Kayzen - Legal Counsel (m/f/d)
Requirements
• Qualified lawyer (“Volljurist”) or Business lawyer (“Wirtschaftsjurist”) with 2–6 years of relevant professional experience • Strong understanding of German business law is essential; additionally solid understanding of international and US legal frameworks, particularly in the context of data privacy and commercial contracts • Strong knowledge of GDPR and European data protection law; familiarity with US privacy regulations (CCPA etc.) a strong plus • Experience in a start-up or scale-up environment is strongly preferred — you know how to work lean, move fast, and prioritise pragmatically • Hands-on experience with contract drafting and commercial negotiations across a variety of agreement types • Familiarity with cap table management and corporate governance in a VC-backed or founder-led company context • Commercially minded: you understand that good legal advice enables business, not just protects it • Fluent in English & German • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance legal productivity — you move fast and work smart
Responsibilities
• GDPR & data privacy compliance • Own and continuously develop Kayzen’s GDPR compliance programme as an AdTech company operating across multiple jurisdictions, with a particular focus on EU and US privacy frameworks • Advise on data processing agreements, privacy notices, consent frameworks, and cross-border data transfers • Act as primary point of contact for internal privacy questions • Transaction advice & contract negotiations • Provide legal counsel on T&Cs and related transactions • Lead or support contract negotiations with clients and vendors, including MSAs, SaaS agreements, partnership agreements, and NDAs • Ensure commercial contracts are legally robust and aligned with company risk appetite • Cap table & corporate law • Manage and maintain Kayzen’s cap table • Oversee corporate governance across Kayzen’s group structure, including subsidiary management, shareholder resolutions, and notarial filings under German law • Support fundraising and investor relations from a legal and corporate perspective • General compliance • General compliance • Further develop and scale Kayzen’s compliance framework to match our growth as an internationally operating company • Monitor relevant regulatory developments (ad-tech, data privacy, employment, corporate) and translate them into actionable guidance for the business
Benefits
• A high-impact legal role with real ownership and room to grow the function • Direct collaboration with the Finance & Legal Lead and senior leadership • Competitive fixed compensation commensurate with experience • Fully remote work arrangement • €500 home-office setup budget • €1,000 annual learning & development budget • A motivated, diverse, and internationally distributed team
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