Tech Legal Counsel

Responsibilities: — Own all customer contracts end to end, including drafting, negotiating, and closing NDAs, pilot and production agreements, data processing agreements, group agreements, and partnerships across multiple regions including Europe, the US, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. — Develop and maintain legal frameworks for the go-to-market team, including templates, standard and fallback positions, a negotiation playbook, and a register of commitments and renewal dates to enable Sales to close standard deals independently. — Manage data and model terms in agreements, clearly defining data processing, learning, retention, and ownership in terms understandable by customer product teams. — Lead data protection and AI compliance efforts, covering GDPR, Swiss FADP, EU AI Act, US state privacy laws, and international data transfers. — Conduct security and compliance reviews with enterprise customers alongside Engineering, including vendor due diligence, DPIAs, transfer assessments, SOC 2, and customer questionnaires. — Act as a business partner to CEO, Sales, Customer Success, and Engineering teams to ensure contracts accurately reflect technology and remain concise. — Handle additional legal matters such as corporate and investor documentation, employment across multiple countries, intellectual property, and decide when to involve outside counsel. Requirements: — Qualified lawyer with at least 6 years of experience, including top-tier firm experience in M&A, venture, or technology, followed by in-house legal work at a technology company, ideally as the first lawyer. — Proven track record negotiating technology contracts with enterprise counsel, including licensing, API and SaaS agreements, data processing agreements, and partnerships. — Preference for simplicity and clarity in contracts, favoring concise documents that are actually read. — Strong understanding of technology, able to interpret API specifications and data flows into contractual terms. — Deep knowledge of data protection laws, especially GDPR, international transfers, and the EU AI Act. — Familiarity with Swiss law as it governs the contracts. — Ownership mentality: proactive in drafting, risk assessment, clear communication, and closing deals. — Experience working cross-border, with US counterparties or US-law contracts, and native-level English drafting and negotiation skills. — Eligibility to work in Europe. — Prepared to establish and lead the legal function independently. Benefits: — Europe-based with a gross salary range of €100,000 to €120,000 per year. — Full remote work flexibility across Europe. Location: Remote in Europe, ideally Zug or London. Reports to the CEO.