Legal Counsel (Compliance and Digital Regulations)

• We are seeking a highly motivated Legal Counsel to join our legal team. Reporting directly to the VP Privacy, Digital Regulations, Risk & Compliance, you will play a crucial part in managing compliance-related legal matters and executing digital regulation requirements within a remote, dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will balance compliance obligations with business needs while helping navigate an evolving global legal landscape
• As Legal Counsel, you will be instrumental in supporting our legal operations. These include:
• Compliance Management: Oversee and execute compliance-related legal work, focusing on anti-money laundering (AML) protocols and sanctions checks
• Digital Regulations: Implement digital regulation requirements (including Digital Services Act (DSA) and the UK Online Safety Act), including content reporting processes, online content moderation guidelines, and children’s safety frameworks
• Privacy: Support on privacy governance and projects (e.g. privacy gap analysis, audit support, vendor due diligence, privacy-by-design-and-default)
• Legal Research & Policy: Conduct legal research and analysis on emerging digital regulations and guidance. Assist in drafting, reviewing, and updating legal agreements, policies, and procedures
• Cross-Functional Strategy: Team up with cross-functional stakeholders to improve internal processes by balancing complex regulatory compliance requirements with operational business needs
• Insurances: Manage the company’s insurance portfolio and respond to day-to-day queries around insurance coverage and insurance language in commercial agreements
• Training & Advisory: Prepare training materials and deliver presentations on compliance best practices and emerging legal obligations

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Gaming room
• Daily lunches provided
• Monthly massages
• Relocation assistance
• Paid online training courses
• Pension scheme
• Quarterly team outings
• 5-a-side twice monthly
• Days off for conferences
• Refer a friend bonus
• Team knowledge sharing sessions

• Strong understanding of global digital regulations and compliance frameworks (e.g., UK/EU GDPR, DSA, Online Safety Act)
• 2+ years of relevant legal experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, with a focus on compliance, emerging digital laws, or data protection
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills, and excellent skills in legal research, interviewing, writing, creative thinking and communication, building cross-functional relationships
• Certifications: Professional compliance or privacy certifications (e.g., ACAMS, CIPP/E) are a plus