Legal Counsel

About the role

As the first in-house Legal Counsel, you will be a trusted business partner across the whole organisation, providing pragmatic, commercially sound legal advice across all business areas, including e-commerce, marketing, product, supply chain, and HR.

What you'll do

• Providing pragmatic, commercially sound legal advice across all business areas, including e-commerce, marketing, product, supply chain, and HR.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of contracts, including supplier agreements, distribution contracts, agency agreements, NDAs, and influencer/creator agreements.
• Managing and advising on data protection matters (GDPR), working closely with our Data Protection Officer and external counsel where needed.
• Supporting the company on corporate law matters, including equity compensation programmes and corporate governance.
• Monitoring and advising on regulatory developments relevant to our business, including product compliance, labelling requirements, and EU cosmetics regulations.
• Handling IP matters, including trademark registrations, enforcement actions, and licensing agreements.
• Managing relationships with external law firms, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality support.
• Proactively identifying legal risks and developing scalable processes, templates, and guidelines to protect the business as we grow.

What you'll need

• A fully qualified German legal degree (Volljurist/in, 2. Staatsexamen) or an equivalent qualification from another jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of professional experience, with a solid foundation gained at a reputable law firm, ideally complemented by first in-house experience at a startup, scale-up, or consumer company.
• A broad commercial law background and comfortable working across multiple legal disciplines simultaneously.
• Experience in contract law, GDPR/data protection, and IP – experience in e-commerce, consumer goods, or retail is a strong plus.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a clear, business-friendly way.
• Fluent in both German and English (written and spoken).

What they offer

• Dynamic start-up environment with a passionate and dedicated team.
• Take on responsibility from day 1, with room for professional growth and advancement.
• Dog-friendly office in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg with free drinks and snacks.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Employee discounts on Yepoda products.
• Urban Sports membership package.