Head of Legal

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Spain, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily legal responsibilities and establish priorities.

• Lead, nurture, and manage the legal team.

• Direct legal strategy, handle complex special projects, and address corporate matters.

• Manage external and local counsel across various jurisdictions.

• Draft, review, and negotiate international technology agreements.

• Facilitate complex enterprise and public sector deals in collaboration with Sales from initial draft to final signature.

• Maintain contract templates, fallback positions, and playbooks.

• Provide practical, risk-assessed legal advice.

• Oversee corporate governance, entity management, and board documentation.

• Assist with fundraising, investor relations, and share option plans.

• Offer guidance on employment issues and compensation plans in coordination with Finance and People.

• Lead initiatives related to data privacy and data protection alongside IT, Compliance, and the external Data Protection Officer.

• Manage legal contributions to customer security and procurement assessments.

• Provide advice on intellectual property and licensing, including open source licensing.

• Enhance legal processes and tools to facilitate self-service.

• Foster trust across the organization and position the Legal department as a facilitator.

• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Product, Engineering, IT & Compliance, and People.

• Report directly to the Director of Operations while working closely with the General Counsel.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8–12 years of post-qualification experience.

• Qualified to practice law in England & Wales or a US jurisdiction.

• Strong background in commercial law.

• Extensive practical experience in technology contracting.

• Previous experience in a startup or scale-up environment.

• Proven experience in leading teams or managing significant international projects.

• Fluent in business English.

• Located in the UK, US, or Spain, with the right to work.

• Familiarity with SaaS, licensing, Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), research collaborations, and partner/vendor agreements.

• Knowledge of GDPR and global data protection regulations.

• Commercially pragmatic with sound judgment and risk-assessed advice.

• Ability to communicate legal concepts clearly to non-lawyers.

• Proactive, organized, and capable of prioritizing multiple requests.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, a broad scope of responsibilities, and limited resources.

🏝️ Benefits

• 23 days of vacation annually.

• 3 additional days provided by Seqera in December.

• National/public holidays as per your location.

• Equity options.

• Private health insurance coverage.

• Private life insurance policy.

• Home office allowance exceeding 1,000 USD.

• Learning and development budget of 1,000 USD per year.

• Remote-friendly work culture.

• Flexible work environments, including in-office and work-from-home options.

• Opportunities for personal development.