Global General Counsel for a Fast-Growth Consumer App

amo; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care (100% coverage)

Paris office in central location

Onsite 5 days a week

Maternity/Paternity/Second parentLeave

Generous vacation policy

Job summary

amo, a Paris-based consumer company building Europe’s most ambitious consumer platform, is hiring its first General Counsel to own the legal function end to end. You’ll work directly with the cofounders, collaborating with Product, Distribution, People, Engineering and Finance to advance fast while staying compliant.

You’ll draft, negotiate and guide on corporate, employment, IP, data protection, compliance and commercial matters, while coordinating with local counsel to scale across markets.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of legal experience, including a senior in-house role at a tech company.
• Expert in French and EU law; French legal training; CAPA admission is a plus.
• Global outlook; experience handling matters in multiple jurisdictions.
• True generalist who can move from vendor/contracts to trademark oppositions in the same day.
• Product- and business-first mindset; provide clear recommendations in plain language.
• Hands-on; comfortable drafting and negotiating without a large team.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Comfortable with little structure; able to set priorities in a noisy environment.
• Discretion in handling sensitive matters, including disputes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all legal topics as amo scales, coordinating with local counsel per market.
• Lead corporate governance, group structure, BSPCE and liquidity operations.
• Handle employment law across the employee lifecycle (contracts, immigration, internal rules, terminations).
• Manage IP/trademarks, patents and licensing, and oversee content protection and licensing.
• Drive compliance, data protection (GDPR, DSA), and regulator requests.
• Negotiate and draft commercial contracts, TPAs, partnerships, data processing agreements.
• Manage pre-litigation and litigation with external counsel; provide risk assessments for cofounders.
• Lead M&A activities including due diligence, structuring and integration.

Skills

Senior in-house experience

French and EU law

Fluent in English and French

Product and business oriented

Hands-on drafting and negotiation

Education

French legal training

Bar admission (CAPA)

Job description

amo, a Paris-based consumer company building Europe’s most ambitious consumer platform, is hiring its first General Counsel to own the legal function end to end. You’ll work directly with the cofounders, collaborating with Product, Distribution, People, Engineering and Finance to advance fast while staying compliant.

You’ll draft, negotiate and guide on corporate, employment, IP, data protection, compliance and commercial matters, while coordinating with local counsel to scale across markets.