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Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Remote | Germany, Neustadt am Rübenberge | Germany
Full-time
Permanent employee

Main Responsibilities

Be part of our legal team and help us build the legal function for ecovium in the DACH region: As Legal Counsel (m/f/d), you are our first legal point of contact in Germany. You handle corporate and commercial matters, bring work currently done by external counsel in-house and, together with our Group Legal Director, set up structures, templates and processes. If you enjoy shaping things, working independently and collaborating in an international environment, you'll fit right in. Your responsibilities include:
  • Independently managing corporate housekeeping for our German Group entities, including board and shareholder resolutions, general meetings, powers of attorney and related documents
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating B2B agreements with a focus on software and SaaS, in particular licensing, implementation, services and support agreements, including IP and technology law aspects
  • Building and organising the legal function for ecovium in the DACH region: taking stock of legal documentation and creating common contract templates, processes and ways of working
  • Bringing matters currently handled by external counsel in-house and coordinating external advisors where needed
  • Providing clear and practical advice to the business on day-to-day legal questions
  • Working closely with our Group Legal Director, including regular updates on ongoing matters and support on regulatory topics
  • Supporting other legal matters as the Group's needs develop, e.g. data protection, AI or occasional employment law questions

Your Profile

  • You are a fully qualified German lawyer (Volljurist:in) admitted to the German bar, or you are aiming for admission as an in-house lawyer (Syndikusrechtsanwalt:in)
  • You have at least 3 years of professional experience, in-house or at a law firm, ideally in a software, SaaS or IT environment
  • You have sound knowledge of German corporate law (GmbH/AG) and draft resolutions and corporate documents independently
  • You have experience in contract drafting and know your way around IT/technology law and intellectual property
  • Ideally, you also bring knowledge of data protection (GDPR), AI law and/or employment law
  • You enjoy working with colleagues across different countries, including remotely, and actively ensure clear communication
  • You organise your work independently, keep track even when the workload is high and know when to escalate
  • You are pragmatic and commercially minded, with an eye for risk and an understanding that the business needs fast answers
  • You are fluent in German and English, both written and spoken

Why us?

  • Active: ecovium offers you plenty of opportunities to contribute your own ideas and help shape the company.
  • Flexible: Early bird or night owl - work in the way that suits you best.
  • Workation: Work from another European country for up to 30 days per calendar year - ecovication makes it possible.
  • ecovium Academy: Discover a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development on our in-house learning platform and shape your successful future with us!
  • Further benefits: You benefit from varied career opportunities, a company pension scheme, subsidies for computer glasses, free drinks and fruit, and employee discounts.

For further information, please contact our HR team:

jobs@ecovium.com

About us

Our work keeps the world moving. ecovium helps retailers, logistics service providers and manufacturers run their supply chains better, with powerful software for warehouse, transport, customs and shipping, increasingly connected through SimpleChain and enhanced by AI. Together with Mantis, our warehouse management specialist, we work as one team across borders. What unites us is decades of deep logistics expertise and the belief that great logistics starts with the right people.