Overview
Senior Legal Counsel Jobs in Berlin, Germany at Taylor Root
Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Company: Taylor Root
Location: Berlin, Germany
Senior Legal Counsel (EMEA)
Location: Berlin, Germany (Hybrid) 3 days on site, 2 days remote.
About the Opportunity
We are partnering with a leading international online travel and technology business to recruit a Senior Legal Counsel to join its EMEA Legal team based in Berlin.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced commercial lawyer to work at the heart of a fast-growing, global organisation, providing strategic legal support across a broad range of commercial, regulatory, compliance, and operational matters. The role offers significant exposure to cross-border legal issues, emerging digital regulation, and complex stakeholder engagement across multiple European markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide commercially focused legal advice to senior stakeholders on strategic initiatives, new products, and business projects.
- Advise on complex multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory matters across the EMEA region.
- Lead and support compliance activities relating to data protection, consumer protection, digital and technology regulation, marketing, promotions, and travel sector regulations.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments, assess business impact, and drive implementation of compliance initiatives.
- Draft, negotiate, review, and advise on a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier, partnership, technology, and services contracts.
- Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across commercial, marketing, finance, HR, product, and operational teams.
- Deliver practical legal guidance and training to promote legal awareness across the business.
- Manage and resolve commercial and consumer disputes in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
- Support regulatory engagement and interactions with authorities across Europe.
- Instruct and manage external legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
- Drive continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, policies, and governance frameworks.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues across legal and business teams in an international and multicultural environment.
About You
- Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 8 years’ post-qualification experience.
- Significant in-house legal experience gained within a commercial organisation.
- At least 4 years’ legal practice experience in Germany.
- Experience within a technology, digital platform, e-commerce, online marketplace, travel, or consumer-focused business is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
- Experience advising on data protection, consumer law, digital regulation, and related legal frameworks.
- Commercially minded with the ability to balance legal risk against business objectives and provide pragmatic, solution-oriented advice.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and influence senior leadership.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment with competing priorities.
- Proactive, adaptable, and able to work independently while managing a varied workload.
- Fluent English and German are essential.
What’s on Offer
- A senior legal position within a globally recognised digital business.
- Exposure to complex international commercial and regulatory matters.
- Direct interaction with senior business leaders and key decision-makers.
- A collaborative, multicultural, and high-performing environment.
- Excellent career development and growth opportunities.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
- The opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a rapidly expanding international organisation.
