Senior Legal Counsel – Contracts (German speaker)

Responsibilities

We are representing a fast-growing European fintech organization seeking a Senior Legal Counsel – Contracts (German speaker) to join their Legal, Compliance & Risk team in Paris. You will act as a trusted legal partner across commercial and operational teams, managing a broad range of agreements from drafting through signature and post-signature follow-up.

Your day-to-day work will include:

• Drafting and negotiating purchase orders and related agreements with partner firms, primarily outside France, with a current focus on Germany
• Managing contracts with strategic international suppliers and maintaining templates in line with regulatory, product and business developments
• Improving customer terms and conditions for SME customers across France and Europe
• Supporting Sales with the contracting process and automated quotations
• Reviewing and negotiating agreements with integrators and resellers
• Anticipating the contractual impact of key regulations, including e-invoicing, payment services and the EU AI Act
• Contributing to contract templates and playbooks
• Structuring and improving internal contracting processes to increase efficiency and scalability
• Optimizing contract management tools and identifying opportunities to automate repetitive tasks, including through AI
• Providing clear, pragmatic advice to Sales, Partnerships, Finance, Security and Product teams
• Training non-legal teams and helping build a strong legal culture across the organization

What We're Looking For

Our client is seeking a qualified lawyer or legal counsel with extensive experience in contract law, gained either in a law firm (particularly in IP/IT, technology or SaaS) or in a fast-growing tech company.

Required qualifications:

• Fluency in English and working knowledge of French and German
• Strong expertise in B2B SaaS agreements, including IP, indemnification, liability caps, SLAs and data-related provisions
• Autonomous work style and comfort managing matters from start to finish
• Experience working in a multi-jurisdictional environment, particularly across France and Europe
• Interest in legal operations and technology, with experience structuring processes or optimizing contract management tools
• Ability to act as a genuine business partner, helping teams move quickly while protecting the company
• Rigorous, concise communication skills and ability to make complex legal topics clear to non-legal audiences
• Comfort building in a fast-moving environment where ambiguity, prioritization and rapid iteration are part of the job

This role is available in a hybrid format from Paris or as a fully remote position elsewhere in France or Germany.

How We Work with You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai partners with innovative European technology companies to identify exceptional legal professionals. When you apply through our platform, a recruiter from our team will screen your background and match your experience to our client's needs. If there is a strong fit, we will submit your profile to the client for their review. Please apply only through Get A Job.ai and do not contact the client directly during the recruitment process.

Pay

Pay details will be discussed during the screening process with our recruiting team.

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