Location
Hybrid in Lisbon (minimum of 2 days a week from the office)
SHAPE THE FUTURE OF PRIVACY WITH USERCENTRICS
Usercentrics is a global leader in data privacy and privacy-led marketing solutions. We believe there is no need for a trade-off between growth and privacy compliance. Our vision is to unlock the potential of data privacy to empower a thriving digital ecosystem. We work with companies to create a healthy balance between data-driven business and privacy-led marketing for every size of enterprise. Our customers build trust with their users through improved transparency and control to drastically improve marketing and monetization while achieving full privacy compliance.
We are looking for a motivated and engaged Legal Counsel to support our global Legal team from our office in Lisbon to take our Legal team to new heights. At Usercentrics our Legal team plays a pivotal role in enabling scalable privacy-compliant growth across all this role youll be the go-to legal partner for our business and commercial teams working on a wide variety of contracts and legal questions that power our daily operations. If you enjoy working cross-functionally in a fast-moving environment and want to make privacy-first innovation accessible to global enterprisesthis is your opportunity.
Your Tasks
- Serve as the primary legal point of contact for commercial teams leading contract negotiations and supporting deal closures for our global - including U.S. - B2B SaaS operations.
- Draft review and manage a variety of agreements including freelancer and event contracts while providing practical legal guidance to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Oversee legal support processes including ticket intake and documentation management via tools like Zendesk Asana and Confluence.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams across functions and regions to provide solution-oriented legal advice that aligns with business objectives and mitigates legal risk.
- Stay on top of critical global legal developments including regulatory changes and authority decisions ensuring timely updates to internal practices and legal documentation.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal operations by enhancing templates knowledge bases and compliance frameworks.
You Bring
- A law degree (fully qualified lawyer) in Law Economics Law or a comparable field with 3 years of in-house legal experience ideally within a SaaS Legal Tech or digital business environment.
- 3 years of hands-on experience in contract drafting and negotiation preferably in a B2B SaaS environment within digital technologies Legal Tech IT security or similar.
- Solid understanding of commercial privacy and data protection laws with a strong grasp of EU regulatory frameworks and international legal landscapes.
- Excellent communication and legal writing skills in English (native or equivalent fluency) with the ability to convey complex legal matters clearly and effectively in a business context.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and stakeholders in a fast-paced high-growth global environment.
- A proactive solution-driven mindset with a strong sense of ownership and a collaborative can-do attitude.
Dont meet every single requirement Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Usercentrics we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Why join Usercentrics
- Joining Usercentrics means becoming part of a fast-growing diverse and international team of tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurially-minded who build our success story together
- Company culture is important to us - we strive to continuously develop a positive vibrant and inspiring environment that enables everyone to thrive both personally and professionally
- Get involved! We have plenty of initiatives and love to see people from all department enthusiastically participating and shaping our future together in different cross-department projects
- Your work-life balance is important to us too - we offer flexible working hours hybrid working and the possibility of workcations (in accordance with our company policy)
- We always remember to have fun along the way both in our day-to-day work and at our regular team events on site in our offices in Munich Copenhagen Odense Lisbon and Prague or online
- You are the most valuable asset to our company which is why were happy to offer awesome benefits like our personal development budget job-related language courses and a lot more (depending on your location) to focus on your well being
About us
We are driven by our values #BeBrave #BetterTogether #LeadbyExample #InnovateWithPurpose #PassionForPrivacy #GiveBack and #ComeAsYouAre. They show what we believe in and how we work. They help make our team special and guide us in everything we do. Theyre the heart of our company and inspire us to do our best every day.
We strive to create a diverse equitable and inclusive environment (DEI) where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that our different backgrounds experiences and perspectives are our greatest strengths so we are committed to building with them as we foster innovation and drive our success.
We recognize that this is an ongoing journey. We commit to listening and to continuous learning growth and improvement. By embracing DEI principles we will create a more just and equitable society and we are proud to play our part in making this vision a reality.
We are #BetterTogether.