General Counsel

Polarsteps; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

A yearly free flight or train ride

A shiny new laptop of your choice

Hybrid working

Extensive home office set-up

30 days of vacation

Two paid Culture Days

Option to work from another country for 8 weeks

Personal development budget

Pension plan

Daily team lunches

Awesome monthly parties

Lively office in downtown Amsterdam

Free Polarsteps Travel Books

Job summary

A dynamic tech company in Amsterdam seeks a part-time General Counsel to lead legal matters and ensure compliance as they grow. Ideal candidates will have a Dutch or EU qualification, 5+ years of experience, and a strong commercial mindset, thriving in a high-growth environment. This role offers a blend of legal rigor and business acumen, with perks like hybrid working and generous vacation days.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of in-house legal experience preferred.
• Experience in tech, digital platforms, or high-growth environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead all legal and compliance matters.
• Advise on strategic and regulatory issues.
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts.
• Ensure GDPR compliance.
• Manage data and privacy law issues.

Skills

Dutch or EU-qualified lawyer

5+ years of experience

Background in consumer tech or startups

Strong commercial mindset

Fluent in English and Dutch

Creative problem-solving mindset

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Polarsteps

Looking for a new adventure? You’ve come to the right place.

We’re an Amsterdam‑based team of 85+ with 25+ nationalities, all united by a shared goal: change the way people travel.

Polarsteps powers an app that lets 18 million travelers capture, plan, and relive their journeys. With ambitious plans to grow to 100 million monthly users, we need more talented people on board.

General Counsel – Part‑time / Fractional (2–3 days per week)

As we scale, we’re looking for an outstanding General Counsel to guide us through the legal, privacy, and compliance side of this adventure. Someone who thrives in motion: balancing legal rigour with commercial pragmatism, structure with speed, and principles with curiosity.

Typical Day

• Lead all legal and compliance matters across product, operations, and commercials.
• Advise management and leadership on strategic, regulatory, and risk issues.
• Draft, review, and negotiate key commercial contracts (partnerships, licensing) and build lightweight compliance checks and licence processes.
• Ensure GDPR and consumer protection compliance across all markets.
• Manage IP, data, privacy, competition, and marketing law issues (in collaboration with local and external counsel).
• Develop scalable legal processes and templates to support rapid product and market expansion.
• Own and continuously improve company policies and governance (privacy, terms, internal compliance).
• Act as a trusted partner, balancing legal soundness with business sense, helping us move fast and smart.

The Equipment in Your Backpack

• ✅ Dutch or EU‑qualified lawyer with 5+ years of experience (in‑house preferred).
• ✅ Background in consumer tech, digital platforms, or startups/scaleups.
• ✅ Strong commercial mindset and fluent in both English and Dutch (written and spoken).
• ✅ Comfortable operating independently, at pace, in a high‑growth and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• ✅ A creative, problem‑solving, pragmatic mindset, someone who loves finding smart, simple ways to get things done right.

Some cool things to make the journey extra sweet. (only for employees, not freelance)

• A yearly free flight or train ride to a random location! Give our Teleporter a spin here.
• A shiny new laptop of your choice, like a MacBook, to work your magic on.
• Hybrid working. Split your time between the office and your home as you see fit.
• An extensive home office set‑up, everything from noise‑canceling headphones to a standing desk.
• 30 days of vacation.
• Two paid Culture Days for days that are important to you but not recognized by the official Dutch calendar.
• The option to switch up your video background by working from another country for up to 8 weeks a year.
• A personal development budget for that curious mind of yours!
• A pension plan to help you save for those around‑the‑world retirement trips.
• Delicious daily team lunches.
• Awesome monthly parties, as well as team trips away.
• A lively office in downtown Amsterdam, with travel costs reimbursed.
• Free Polarsteps Travel Books to contain all your far‑flung adventures.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Polarsteps, we believe the best products are built by people as diverse as the travelers using our apps! That’s why we specifically encourage people underrepresented in the tech industry to apply for a role with us. Diversity, including age, race, sexual orientation, physical ability, ethnicity, or gender identity, makes both the world and the workplace better.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior Level

Employment Type

Part‑time

Job Function

General Business and Legal

Industries

Software Development

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