Your tasks

Your key responsibilities include:

• Legal Strategy: Develop and implement the company's legal strategy in alignment with its business goals.
• General Contract Law: Drafting and updating of all legal company documents (e.g. Client Contracts, rental agreements, Non-disclosur agreements, General terms and conditions)
• Contract Negotiation: Oversee and negotiate various contracts, including SaaS, software and subscription licenses, maintenance agreements, partnerships, vendor agreements, and customer contracts.
• Compliance: Ensure the company's compliance with local and international laws and regulations, including intellectual property, data privacy, and cybersecurity laws.
• Litigation Management: Manage and oversee any legal disputes, litigation, or legal proceedings involving the company.
• Risk Assessment: Identify and assess legal risks associated with business activities and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Corporate Governance: Advise on corporate governance matters, including board of directors' responsibilities and corporate policies.
• Regulatory Affairs: Stay updated on regulatory changes affecting the software industry and ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations.
• Data Privacy: Oversee data protection and privacy compliance, especially where the software handles personal or sensitive data.
• Employment and Social Security Law: Provide guidance on employment law matters, including labor relations, employee contracts, and HR policies.
• Mergers and Acquisitions: Assist in due diligence and legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships.
• Ethics and Compliance: Promote a culture of ethics and compliance throughout the organization.

Our requirements

• Degree in Law (Mlaw/lic.iur.) , Swiss Bar Exam or LL.M,active membership in the Swiss Bar Association.
• Extensive legal and contract negotiation experience, with a focus on technology and software.
• Strong knowledge of software licensing, intellectual property, and data privacy laws.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, problem-solving skills and ability to convey legal matters in terms understandable to non-legal colleagues.
• Leadership and management experience, as this role may grow to oversee an in-house legal team.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other departments and executives to achieve company goals.