Pennylane
Senior Legal Counsel – Contracts (German speaker)
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
France only
Employer listed it 3 months ago · Added 4 days ago
Been open since 3 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
Not stated
Location
France only
Timezone
CET ±2
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Finance
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $145k–$220k a year, a typical range taken from 202 senior-level finance roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in France. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "All France (remote), Remote"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in France
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Could your legal expertise help build the contractual foundations of Europe’s next financial management platform?
At Pennylane, we believe legal should be more than a safeguard. It should be a business enabler.
Our ambition is to equip millions of small and medium-sized businesses across Europe with a complete, high-performing financial management platform. As Pennylane continues to grow rapidly in France and expand internationally, we are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel, Contracts to join our Legal, Compliance & Risk team.
Within a Legal department of 10 professionals, the Contracts team secures Pennylane’s commercial and operational relationships with customers, suppliers, partner firms, resellers, integrators and strategic partners.
Reporting to the Lead Legal Counsel, Contracts , you will work closely with our Sales, Partnerships, Security, Finance and Product teams. This is a hands-on role where legal rigor, creativity and business pragmatism are equally valued.
🌍 What is Pennylane?
Pennylane is one of France’s most dynamic fintech companies, currently expanding rapidly across Europe.
In just six years, we have managed to:
💻 Establish ourselves in the market as an innovative provider of accounting and financial management software
💰 Raise a total of €400 million from renowned investors, including Sequoia, Silicon Valley’s leading venture capital firm, known for backing Google, Facebook, Airbnb, Stripe, PayPal, and many others in their early days
👨👩👧👦 Grow from 7 co-founders to a team of 1,000 employees, with an average Glassdoor rating of 4.9/5 and 94% of reviewers saying they would recommend Pennylane to their friends and family
🌍 Build an international team made up of employees from 25 different countries, with a truly flexible remote-working culture
🚀 More than 900,000 small and medium-sized businesses and over 6,000 accounting firms in France already use Pennylane!
🎯 Your role
You will act as a trusted legal partner for teams across Pennylane, managing a broad range of commercial and operational agreements from drafting through to signature and post-signature follow-up.
You will also help make our contracting processes more efficient and scalable, contributing to the tools, templates, playbooks and legal culture that support Pennylane’s growth.
📋 Your responsibilities
International contracts
Draft and negotiate purchase orders and related agreements with partner firms, primarily outside France, with a current focus on Germany.
Manage contracts with strategic international suppliers.
Maintain and improve templates in line with regulatory, product and business developments.
Work with Sales and Partnerships to streamline the contracting process.
Customer, reseller and integrator agreements
Improve customer terms and conditions for SME customers across France and Europe.
Requirements
The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Pennylane, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (CET ±2).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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