Legal Counsel, EMEA

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An overview of this role

In this role, you'll collaborate with various GitLab team members and stakeholders to deliver practical legal guidance that mitigates risks while supporting business objectives. Your responsibilities will include providing advice on and creating templates and policies, staying vigilant about legal developments and emerging risks to develop innovative solutions, handling contract review, drafting, and negotiations, and establishing effective systems and documentation to enhance the legal department's processes and resources.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with team members and stakeholders across GitLab to provide pragmatic advice to minimize legal risks while advancing the goals of the business.
• Participate in and lead contract negotiations with customers.
• Advise on, draft, maintain and review templates and policies.
• Monitor and analyze changes in the law and legal risks; propose creative and effective solutions to address those risks.
• Review, draft and negotiate agreements.
• Build the necessary processes, systems, and documentation to improve legal department processes and resources.

What You’ll Bring

• 4+ years of legal experience, preferably in a multinational company.
• JD/LLB or local law degree equivalent and admission to local governing body.
• Experience working with DACH customers and team members in the DACH region.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across business units and internal functions to efficiently resolve business issues and build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Practical yet creative problem-solving approach that emphasizes addressing business needs while protecting GitLab’s interests.
• Proactive, dynamic, and result-driven self-starter with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal colleagues and customers.
• Familiarity working across the globe, to support multiple time zones and cultures.
• Full working proficiency in German language and German qualification is desirable.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, the ability to interface effectively with all business functions throughout the organization with a highly responsive and service-oriented attitude.
• Sound and practical business judgment and ability to balance legal considerations with business objectives.
• Ability to maintain composure and effectiveness under pressure, especially during high-stakes negotiations.
• Previous experience in a remote work environment would be an added advantage.
• Ability to use G-Suite, CLM tools and willingness to learn to use GitLab.

About the team

Join our high-performing EMEA Commercial Legal team, where your solutions-focused approach and commercial pragmatism will directly impact GitLab's regional growth. Reporting to the Director of Legal, Commercial, you'll work alongside experienced colleagues who value clear communication, proactive thinking, and collaborative problem-solving in a genuinely collegial environment.

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

Remote-Global

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