Head of Legal
W.A.G. payment solutions
Legal
Prague, Czechia
Posted on Apr 9, 2026
We are looking for a Head of Legal.
The Head of Legal is the Group’s senior legal leader in the EW Group, providing pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance across the organization. The role safeguards the company’s interests by anticipating and managing legal risks, supporting strategic initiatives, and embedding effective governance and decision-making processes.
The Head of Legal leads and develops the legal function (internal team and external counsels), sets standards and templates, and ensures efficient delivery of legal services across all business units. The position partners closely with EW senior leadership, and key stakeholders to enable growth while maintaining strong compliance, integrity, and ethical standards. • Legal strategy & framework: set and continuously evolve the company’s legal framework and legal operating model, defining both long-term direction and short-term priorities in alignment with business strategy; translate strategy into a practical roadmap (policies, governance, templates, processes, and resourcing) and monitor delivery and effectiveness.
• Business partnering: ensure of providing timely and practical legal advice to internal customer such as commercial, finance, product, procurement, HR and operations teams.
• Legal risk management: identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks; maintain and improve policies, templates, playbooks, and controls.
• Team leadership: lead, mentor and develop the legal team across the group; allocate work, set priorities, and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Budget & vendor management: own the external counsel budget, manage legal vendors, and ensure cost-effective service delivery.
• Regulatory compliance support: advise on applicable laws and regulations, support compliance programs, and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries and audits.
• Corporate governance & housekeeping: oversee corporate documentation, delegations/authorities, and entity management in cooperation with internal stakeholders.
• Dispute & claims management: manage pre-litigation and litigation strategy, oversee external counsel, and drive efficient resolution of disputes.
• Contracting: draft, review and negotiate complex agreements (e.g., customer/supplier contracts, partnership agreements, , IT/technology and outsourcing contracts).
Required / Desired qualifications
The Head of Legal is the Group’s senior legal leader in the EW Group, providing pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance across the organization. The role safeguards the company’s interests by anticipating and managing legal risks, supporting strategic initiatives, and embedding effective governance and decision-making processes.
The Head of Legal leads and develops the legal function (internal team and external counsels), sets standards and templates, and ensures efficient delivery of legal services across all business units. The position partners closely with EW senior leadership, and key stakeholders to enable growth while maintaining strong compliance, integrity, and ethical standards. • Legal strategy & framework: set and continuously evolve the company’s legal framework and legal operating model, defining both long-term direction and short-term priorities in alignment with business strategy; translate strategy into a practical roadmap (policies, governance, templates, processes, and resourcing) and monitor delivery and effectiveness.
• Business partnering: ensure of providing timely and practical legal advice to internal customer such as commercial, finance, product, procurement, HR and operations teams.
• Legal risk management: identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks; maintain and improve policies, templates, playbooks, and controls.
• Team leadership: lead, mentor and develop the legal team across the group; allocate work, set priorities, and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Budget & vendor management: own the external counsel budget, manage legal vendors, and ensure cost-effective service delivery.
• Regulatory compliance support: advise on applicable laws and regulations, support compliance programs, and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries and audits.
• Corporate governance & housekeeping: oversee corporate documentation, delegations/authorities, and entity management in cooperation with internal stakeholders.
• Dispute & claims management: manage pre-litigation and litigation strategy, oversee external counsel, and drive efficient resolution of disputes.
• Contracting: draft, review and negotiate complex agreements (e.g., customer/supplier contracts, partnership agreements, , IT/technology and outsourcing contracts).
Required / Desired qualifications
- Education: Law degree (Master’s level or equivalent); bar admission/attorney qualification is an advantage (as applicable).
- Experience: 8+ years post-qualification legal experience, including substantial in-house and multi-jurisdiction experience; proven ability to advise and report to senior stakeholders and manage multiple priorities.
- Leadership: 5+ years people-management experience with ability to develop talent and drive performance. Experience with leading larger (5+) teams.
- Core skills: leading legal operations experience, strong contract drafting/negotiation skills, sound judgement, excellent communication, and a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach.
- Regulatory/compliance knowledge: familiarity with corporate governance, commercial law, dispute management, and relevant regulatory frameworks; experience in a regulated environment is preferred.
- Language: English at advanced/professional proficiency and strong presentation and drafting skills.
- PLC / industry experience: Experience with publicly listed company requirements and with technology / energy / SaaS industry is preferred.