Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE:
We are looking for an experienced and business-minded General Counsel to join our team in Berlin. Reporting directly to the Founder and COO, you will serve as a strategic partner to the management team, driving the company’s global legal strategy, governance, and compliance as we continue to scale internationally.
You will lead a small, high-performing Legal team, covering commercial, data privacy, and corporate matters. You’ll be a key voice in shaping how the company navigates global growth, builds trust with customers and regulators, and embeds a proactive, solution-oriented legal culture across all functions.
This is a full-time role based in Berlin.
ONCE YOU ARE HERE YOU WILL:
- Lead the Legal Function: Own and scale Talon.One’s legal strategy, operations, and processes to support our global business objectives and enterprise customer base
- Advise the Leadership Team: Serve as the primary legal advisor to the Founder, COO, and management team, offering clear, business-minded counsel on strategic and operational decisions
- Enable Commercial Success: Your team partners closely with our Sales, Customer Success, and Finance teams to negotiate, close, and manage SaaS contracts that align with both customer needs and company goals
- Oversee Key Legal Areas: Ensure excellence across commercial law, corporate governance, data privacy (GDPR), IP, employment, and international expansion
- Build Scalable Legal Frameworks: Design efficient legal processes that enable growth while maintaining compliance and mitigating risk in a pragmatic, non-bureaucratic way
- Foster Risk Awareness (Not Risk Aversion): Guide the business in assessing and categorizing legal risk, helping leadership make informed decisions with confidence
- Lead and Develop the Team: Empower, mentor, and grow a high-performing legal team, fostering ownership, autonomy, and collaboration across all areas of the business
- Manage External Counsel: Oversee and coordinate external legal support in multiple jurisdictions to ensure quality and cost-effective service delivery
WHAT WE NEED YOU TO BRING TO THE TABLE:
- You have 15+ years of post-qualification legal experience, with significant exposure to B2B SaaS or tech scale-ups, ideally with global operations.
- You are qualified to practice law in Europe (German or UK qualification preferred, other EU or US jurisdictions welcome)
- You have deep experience with commercial contracting, data protection (GDPR), corporate governance, and international expansion
- You have proven success leading and developing a legal team in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- You combine strong business acumen with excellent legal judgment, translating complex issues into actionable business insights
- You thrive in a hybrid, collaborative environment and are comfortable balancing hands-on work with strategic oversight
- You are fluent in English; German language fluency is a plus
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:
- €1,000 annual learning budget, full LinkedIn Learning access, and free German language courses to boost your skills
- 30 days of annual leave, plus extra paid days for your birthday and moving day
- Home office setup budget, a monthly home office allowance
- Freedom to work from abroad for up to 90 days worldwide!
- Mental health support with nilo.health and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership
- 20% company subsidy on your pension contributions
- BVG public transport ticket and welcome your furry friend to our dog-friendly Berlin office!
- Lease your ideal bike through BusinessBike
WHY YOU SHOULD WORK FOR US:
- The right attitude: modern methods and a diverse, creative workspace with an open and international culture
- Everyone for the product: Together we create a flexible, highly scalable product with state-of-the-art technologies. We can only succeed if everyone works as a team
- Healthy Growth: Growing our company means growing everyone in the team. We love to share knowledge and learn
- A great environment: Flexible and family-friendly environment, bright and easily accessible offices, modern software and hardware
- High flexibility degree: Prefer to work early or late at night? Do you have to pick up your children from kindergarten? Do you prefer working abroad? We believe in results and motivated employees
Do you want this job?
We’d love to hear from you! Apply directly via the form below.
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