General Counsel
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General Counsel guiding ZeptoLab’s international game development business across UK-focused corporate, commercial, IP and regulatory matters. Introducing AI-powered workflows and advising founders and senior leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Advise the business on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions, with a particular focus on the UK
- Draft, negotiate and manage commercial agreements, including publishing, licensing, IP, SaaS, procurement and strategic partnerships
- Identify legal risks, provide pragmatic recommendations and support informed business decisions
- Support cross-border legal projects, corporate governance and international compliance
- Manage intellectual property matters, including trademarks, copyrights, licensing and IP protection
- Drive GDPR compliance, privacy governance, data processing agreements and cross-border data transfers
- Improve contract management, legal documentation standards and legal operations
- Support statutory audits, due diligence projects and regulatory reviews
- Introduce AI-powered legal workflows and automation for contract drafting, legal research, document review, compliance monitoring and knowledge management
- Collaborate with external legal advisors across different jurisdictions
Requirements:
- Extensive experience as a senior in-house legal counsel or general counsel in an international company
- Proven in-house legal experience in the game development industry
- Broad international legal experience across multiple jurisdictions
- Strong expertise in UK corporate and commercial law
- Strong experience with commercial contracts, licensing and intellectual property
- Ability to navigate unfamiliar jurisdictions by working effectively with external counsel
- Business-oriented mindset and ability to communicate legal risks clearly
- Strong ownership and willingness to take responsibility beyond a narrow area of expertise
- Passion for improving legal processes through AI and modern legal technologies
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Fluency in English and Russian would be considered an advantage
Benefits:
- The chance to expand your expertise across multiple international jurisdictions
- Broad exposure to high-impact legal work spanning corporate, commercial, IP, licensing, privacy and compliance
- An opportunity to shape how AI is integrated into legal operations and build a modern legal function
- Direct access to founders and senior leadership, with the ability to influence strategic business decisions















