Spacelift is an infrastructure orchestration platform that manages the entire infrastructure lifecycle — provisioning, configuration and governance. Spacelift integrates with all infrastructure tooling to provide a single integrated workflow so you can deliver secure, cost-effective, and resilient infrastructure, fast.
By automating deployment and configuration, providing developer self-service, golden paths with guardrails, and an OPA policy engine, Spacelift empowers businesses to accelerate developer velocity while maintaining control and governance over their infrastructure. Spacelift offers unrivaled support, no-nonsense pricing, and a range of deployment models to fit your specific needs.
We are looking for a business-oriented and proactive Legal Counsel to join our growing legal team in a fast-scaling tech company. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across different departments, providing hands-on legal support for sales, marketing, HR, finance, compliance, and privacy matters.
Your mission is to ensure legal security while enabling business growth, and helping to navigate complex regulations, contract negotiations, and internal governance.
Manage contract templates (draft, update, and implement processes for effective use)
Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of complex agreements
Support the sales team in contract negotiations, risk assessment, and strategic decision-making
Assist the finance team with contract-related debt recovery and risk mitigation
Oversee compliance, privacy, and regulatory matters, ensuring adherence to applicable laws
Monitor new regulations and proactively update internal policies and business practices
Support HR and internal governance, contributing to policies, employment-related legal matters, and training
Provide quick, practical, and commercially focused legal advice to all teams
Act as a trusted business partner for different teams, ensuring legal and compliance needs are met
Draft internal policies and guidelines tailored to different departments
Develop training materials and workshops on key legal, compliance, and privacy topics
Law degree and at least 3 years of experience as an in-house legal counsel
Proven ability to review, draft, and negotiate contracts in English, ideally in a digital/tech environment
Experience in contract management, compliance, and privacy matters
Strong problem-solving skills: You combine legal expertise with a business mindset to find practical solutions
Excellent analytical skills: You love diving into regulations, anticipating risks, and identifying strategic opportunities
Proactive and hands-on: You take ownership, prioritize effectively, and get things done
Empathetic and collaborative: You understand business needs and work as a partner to enable growth
Fluency in English is a must
Hands-on: You take initiative, you are not afraid to do it yourself based on priorities and results
Experience working with U.S. law or international legal frameworks
Knowledge of AI-related legal and regulatory developments, with an interest in further expanding expertise
Previous experience in a scale-up or tech environment
Comfort working in a global, multicultural setting
Intro interview with Olga Gradowska-Pernak, Technical Recruiter
Hiring Manager interview with Head of Legal
Take-home exercise
Team Interview with Head of Finance & Legal Team
Innovative Culture: Join a team shaping cloud infrastructure management's future
Growth Opportunities: Be a key player in driving Spacelift's business and AWS partnership to new heights
Work-Life Balance: Flexible work environment, with remote-first options and competitive compensation packages
Collaborative Team: Work with passionate, talented people committed to driving success for our customers and partners
We build for CUSTOMERS
We RESPECT each other
We take OWNERSHIP seriously
We succeed through COLLABORATION
We embrace SPARK & WONDER
Department: Legal Locations: Remote Europe Remote Status: Fully Remote
