Senior Corporate Counsel

Senior Corporate Counsel

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Corporate Counsel based in Portugal.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal professional to provide strategic and operational legal guidance within a fast-paced technology environment. Working remotely on a part-time basis, you will play a key role in shaping legal frameworks across intellectual property, data protection, commercial agreements, employment matters, and regulatory compliance. The position offers broad exposure to innovative digital products, emerging technologies, and international legal challenges. You will act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, helping mitigate risks while supporting growth initiatives, partnerships, and product development. Ideal for a highly autonomous legal expert, this role combines hands-on legal execution with the opportunity to establish and enhance legal processes across a dynamic and evolving business.

Accountabilities

• Provide comprehensive legal support across corporate, commercial, regulatory, and operational matters.
• Lead intellectual property initiatives, including trademark registration and protection, copyright management, assignment of rights, and compliance with third-party intellectual property requirements.
• Ensure compliance with data protection and privacy regulations, including user consent management, privacy policies, personal data processing practices, and requirements relating to underage users.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain legal documentation such as Terms of Service, End User License Agreements, refund policies, cookie policies, and community guidelines.
• Advise on platform compliance matters, including app marketplace requirements, subscription models, in-app purchases, content ratings, and interactions with payment service providers.
• Support employment-related legal matters, including employee and contractor agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-compete provisions, equity incentive programs, and termination processes.
• Review and negotiate commercial contracts, partnership agreements, vendor relationships, API integrations, and other business-to-business arrangements.
• Oversee licensing compliance for software components, open-source technologies, SDKs, media assets, and third-party content.
• Advise on legal considerations related to artificial intelligence technologies, including liability management, training data usage, disclosure obligations, and evolving regulatory frameworks.
• Support fundraising activities, investor relations, due diligence processes, term sheet reviews, and other corporate transactions.
• Assess legal risks associated with new products, features, and business initiatives while recommending appropriate mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• Degree in Law, preferably with a specialization in international, corporate, or commercial law.
• Significant senior-level experience in corporate legal counsel, in-house legal advisory, or a comparable legal leadership role.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage legal priorities autonomously, and provide practical business-oriented legal advice.
• Strong expertise in intellectual property law, employment law, commercial contracts, and corporate legal matters.
• Solid understanding of data protection and privacy regulations, including GDPR and related international frameworks.
• Experience supporting mobile applications, digital products, software platforms, or technology-driven businesses.
• Familiarity with legal considerations surrounding software licensing, platform compliance, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex legal issues and translate them into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to manage legal documentation and stakeholder communications in an international environment.

Benefits

• Fully remote and flexible working arrangement.
• Part-time engagement offering strong work-life balance.
• Opportunity to take ownership of legal operations and influence strategic business decisions.
• Broad exposure to international legal matters across technology, intellectual property, privacy, employment, and corporate governance.
• Involvement in innovative products leveraging emerging technologies and AI-driven solutions.
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial work environment with significant autonomy.
• Opportunity to contribute to fundraising activities, corporate transactions, and business growth initiatives.
• Diverse and intellectually stimulating legal challenges across multiple jurisdictions and practice areas.