🕒 6 days ago
As a Commercial Counsel, you will lead the negotiation and drafting of various commercial agreements while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance legal operations through automation.
Legal Counsel (m/f/d)
🕒 11 days ago
📍 🇩🇪 Berlin - Hybrid🎹 Mid-level⚖️ General Counsel📢 🇬🇧 English Required📢 🇩🇪 German Required💼 Full-Time
Contract NegotiationLegal ResearchCommercial AgreementsCompliance
📜 Description
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements in both German and English.
- Develop and maintain contract templates and legal processes to support business efficiency.
- Provide pragmatic legal advice on product development and day-to-day legal matters.
- Conduct legal research and translate findings into clear recommendations.
- Partner with stakeholders across functions to facilitate collaboration and drive objectives.
- Deliver legal training sessions to promote legal awareness and best practices.
🛠️ Requirements
- Successfully completed legal studies in a major European jurisdiction, ideally with above-average academic results, and a strong interest in pursuing a broad, generalist legal role within the fintech, payments, or financial services industry.
- 3-5 years of relevant professional experience, preferably gained in an in-house legal department, law firm, or a similarly regulated environment.
- Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional and international teams.
- A structured, proactive, and independent working style, combined with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- A pragmatic business mindset with the ability to provide commercially focused legal advice while balancing legal, operational, and technical considerations.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal matters clearly, concisely, and in a solution-oriented manner.
- Professional fluency in English and German, both written and spoken.
✨ Benefits
- More than a workplace. A place to grow. 🌍
- We set high expectations and give you the flexibility, learning opportunities and practical support to do your best work, grow your impact
- 🏡 Flexibility that works
- Combine focused time at home with connection and collaboration in the office. Our hybrid setup includes two office days per week.
- 🚲 Your commute, your choice
- Choose the mobility benefit that works for you: bike leasing or a Deutschlandticket.
- 🏖️ Work from anywhere in the EU
- Change your perspective and work from another EU country for up to 15 days per year.
Full job description
ABOUT US
Unzer is a leading European fintech company with a mission to simplify international payments for e-commerce and retail businesses. Our brand was formed from 13 companies that now contribute to building a unique product covering the entire payment flow.
At Unzer, we are driven by the belief that customers should enjoy a seamless shopping experience, no matter where they choose to shop. We are a team of over 750 experts from 50+ different nationalities, dedicated to creating a state-of-the-art unified commerce platform. Our goal is to enable businesses to delight their customers with a seamless payment experience.
Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a payment expert, or a dedicated support professional, we are looking for individuals who are passionate about making a difference.
Our offices: We are based across Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Luxembourg with a HQ in Berlin.
ABOUT THE TEAM
As part of Unzer's Legal Team, you will help protect the business, ensure compliance, and support growth in the highly regulated payments sector. Guided by our "merchant first" principle, you will provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice with speed, integrity, and a solution-focused mindset, partnering closely with teams across the company to drive success.
What your work will look like:
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Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements in both German and English, including contracts with suppliers, partners, and regulatory service providers.
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Develop and maintain contract templates, standards, and legal processes to support business efficiency and scalability.
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Provide pragmatic and business-focused legal advice on product development, innovation initiatives, and day-to-day legal matters.
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Conduct legal research and analysis, translate findings into clear recommendations, and support their implementation across the business.
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Partner closely with stakeholders across various functions to facilitate effective collaboration and drive business objectives.
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Deliver legal training sessions and share knowledge with internal teams to promote legal awareness and best practices.
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Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments, particularly within the payments and financial services industry, and assess their impact on the business.
What you need to be successful in this role:
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Preferably a full legal qualification (1st and 2nd State Exam) or comparable. Successfully completed legal studies in a major European jurisdiction, with above-average academic results, and a strong interest in pursuing a broad, generalist legal role within the fintech, payments, or financial services industry.
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3-5 years of relevant professional experience, preferably gained in an in-house legal department, law firm, or a similarly regulated environment.
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Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional and international teams.
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A structured, proactive, and independent working style, combined with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
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A pragmatic business mindset with the ability to provide commercially focused legal advice while balancing legal, operational, and technical considerations.
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Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal matters clearly, concisely, and in a solution-oriented manner.
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Professional fluency in English and German, both written and spoken.
Please note that we will not sponsor your visa or relocation, and you must have a valid work permit to be eligible for this position.
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