracting, T&Cs, MSAs, and DPAs, while shaping a scalable legal function for rapid European expansion. You will manage corporate governance, collaborate with Compliance, and coordinate with external counsel as needed.

You will lead vendor contracting, ensure data privacy compliance, and support fundraising and M&A efforts in partnership with the CFO and leadership team.