Group Legal Counsel

About Modular Dating

Modular Dating is a fastscaling startup offering an AIpowered whitelabel platform that empowers businesses to launch and grow branded dating creator and communitydriven networks. We provide a customizable highperformance ecosystem that optimizes user acquisition engagement and monetization at scale.

As we expand were looking for someone to take on the role of Group Legal Counsel someone who thrives in emerging industries and is ready to take ownership of legal operations with a sharp focus on compliance contracts and commercial growth. This role will grow into a team leadership position as we scale.

Youll be our first inhouse legal hire reporting to the COO and partnering with leadership across Product Customer Experience Growth and Revenue Operations. This is a strategic crossfunctional role that balances risk regulation and innovation with confidence and clarity. Youll work on everything from contracts and compliance to entity structuring regulatory frameworks and platform IP. This is a grouplevel legal position with the opportunity to shape and grow our legal operations as we expand globally.

Tasks

DaytoDay Duties

• Draft and/or review commercial employment and service contracts
• Advise on corporate governance and maintain company records
• Support Maltese entity management shareholding structures and compliance filings
• Liaise with our company secretary accountants and tax advisors
• Oversee IP registration licensing and enforcement
• Build internal documentation and workflows related to legal processes
• Draft internal policies and respond to regulatory inquiries or disputes
• Monitor changes in Maltese EU and international law
• Act as the liaison with external legal counsel as needed

Corporate & Venture Legal

• Support entity setup governance intercompany agreements and shareholding frameworks across multiple jurisdictions
• Draft and maintain investor docs board resolutions NDAs and internal governance frameworks
• Work closely with Finance the COO and external advisors on cap tables fundraising docs and venture formation
• Liaise with external law firms company secretaries and accountants across Modular Group entities

Commercial & Contract Counsel

• Draft and negotiate B2B contracts SaaS terms licensing agreements creator terms and affiliate deals
• Support team in structuring scalable crossborder commercial agreements
• Build and maintain a contract database approval workflow and internal templates/playbooks

Platform Privacy & Content Compliance

• Serve as the companys Data Protection Officer (DPO) and lead all GDPR efforts
• Lead compliance across GDPR COPPA CANSPAM and global data regulations
• Manage age verification KYC/AML and moderation frameworks and platform trust & safety compliance in collaboration with Finance and Customer Experience
• Maintain uptodate Terms of Service Privacy Policies Content Guidelines Cookie Notices data subject request procedures and enforcement documentation
• Advise Product and CX teams on privacy by design age gating data handling flows content rights and ethical risk frameworks

IP Licensing & Creator Rights

• Manage trademarks copyright brand protection and platform usage rights
• Advise on creator IP licensing of AIgenerated content and digital asset terms
• Collaborate with Marketing and Product to define usage rules and protect platform IP

Commercial Legal

• Draft and negotiate SaaS terms NDAs licensing agreements vendor and partner contracts
• Support team on structuring creator B2B and media buyer deals
• Create scalable contract templates and playbooks for internal brands and whitelabel clients
• Provide legal insight on risk across global commercial initiatives

Requirements

• Maltesewarranted lawyer with 3 years postqualification experience (PQE)
• Strong knowledge of EU/US regulatory frameworks especially in tech content and ecommerce
• Strong grasp of commercial law IP data protection and crossborder SaaS/platform compliance
• Experience acting as a DPO or leading GDPR strategy preferred
• Industry familiarity with adult dating or creator platforms is highly desirable
• Skilled in contract drafting negotiation and IP/commercial law
• Strategic and pragmatic you balance legal risk with business needs
• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bonus points for:

• Knowledge of international age verification moderation and consent laws
• Experience with KYC AML and trust & safety frameworks
• Background in startup environments or scaling legal operations from scratch
• Comfort navigating fastmoving and ambiguous regulatory spaces

Benefits

• Remote working with flexibility in your work hours.
• A genuine opportunity for professional development and career growth.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• A collaborative innovative team that values transparency and creativity.

This is a highimpact opportunity for a versatile legal professional at the intersection of tech compliance and growth. If youre a lawyer who can interpret legal frameworks in fastevolving novel contexts and believes legal can be a growth enabler and not just a risk mitigator apply at Modular Dating today we think youll fit right in!