Senior Legal Counsel, Product

Berlin Office, Remote. Posted 6 days ago

The role

You will act as a legal partner to Product and R&D teams, focusing on privacy and product counsel. You will develop AI regulation readiness and advise on digital regulatory requirements to support product building.

What you will do

Partner with Legal to build approach to AI regulation including EU AI Act readiness and risk assessments
Advise on wider digital regulatory landscape for software
Act as embedded Product and Engineering partner for roadmap and design reviews
Advise on open-source, fair-code and open-core licensing and IP questions
Partner with Legal on privacy questions in product design
Support Product and Engineering with customer, community and regulator questions
Review, draft and negotiate technology-heavy agreements
Partner with sales, partnerships and revenue teams on complex enterprise deals
Improve and maintain scalable legal templates, playbooks and training materials
Collaborate with Automation and Legal Operations to improve self-serve processes

Required qualifications

Qualified lawyer (Europe-based)
5+ years' post-qualification experience (PQE)
At least 3 years within an in-house SaaS or technology environment with a start up or scale up company
Fluent English
Substantial, hands-on experience advising technology teams on regulatory matters such as the EU AI Act
Working knowledge of open-source, fair-code or open-core licensing
Experience supporting engineers, product managers and sales teams
Experience in fast-scaling environments
Solid working experience with SaaS and self-hosted software license agreements

Nice to have

Curiosity for tech and automation
AI or technology law credentials (e.g., AIGP)
Ability to communicate in German

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Equity
Europe: 30 days of vacation plus public holidays
US: 20 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays
Europe: Benefits according to local country norms
US: Medical plans, dental and vision coverage
Europe: Pension contributions according to local country norms
US: 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match
US: Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life insurance
€1K (or equivalent) per year for courses, books, events, or coaching
Regular hackathons
Remote-first

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About the company

n8n is an open workflow orchestration platform for the era of AI. The company has a team of over 260 working across Europe and the US with a centre of gravity in Berlin.