Tech Legal Counsel — AI-Driven Contracts & Compliance

Papaya Global; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Papaya Global is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to join our in-house team in Barcelona. The role focuses on high-tech commercial contracts, privacy matters, labor and general corporate law, with an emphasis on efficient drafting and risk assessment.

You will draft and negotiate services, vendor, NDA, and data protection agreements, advise on AI-assisted workflows, and collaborate with sales, product, marketing and finance teams to ensure legal compliance across our global payroll platform.

Qualifications

• EU-qualified attorney with 3–5 years in a High-Tech/Commercial department within a law firm or in-house legal team.
• Fluent English (written and oral).
• Attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Self-motivated and persistent.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Hands on experience to effectively leverage AI tools to enhance legal drafting, contract review, risk analysis, and legal workflow efficiency.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted tools to support commercial legal work while maintaining high standards of confidentiality and professional judgment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal contracts with clients, partners, vendors, and third parties (services agreements, NDAs, DPAs, SaaS license agreements).
• Assist with labor law and privacy issues.
• Interact and work with the company's departments (sales, product, marketing, finance, payments) on diverse legal issues.
• Perform and provide other general corporate law advice as needed.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to support contract review, clause analysis, risk identification, and drafting efficiency while ensuring full legal accuracy and compliance.
• Use AI-assisted workflows to improve the speed and consistency of reviewing commercial agreements, privacy documentation, and corporate legal materials.
• Apply AI tools to assist in legal research, summarization of complex legal materials, and preparation of first-draft legal documents, while maintaining full professional legal judgment and oversight.

Skills

EU-qualified attorney

3–5 years High-Tech/Commercial

Fluent English

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Time management

Self-motivated

Communication skills

AI drafting tools

AI-assisted workflows

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Papaya Global is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to join our in-house team in Barcelona. The role focuses on high-tech commercial contracts, privacy matters, labor and general corporate law, with an emphasis on efficient drafting and risk assessment.

You will draft and negotiate services, vendor, NDA, and data protection agreements, advise on AI-assisted workflows, and collaborate with sales, product, marketing and finance teams to ensure legal compliance across our global payroll platform.