Counsel, International (EMEA)

Academic Key; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hims & Hers in London seeks a Counsel, International (EMEA) to serve as a key legal advisor on day-to-day matters across Germany and Europe, focusing on healthcare, pharmacy, e-commerce compliance, and digital health. You will untangle complex regulatory challenges using first principles and deliver concise, business-focused guidance.

The role requires admitted attorney status in UK/Germany/Ireland with ~5+ years PQE in a top-tier firm or digital health company, balancing legal requirements with

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice in the UK, Germany, or Ireland; top-tier law firm or tech company background preferred.
• 5+ years PQE in a fast-growing digital health/telehealth business.

Responsibilities

• Advise on day-to-day regulatory matters across Germany; healthcare, pharmacy, e-commerce compliance, and marketing.
• Address complex regulatory challenges using first principles to craft compliant paths forward.
• Provide concise, actionable risk guidance to cross-functional teams; focus on business value.
• Navigate German, Dutch, and cross-European pharmacy regulations, telemedicine rules, and privacy requirements.
• Support international expansion and market entry in new European markets, with regulatory input.

Skills

First-Principles thinking

Pragmatic & Commercial

Exceptional communicator

Self-sufficient operator

Education

Qualified Attorney

5+ PQE

Job description

Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health. We are redefining healthcare by putting the customer first and delivering access to care that is affordable, accessible, and personal, from diagnosis to treatment to delivery. No two people are the same, so we provide access to personalized care designed for results. By normalizing health & wellness challenges and innovating on their solutions, we're making better health outcomes easier to achieve. Hims & Hers is a public company, traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "HIMS." To learn more about the brand and offerings, you can visit hims.com/about and hims.com/how-it-works . For information on the company’s outstanding benefits, culture, and its talent-first flexible/remote work approach, see below and visit www.hims.com/careers-professionals .

Counsel, International (EMEA)

Hims And Hers · London, England

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You Will:

• Support German Operations: Serve as a key legal advisor on day-to-day matters across Germany advising on healthcare and pharmacy regulations, e-commerce compliance, digital health, and marketing.
• First-Principles Problem Solving: Untangle complex, novel, or undefined regulatory challenges where traditional precedents don't exist. You will help build legal frameworks using first principles rather than off-the-shelf templates.
• Deliver Actionable, Concise Advice: Cut through ambiguity and synthesise complex legal risks into clear, commercially pragmatic guidance. Your advice will be direct, risk-calibrated, and focused on business value.
• Navigate Pharmacy & Healthcare Regs: Advise cross-functional teams on German, Dutch, and cross-European pharmacy regulations, telemedicine rules, prescribing workflows, healthcare compliance and privacy. Particular focus on Germany's AMG and HWG.
• Commercial Risk & Disputes: Mitigate commercial risk, negotiate key partner/vendor agreements, and assist with advertising and competition matters (including Germany's unfair competition / UWG litigation environment).
• Drive Market Expansion & Growth: Partner with the international launch team to scale existing operations and launch Hims & Hers into new European markets, navigating local regulatory, legal, and operational landscapes from scratch.

Who You Are:

• Qualified Attorney: Admitted to practice in the UK, Germany, or Ireland (other EU jurisdictions considered by exception) with ~5+ years PQE in a top-tier law firm, tech company, or fast-growing digital health/telehealth business.
• First-Principles Thinker: You thrive on novelty and ambiguity. When faced with a problem that has never been solved before, you dig into core principles to construct creative, compliant paths forward.
• Pragmatic & Commercial: You balance legal requirements with real-world commercial pressure. You understand what the business values and can move quickly without sacrificing quality or compliance.
• Exceptional Communicator: You get straight to the point accurately and efficiently. You can explain intricate healthcare or consumer laws to non-lawyers clearly and concisely.
• Self-Sufficient Operator: You take ownership, run autonomously, and prioritise effectively in a high-velocity environment without needing hand-holding.

Nice to Have:

• Domain Exposure: Prior experience navigating German and/or European pharmacy regulations, digital health/e-health laws, or Germany's unfair competition landscape is strongly favored.
• GDPR experience will also be viewed favourably, particularly in a healthcare context.
• Language Skills: German
• Preferred: Based in London with a hybrid work structure (time spent in our Old Street office collaborating with team members).
• Flexible: We are also open to exceptional candidates based remotely in Ireland or Germany.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects diverse perspectives and prioritizes ethics, wellness, and a strong sense of belonging.

Hims considers all qualified applicants for employment, including applicants with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chan

Academic Key will never request login credentials or application fees for this role.

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