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Deep Blue Recruitment is hiring a General Counsel (GC) on behalf of a highgrowth global SaaS company. This is a unique opportunity to join the leadership team and head up a midsized international legal function.
With the company aiming to go public in 34 years the GC will play a critical role in shaping legal strategy corporate governance compliance and commercial dealmaking.
This role is ideal for a strategic handson legal leader with a pragmatic approach a strong background in corporate and regulatory matters and experience supporting highgrowth tech businesses.
Tasks
- Act as a strategic partner to the CEO CFO and Supervisory Board advising on corporate governance M&A fundraising secondary transactions and IPO readiness.
- Oversee and scale legal operations leveraging legal tech and AI to drive efficiency in a fastpaced SaaS environment.
- Develop and streamline legal frameworks to reduce contract cycle times and enhance deal velocity.
- Lead negotiations on highvalue commercial agreements with enterprise customers.
- Engage with regulators on privacy security and data localization requirements influencing internal and external policies.
- Optimise the companys international corporate structure including entity formation IP management intercompany licensing and transfer pricing.
- Build and lead a highperforming legal team fostering a culture of collaboration agility and business enablement.Manage legal budgets and resource allocation to support business growth.
Requirements
- Extensive experience advising highgrowth tech companies particularly from Series C to IPO.
- Strong background in corporate law governance and regulatory compliance across common law and civil law jurisdictions.
- Proven track record in negotiating complex technology and commercial deals.
- Experience working with European and U.S regulators on privacy security and compliance matters.
- Familiarity with managing a Societas Europaea (SE) structure is a plus.
- Knowledge of German corporate and employment law is beneficial but not essential.
- Broad legal expertise spanning commercial IP employment and data protection laws.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills with a pragmatic and solutionsfocused mindset.
- Experience with Employee and Executive Equity Programmes (particularly in the U.S. and UK) is an advantage.
- Exposure to IPO processes or experience as GC in a publicly listed company is a plus but not mandatory.
This is a rare opportunity to take on a pivotal leadership role in a rapidly growing SaaS company shaping its legal strategy as it scales towards an IPO.
Interested Apply today!
Employment Type
Full Time
