Legal Counsel (Temp Role – Maternity Cover)

Soprano Design; Murcia; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Soprano Design is seeking a Legal Advisor for a 12-month contract to cover maternity leave. This role involves providing legal support across Europe and LATAM, ensuring compliance with legislation, and managing contracts with government and enterprise clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive legal experience, excellent negotiation skills, and be fluent in both Spanish and English.

Servicios

Flexible working arrangements

Training and development opportunities

Competitive salaries and recognition programs

Formación

• 5+ years’ post-qualified legal experience in a European jurisdiction.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• Experience managing competing demands and multitasking.

Responsabilidades

• Review and negotiate contracts for the Soprano Group in Europe and LATAM.
• Provide legal advice on GDPR compliance and intellectual property.
• Manage litigation and advise on claims.

Conocimientos

Negotiation

Communication

Problem Solving

Educación

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in law

Descripción del empleo

Are you looking for a challenging opportunity in a fast-growing global organization? Then this role must be for you!

Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and operating globally, Soprano Design is a leading global communications platform as a service (CPaaS) provider with nearly 30 years of enterprise-level mobile messaging experience, serving over 4,500 government and enterprise clients worldwide.

Soprano’s flagship product, Soprano Connect, is an award-winning CPaaS platform that enables customers to integrate email, SMS, voice, conversational AI, IP messaging, and social channels such as RCS, WhatsApp, and Google Business Messages into a seamless, secure omni-channel messaging experience.

About the role

This role involves providing legal advice to support the ongoing commercial success of the business across all units. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, supporting legal processes, and mitigating risks. The role reports to the Head of Legal and Compliance in Australia and involves negotiating and managing contracts with suppliers and large enterprise or government clients, including advising on GDPR compliance.

This is a 12-month contract role to cover Maternity leave.

Responsibilities

1. Timely review and negotiation of contracts for the Soprano Group in Europe and LATAM, including customer service agreements, supplier agreements, NDAs, Data Processing Addendums, and Data Transfer Agreements.
2. Drafting and negotiating non-standard customer arrangements to minimize legal and commercial risks.
3. Supporting the sales team with legal and regulatory questions during RFTs and customer surveys.
4. Providing proactive legal advice on issues such as intellectual property, telecoms, and privacy law.
5. Contributing to the development of new products and customer offerings, including service terms and policies.
6. Managing litigation and advising on claims, including labor claims, with external support.
7. Improving legal processes, policies, and precedents.
8. Managing outsourced legal services and overseeing corporate management of legal entities and delegations of PoAs in assigned regions.
9. Serving as the legal department's point of contact for international privacy matters, including GDPR compliance, with external DPO support.
10. Advising on employment law, corporate, finance, and strategic initiatives as needed.

Soprano may assign additional duties as required.

Requirements

• At least 5+ years’ post-qualified legal experience in a European jurisdiction, with top-tier law firm and relevant in-house experience.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in law.
• Sound judgment and excellent communication skills.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• Experience managing competing demands, multitasking, and working under pressure.
• Strong negotiation skills and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Creative problem-solving abilities and ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Full working rights in Spain.

Why work for Soprano

• Be part of a leader in the CPaaS industry, enabling enterprise communications worldwide.
• Work in a technology-driven environment focused on innovative communication solutions.
• Enjoy a global presence with opportunities across Europe, North and South America, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia.
• Join a collaborative, inclusive workplace where diversity is valued.
• Benefit from training, development, competitive salaries, and recognition programs.
• Flexible working arrangements, including remote options for some roles.

Soprano Design Pty Ltd is committed to a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures. Please inform us if you require adjustments during the recruitment process.

Applicants will need to provide two professional references and undergo background checks.