General Counsel

Role overview

Location

• Remote in EMEA time zones, with an option to be office-based in London, UK.
• International travel two to four times yearly for company events lasting up to two weeks.

Leadership and governance

• Set the structure, standards, and priorities of the global Legal and Compliance function across EMEA and the Americas.
• Hire and develop managers, set objectives, review performance, and address underperformance.
• Own governance, group and entity structure, delegated authority, policies, disclosure controls, and records for public-market readiness.
• Advise the CEO, COO, CFO, and Board and support Board and committee meetings.

Legal, contracts, and compliance

• Own the commercial contracting framework, including templates, negotiation positions, and escalation processes.
• Lead IP and open-source licensing strategy, including copyleft, trademarks, and product distribution terms.
• Own compliance programmes for privacy, export controls, trade, anti-bribery and corruption, competition, and AI regulation.
• Manage litigation, disputes, regulatory engagement, and external counsel.
• Advise on M&A, partnerships, strategic alliances, and financing.

Qualifications and experience

• Law degree or equivalent and an active licence to practise in an EMEA or Americas jurisdiction.
• Substantial senior in-house experience in a global technology or software business and proven leadership of a distributed legal team.
• Experience building or restructuring an in-house legal function and managing managers across regions and time zones.
• Experience owning commercial technology contracts and advising on open-source licensing.
• Experience or readiness for public-company governance, listing preparation, Board and committee support, disclosure, and controls.
• Depth in at least two of privacy, IP and trademark, export controls and trade, competition, or disputes.

Professional skills

• Professional written and spoken English, with excellent drafting and presentation skills.
• The company seeks sound judgement, strong interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, accountability, and a strong academic record.