Senior Legal Counsel (f/m/d)

About the role

<h2>Purpose of Position</h2> <p>Awin's Legal team advises the group on its legal rights and obligations across a global affiliate and partnership network. As Senior Legal Counsel, you will be a trusted, hands-on partner to our commercial, product and leadership teams, leading complex negotiations, supporting M&amp;A and strategic transactions, and helping the business grow across Europe, the UK, the US and beyond. You will report directly to the General Counsel.</p> <p>We are looking for a pragmatic, business-enabling lawyer who enjoys solving problems, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about how AI is changing both our industry and the way legal teams work. If you enjoy working across cultures and jurisdictions, join us full-time in one of our hubs, London or Berlin, or work from another country where Awin has an office – you can choose.</p> <h2>Key Tasks</h2> <ul> <li>Leading the drafting, review and negotiation of complex, high-value commercial agreements with advertisers, publishers, agencies, technology partners and vendors, including MSAs, SaaS and platform terms, partnership agreements, DPAs and NDAs</li> <li>Acting as the go-to legal partner for commercial teams across regions, giving consistent, risk-weighted and business-focused advice that helps close deals</li> <li>Advising on cross-jurisdictional corporate, commercial, competition, intellectual property and regulatory matters under EU, UK, US and other international legal frameworks</li> <li>Supporting M&amp;A and strategic transactions end to end, from due diligence and transaction documents to corporate approvals and post-merger integration</li> <li>Managing disputes, litigation and third-party information requests such as subpoenas, together with external counsel</li> <li>Working with the Privacy team on the commercial and contractual side of data protection, including GDPR, UK GDPR, US state privacy laws and other regimes</li> <li>Shaping how Legal uses AI: introducing AI tools and workflows that make the team more efficient, and advising the business on the legal aspects of AI, including the EU AI Act</li> <li>Improving templates, playbooks and legal processes, and delivering practical training to non-lawyers</li> </ul> <h2>Skills &amp; Expertise</h2> <ul> <li>Qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales and/or admitted to practise as an attorney in a US state</li> <li>5+ years' post-qualification experience, ideally in-house in an international business or at a law firm handling comparable commercial work</li> <li>Strong track record in complex commercial negotiations, ideally in affiliate or performance marketing, or in a related sector such as tech, SaaS, AdTech or e-commerce; experience with US commercial contracts, litigation, subpoenas and dispute resolution is a plus</li> <li>Solid M&amp;A experience, including due diligence, transaction documentation and post-closing integration</li> <li>Working knowledge of data protection laws such as GDPR, UK GDPR and US state privacy laws is an advantage</li> <li>Native or native-level English, with excellent drafting and communication skills and the ability to explain complex legal, technical and business matters clearly to non-lawyers; additional languages such as Spanish, French or Portuguese are a plus</li> <li>A keen interest in AI and confidence using AI tools in your daily work, with an eye for how they can make legal work faster and better; knowledge of AI regulation and governance, such as the EU AI Act, is a plus</li> <li>A pragmatic, hands-on and open-minded approach with a business-enabling, can-do mindset</li> <li>Strong organisation and prioritisation skills: you manage several matters at once, work independently and keep quality high under tight deadlines and constant change; experience with contract management systems, Asana or other legal tools is welcome</li> <li>A collaborative team player who builds strong relationships across functions and regions</li> </ul> <p>

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