£100K plus bonus & equity
London, Geneva
Maven Assignment Reference No 2284
Our client is an award winning, early stage venture backed Internet start up. Our vision is to become Europe’s leading platform for distribution of short stay self-catering accommodation rentals. Apartment owners can list their property for free and we only add a commission on top of their bookings. Guests have a choice of thousands of apartments in over 250 destinations and are able to book online with secure payments.
Job overview
To continue our rapid growth we are recruiting a qualified in-house Senior Corporate Counsel to deal with a wide range of contractual, structural and tax issues. This is a varied role supporting an extremely fast growth venture-capital backed internet business with a global reach (suppliers, customers, partners). The purpose of the role is to support the management team with all legal issues to proper protection of the company’s interests and compliance / good governance.
Responsibilities
• Draft and review contracts with suppliers and strategic partners and support management through contract negotiation decisions
• Advise management and board on contractual rights and obligations
• Review (and update if required) employee contracts based on current legislation
• Maintain and update the terms and conditions on the website to be consistent with business decisions taken and to comply with relevant legislation
• Liaise with external lawyers in various specialist fields as required
• To be involved with VAT, Corporation tax issues.
• Manage the protection of the intellectual property of the brand
• Provide legal advice across all areas of the company and educate decision makers in
issues that require legal consideration
• Maintain a live “data room” with all company contracts and NDAs
• Handle any disputes or claims made against the company
• Notify management ahead of each contract renewal point for a decision on whether to continue
• Continued professional development and familiarity with all relevant issues concerning the industry sector and the territories in which we operate
The ideal candidate will have experience in
• Working in the online / ecommerce / internet sector (required)
• Dealing with a variety of European wide legal issues and different regulatory environments
• Expertise with intellectual property issues
• Commercial experience
• Managing closely the time and cost of external lawyers and advisors
• Experience at both a law firm and in-house is preferred
• Experience working on corporate finance and private equity deals
• Significant experience managing multiple, complex, strategic, specialty law projects, issues, and transactions
Required skills / education
• Advanced university degree in law
• Qualified lawyer, ideally specialising in contract law
• Another European language desirable particularly French.
• Ability to work in a dynamic fast growth environment
• Flexible approach but with a desire to meet targets and objectives
• Highly motivated, hardworking, proactive and innovative
• Good communication and teamwork skills
Please contact helen@maven-ventures.com ref 2284