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Chief Legal Officer für InkuPlay, eine inklusive deutsche eSport-Organisation mit digitalen Gaming-Produkten. Verantwortung für globale Rechtsstrategie, Verträge, Datenschutz, IP, KI, Compliance und Transaktionen.
Responsibilities:
- Overall responsibility for legal matters and the global/group-wide legal strategy of InkuPlay
- Advise the CEO and Executive Leadership Team on legal, regulatory and reputational opportunities and risks
- Support corporate governance, shareholder matters, executive duties, powers of attorney and internal decision-making processes
- Monitor relevant legislative and regulatory developments and coordinate their implementation
- Establish legal risk management with escalation paths, responsibilities, reporting and regular legal risk reports
- Draft, review, negotiate and develop key contracts and strategic partnerships
- Develop contract standards, playbooks, approval processes and negotiation guidelines
- Support complex and business-critical negotiations
- Advise Product, Engineering, Data, Security and Operations on products, technology, data protection, information security, platforms, consumer protection, youth protection, advertising and monetization
- Develop a legal framework for artificial intelligence
- Coordinate Data Protection Impact Assessments, international data transfers, data processing agreements and data subject rights
- Protect and manage trademarks, technologies, content, designs, domains and other intangible assets
- Manage trademark filings, licensing models, open-source compliance as well as enforcement and defense of IP rights
- Evolve the compliance management system and take responsibility for policies, investigations, reporting and escalation processes
- Support financing rounds, corporate actions, restructurings, equity programs, joint ventures and potential M&A transactions
- Coordinate legal due diligence, transaction documentation, signing, closing and post-merger integration
- Assess and manage litigation, complaints, cease-and-desist notices, regulatory proceedings and other disputes
- Select and manage external law firms and specialist advisors and own the legal budget and make-or-buy strategy
- Develop the organization, roles, processes and competency profile of the legal function
- Lead existing team members or gradually build an internal team
- Establish KPIs and drive Legal Operations, knowledge management, contract automation and Legal Tech
Requirements:
- Fully qualified lawyer with above-average state examinations or equivalent qualification in a relevant jurisdiction
- Typically at least ten years of relevant professional experience, including several years in a senior in-house role
- Experience in technology-driven, digital, gaming, media, entertainment, platform or high-growth companies
- Broad expertise in commercial and contract law
- Solid knowledge in multiple areas such as corporate law, data protection, IT law, consumer law, intellectual property, media law, platform regulation, AI regulation, compliance, employment law or M&A
- Proven track record of negotiating complex international contracts and strategic partnerships
- Familiarity with cross-border business models and ability to efficiently coordinate local external counsel
- Fluent communication skills in German and English
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to make robust decisions under uncertainty
- Ability to clearly quantify or categorize risks and to explain recommendations in an understandable way
- Structured, pragmatic working style with strong execution skills and attention to detail
- Confident demeanor in dealings with management, shareholders, authorities, business partners and external advisors
- Capacity for constructive dissent, independence and high personal integrity
- Ability to build trusted relationships and communicate complex matters appropriately for different audiences
- Leadership skills and willingness to develop people
- Willingness to work in a dynamic environment with partially newly established structures
- Particularly welcome: experience with digital platforms, games, in-app purchases, subscriptions, advertising, virtual goods, youth protection, community governance, content moderation, user-generated content, AI governance, open-source software, data-driven products, fundraising rounds, international expansion, M&A, legal/compliance build-out, Legal Operations and contract lifecycle management
Benefits:
- Responsible role as a member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Scope to shape and build the legal function
- Close collaboration with the CEO, executives and central business units
- Professional development and building a high-performing internal team
- Implementation and enhancement of Legal Operations, knowledge management, contract automation and Legal Tech solutions
- Dynamic, growth-oriented environment
- Additional languages are a plus
- Applications that include salary expectations will be considered
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