Legal and Compliance Counsel

Infermedica; Remote; PLN 375,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthtech company in Poland is looking for a Legal Counsel to oversee compliance, manage risk, and support contract negotiations. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Law, at least 5 years of experience in compliance or risk management, and strong English proficiency. Responsibilities include ensuring adherence to legal standards, conducting audits, and collaborating with teams on policy alignment. This role offers flexible contract options and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Mental health support

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Annual holiday allowance of 20 or 26 days

Full IT equipment for home office

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in law, compliance, or risk management.
• Hands-on experience with ISO standards is a strong plus.
• Experience with SaaS or contracts in an AI environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with national, European, and international standards.
• Perform risk assessment and manage risk within the company.
• Oversee policies and conduct internal audits.

Skills

Legal foundation

Experience in the compliance area

Proficient in English

Business acumen

Proactive mindset

Education

Degree in Law

Job description

We're a remote-first company that gathers folks passionate about redesigning healthcare for millions of people on the planet. If you are led by an ambition to make a good impact in the surrounding world - we would love to meet you.

Your impact

While this is a full-time position, we are open to discussing part-time arrangements with the right candidate.

Responsibilities

Ensuring and supervising compliance with national, European, international, internal, and industry standards

Performing risk assessment processes and supervising risk management in the company

Overseeing company policies and procedures, ensuring all policies are cohesive, updated, effectively communicated, and executed

Acting as a guardian of our standards by conducting internal audits and identifying gaps to implement corrective actions

Navigating the complex documentation required for meeting compliance with AI and data protection legislation and standards

Managing the vendor risk assessment process

Providing vital support to the commercial team during contract negotiations, ensuring our commercial agreements align with our compliance standards, and legally supporting the commercial team in their day-to-day work

Partnering closely with People & Culture on policy alignment, contracts, and compliance-related topics

Handling other legal matters that appear in the company’s day-to-day work

Role requirements

Legal foundation - you hold a degree in Law and have at least +5 years of experience in either a law firm specializing in the new technologies, or you held a position of legal counsel (or equivalent) as an in-house

Experience in the compliance area - you can demonstrate you have either education and/or experience in working with Compliance and Risk Management topics

Experience in SaaS or other contracts in the AI environment

Hands‑on experience with ISO standards (while we highly value ISO 31000 (Risk Management), experience with ISO 27001, 42001, 9001, or 13485 is a strong plus)

Experience as an internal auditor or a clear understanding of audit methodologies is essential

C1 or higher level of proficiency in English (legal English included) and the capability to negotiate complex contracts and draft precise documentation for international stakeholders

Business acumen - you understand that compliance is an enabler for business, and you know how to balance "by-the-book" requirements with the operational needs of the tech company

Proactive mindset - you don't wait for instructions when you see a potential risk, you are a self‑starter who enjoys building processes from the ground up

Nice to have

• Familiarity with medical device regulations (MDR) or specific healthtech regulatory frameworks
• Choice of the most comfortable type of contract
• Mental health support provided by Mindgram
• Buddy program to support our new joiners
• Annual holiday allowance of 20 or 26 days
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan - own part of the company
• Full IT equipment to set up your home office

Recruitment process

We keep things simple but effective. Our recruitment process is no different, eventhough we adjust the approach depending on the role and its complexity.

Sending applications

Verification of applicants

Not every application is successful, but we inform everyone.

Meeting with the Talent team

Use this time to ask questions and learn more about us.

Meeting with the team

Meet your future manager and team members.

Task

In some cases we ask you to complete a test task.

Final meeting

Meet the exec team representative for your role, after which we will make the final decision and discuss details.

Reference meetings

Reference sessions are conversations with your colleagues or direct reports from previous workplaces.