Legal Counsel – Commercial & Generalist (m/f/d)

Phiture; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 55 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading privacy solutions provider is looking for a Legal Counsel in Lisbon to support its global legal operations. Responsibilities include leading contract negotiations, providing legal advice, and managing legal documentation. Ideal candidates have a law degree and at least 3 years of in-house experience in a SaaS environment. This hybrid role offers a dynamic work culture, flexible hours, and opportunities for personal development.

Serviços

Flexible working hours

Personal development budget

Language courses

Team events

Qualificações

• A law degree with 3+ years of in-house legal experience in a SaaS environment.
• Hands-on experience in contract drafting and negotiation in a B2B context.
• Solid understanding of EU regulatory frameworks.

Responsabilidades

• Lead contract negotiations for global B2B SaaS operations.
• Draft, review, and manage various agreements.
• Provide legal advice aligned with business objectives.

Conhecimentos

Contract drafting and negotiation

Commercial awareness

Privacy and data protection laws

Excellent communication

Solution-driven mindset

Formação académica

Law degree (fully qualified lawyer)

Ferramentas

Zendesk

Asana

Confluence

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Location

Hybrid in Lisbon (minimum of 2 days a week from the office)

SHAPE THE FUTURE OF PRIVACY WITH USERCENTRICS

Usercentrics is a global leader in data privacy and privacy‑led marketing solutions. We believe there is no need for a trade‑off between growth and privacy compliance. Our vision is to unlock the potential of data privacy to empower a thriving digital ecosystem. We work with companies to create a healthy balance between data‑driven business and privacy‑led marketing for every size of enterprise. Our customers build trust with their users through improved transparency and control to drastically improve marketing and monetization, while achieving full privacy compliance.

We are looking for a motivated and engaged Legal Counsel to support our global Legal team from our office in Lisbon to take our Legal team to new heights. At Usercentrics, our Legal team plays a pivotal role in enabling scalable, privacy‑compliant growth across all departments. In this role, you’ll be the go‑to legal partner for our business and commercial teams, working on a wide variety of contracts and legal questions that power our daily operations. If you enjoy working cross‑functionally in a fast‑moving environment and want to make privacy‑first innovation accessible to global enterprises—this is your opportunity.

Your Tasks

• Serve as the primary legal point of contact for commercial teams, leading contract negotiations and supporting deal closures for our global B2B SaaS operations.
• Draft, review, and manage a variety of agreements including freelancer and event contracts, while providing practical legal guidance to cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Oversee legal support processes, including ticket intake and documentation management via tools like Zendesk, Asana and Confluence.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams across functions and regions to provide solution‑oriented legal advice that aligns with business objectives and mitigates legal risk.
• Stay on top of critical global legal developments, including regulatory changes and authority decisions, ensuring timely updates to internal practices and legal documentation.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal operations by enhancing templates, knowledge bases, and compliance frameworks.

You Bring

• A law degree (fully qualified lawyer) in Law, Economics Law, or a comparable field, with 3+ years of in‑house legal experience, ideally within a SaaS, Legal Tech, or digital business environment.
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in contract drafting and negotiation, preferably in a B2B SaaS environment within digital technologies, Legal Tech, IT security or similar.
• Solid understanding of commercial, privacy, and data protection laws, with a strong grasp of EU regulatory frameworks and international legal landscapes.
• Excellent communication and legal writing skills in English (native or equivalent fluency), with the ability to convey complex legal matters clearly and effectively in a business context.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and stakeholders in a fast‑paced, high‑growth, global environment.
• A proactive, solution‑driven mindset with a strong sense of ownership and a collaborative, can‑do attitude.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Usercentrics we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why join Usercentrics?

• Joining Usercentrics means becoming part of a fast‑growing, diverse and international team of tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurially‑minded who build our success story together.
• Company culture is important to us – we strive to continuously develop a positive, vibrant and inspiring environment that enables everyone to thrive both personally and professionally.
• Get involved! We have plenty of initiatives and love to see people from all departments enthusiastically participating and shaping our future together in different cross‑department projects.
• Your work‑life balance is important to us too – we offer flexible working hours, hybrid working and the possibility of workcations (in accordance with our company policy).
• We always remember to have fun along the way, both in our day‑to‑day work and at our regular team events on site in our offices in Munich, Copenhagen, Odense, Lisbon and Prague or online.
• You are the most valuable asset to our company which is why we’re happy to offer awesome benefits like our personal development budget, job‑related language courses and a lot more (depending on your location) to focus on your well‑being.

About Us

We are driven by our values #BeBrave, #BetterTogether, #LeadbyExample, #InnovateWithPurpose, #PassionForPrivacy, #GiveBack and #ComeAsYouAre. They show what we believe in and how we work. They help make our team special and guide us in everything we do. They’re the heart of our company and inspire us to do our best every day.

We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment (DEI) where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that our different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are our greatest strengths — so we are committed to building with them as we foster innovation and drive our success.

We recognize that this is an ongoing journey. We commit to listening and to continuous learning, growth, and improvement. By embracing DEI principles, we will create a more just and equitable society, and we are proud to play our part in making this vision a reality.

We are #BetterTogether.