Senior Legal Counsel, Product

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Serve as a reliable privacy and product advisor to the Product and R&D leadership and teams.

• Assist Product and R&D teams in preparing for AI regulations and broader digital regulatory obligations.

• Create readiness plans for the EU AI Act, including risk classification, AI risk assessments, model/provider due diligence, AI usage policies, and customer-focused AI transparency commitments.

• Keep track of broader digital regulations, such as the EU Data Act, and establish compliance roadmaps for product readiness.

• Participate in roadmap, design, and launch evaluations as an integrated Product and Engineering collaborator.

• Provide guidance on platform and product terms from the design phase, translating legal requirements into product specifications.

• Offer advice on open-source, fair-code, and open-core licensing issues.

• Counsel on intellectual property matters related to AI-generated outputs, machine-learning models, and training data.

• Collaborate on privacy-related inquiries arising during product design.

• Address questions from customers, communities, and regulators regarding product legal compliance.

• Review, draft, and negotiate agreements for SaaS, self-hosted software, partnerships, integrations, AI models, and cloud services.

• Work with sales, partnerships, and revenue teams on complex enterprise transactions.

• Deliver risk-based solutions and incorporate insights from deals into product strategies.

• Create and maintain legal templates, playbooks, and educational resources.

• Collaborate with Automation and Legal Operations to enhance self-service legal processes and tools.

• Report directly to the General Counsel.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a qualified legal professional located in Europe.

• A minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience (PQE).

• At least 3 years of experience in an in-house SaaS or technology setting, particularly with a start-up or scale-up organization.

• Proficient in English.

• Significant hands-on experience advising technology teams on the EU AI Act and related digital legislation.

• Proven ability to swiftly adapt to new regulations.

• Familiarity with open-source, fair-code, or open-core licensing frameworks.

• Experience supporting engineers, product managers, and sales personnel.

• Capable of balancing legal risks with product and revenue objectives.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving problems both with and without established guidelines.

• Experience in a rapidly scaling environment.

• Strong working knowledge of SaaS and self-hosted software licensing agreements.

• An interest in legal technology, AI tools, and scalable internal systems.

• AI or technology law qualifications such as AIGP, or equivalent practical experience (preferred).

• Proficiency in German for communication with customers and stakeholders (preferred).

• For candidates outside Germany, a valid right to work is necessary; visa sponsorship is available for Germany.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Equity stake in n8n.

• Europe: 30 days of vacation plus public holidays, wherever you are located.

• US: 20 vacation days and 8 sick days along with public holidays, wherever you are.

• Europe: benefits aligned with local country standards.

• US: affordable medical plans, including a no-cost premium HDHP option with a pre-funded HSA, along with dental and vision coverage.

• Europe: pension contributions according to local country standards.

• US: 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.

• US: company-sponsored short-term and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.

• €1K (or equivalent) annual budget for career development, which can be used for courses, books, events, or coaching.

• Frequent hackathons.

• Remote-first work model across Europe with regular off-site events.

• $100 monthly contribution to support open-source initiatives.

• Commitment to transparency.