Kayzen
Legal Counsel (m/f/d)
Remote work allowed only within certain countries or regions.
Europe
Employer listed it 5 weeks ago · Added 5 days ago
Been open since 5 weeks ago, still being checked, but it has been live a while.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Europe
Timezone
CET ±2
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Operations
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $80k–$155k a year, a typical range taken from 271 mid-level operations roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Region Restricted
Remote work is allowed, but only for candidates based in Europe.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Berlin, Remote in EU, Kayzen Berlin, Remote EMEA"
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- Applications outside the listed area are usually rejected
- Timezone overlap with the listed area is often expected
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About the role
Legal Counsel (m/f/d)
Remote Europe
Hello 👋 I’m Robert , Finance & Legal Lead at Kayzen and I’m now looking for a Legal Counsel to join our team. As we scale our business globally — managing an increasingly complex client and vendor landscape, navigating cross-border data privacy requirements, and growing our equity and corporate structure — we need a sharp, pragmatic, and commercially minded legal mind to own our legal function. You will take what we have built so far and professionalise, scale, and strengthen it. Working closely with our Finance & Legal Lead, you will be a true business partner to senior leadership across the company.
About Kayzen
Kayzen is an App demand-side platform (DSP) dedicated to democratizing app advertising on Mobile and Connected TV devices. We enable leading apps, agencies, media buyers, and brands to run programmatic customer acquisition, retargeting, and brand performance campaigns through our self-serve and managed service options. Built on the three core pillars of performance, transparency, and control, Kayzen powers the world’s best performance marketing teams with bespoke solutions that fuel business growth and deliver a competitive advantage. With an unprecedented scale of 300B+ daily ad requests from 1.6B+ unique users worldwide, we serve up to 1B+ ads per day in 180 countries. Kayzen is accessible through our APIs and user interface.
The team
You will join a small, senior team and work directly alongside our Finance & Legal Lead. Your key stakeholders will be the leadership team, as well as our Finance, Operations, and Commercial functions across a globally distributed organisation.
The role
As Legal Counsel, you will be Kayzen’s primary legal owner across four core areas. You will operate as a trusted business partner — not just a gatekeeper — and are expected to move fast, apply sound commercial judgment, and help the business scale without unnecessary legal friction.
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
Further develop and scale Kayzen’s compliance framework to match our growth as an internationally operating company
Requirements
- ·Qualified lawyer (“Volljurist”) or Business lawyer (“Wirtschaftsjurist”) with 2–5 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
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
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, region restricted, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Kayzen, 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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