Legal Counsel

**Who are we?**

**Description**
As our **Legal Counsel **you will be go-to-person for any legal & compliance topics, initiatives & questions across Smallpdf. As such you will be working closely with various teams as well as our Management on drafting, reviewing & negotiating contracts, providing legal advice & counsel on data protection topics (e.g. GDPR & CCPA), independently lead relevant initiatives and be responsible for our compliance (e.g. ISO27001) in collaboration with technical counterparts.

**Responsibilities & Duties**
- Provide advice & counsel on any legal & compliance questions and counsel for both internal and external stakeholders, esp. around data privacy (e.g. GDPR, CCPA etc.)
- Be responsible for crafting, interpreting and negotiating contracts & agreements (e.g. DPAs, customer / vendor, employment, NDAs, ESOP, etc.) and a variety of other agreements related to interactions with our customers, strategic partners, suppliers, employees and other stakeholders
- Be responsible for compliance with relevant laws & regulations (esp. GDPR, Swiss law)
- Independently lead & drive legal & compliance projects in cross-disciplinary teams
- Lead the annual certification & audits for ISO27001 in collaboration with your technical counterparts, making recommendations to Management as and where needed to improve legal & compliance overall
- Improve internal policies & processes on legal & compliance and ISO27001
- Deliver advice on how to manage legal & compliance risk and report the risks to our management
- Perform other tasks as necessary to ensure that legal & compliance meets its commitments to stakeholders

**Requirements**:

- Previous experience of 4-5 years in a general counsel or senior legal & compliance role
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of data protection (e.g. GDPR, CCPA, etc.), contract and corporate law
- Masters or equivalent / higher degree in law and certified/qualified lawyer / bar license
- Great interpersonal skills and clear & concise verbal & written communication style
- Strong ownership, curiosity & drive
- Pragmatism
- Sense of pride in personal performance and its impact on the company’s success
- Self-starter with entrepreneurial mindset
- Ability to work independently, multitask, work under pressure, and meet deadlines
- Team player with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent command of English and German (spoken and written)

Experience working for a technology / software / SaaS company is a plus, but not mandatory

**Why Smallpdf?**
You get to impact the way over 40 million people get work done every month.
Push boundaries and dare to fail—that’s how we learn
Enjoy hybrid work environment, you can work both from home and in the office, but there is a minimum of 4 days per quarter when you are expected to meet up with your team, work together in synergy and strengthen your team bond.
Private health insurance cover on us—one less thing to worry about
Unlimited vacation days—yep, you read that right—plus year-end company holidays.
Need a long break? We offer sabbatical leave to employees who’ve been with us for over 2 years.
16 weeks parental leave—100% of your salary—for all new parents
Don’t leave your four-legged friends at home, our offices are pet-friendly
A personal development budget of up to 1,850 EUR every year, plus 8 days off for courses or training.
Possibility of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). (Conditions apply.)
Hack days to challenge you and your team, plus build amazing things.
Chatting over tapas, grabbing a glass of wine, enjoying the many museums, or going for a dip in the sea—we’re pretty serious about having fun

Said to be even older than Rome, Barcelona is the city that has it all, from sandy beaches to beautiful historical architecture to exciting nightlife. If you like to be surrounded by a vibrant atmosphere full of culture and art, sunny skies, and people from all over the world, Barcelona is the place for you—and so is Smallpdf.