Pair
1 month ago
(Senior) Legal Counsel for Commercial Area
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Company information
- Company
- Pair
- Location
- Berlin (Hybrid) Germany
- Posted
- 1 month ago
Job description
What you can achieve with us:
What you should bring with you:
What we offer you:
Who is your contact person?
- Support with RFP/tender processes as well as independent execution of contract negotiations with prospective and existing clients in coordination with the Legal-Commercial Team and the Market division, as well as legal reviews, also for our international subsidiaries (for the DACH, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Benelux, Poland, Romania, and Nordics regions)
- Taking over/participating in the review of data protection law contracts (e.g., DPAs) as well as contracts with service providers and other cooperation partners
- Topic- and event-related coordination with colleagues, especially from the broader Legal & Compliance area, including Data Protection & AI Governance, Market (Business Development & Partnership Management), IT Security, and Finance, as well as with external partners to ensure compliance with legal requirements and contract terms
- Active participation in the development and implementation of strategies for optimization in the Legal Operations area
- Support for the Lead Legal Counsel Commercial (Commercial) and, if necessary, the General Counsel with further legal issues
What you should bring with you:
- Law degree (at least LL.M.) in at least one EU/EEA jurisdiction, ideally with or at the level of a German second state examination in law
- At least 4 years of experience in Commercial Law, preferably in an international European environment in the markets relevant to the PAIR Finance Group (plus: France, Italy)
- At least 2 years of experience in negotiating data protection law contracts, ideally also with partners from the regions of France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and Romania
- Practical experience in supporting RFP and tender processes as well as in contract negotiations, contract management, and legal reviews, ideally gained in an internationally operating company
- Fluent German, English, and French are a matter of course for you – knowledge of Italian, Dutch, or Swedish is a plus
- Experience in stakeholder management
- Great interest and ability to realistically represent contracts and to further develop contract management systems and relevant documentation
What we offer you:
Location & Work Model
- Berlin (Charlottenburg) - Hybrid
- Within the probation period (6 months): 2–3 days per week in the office
- Thereafter at least 1-2 days/week, with possibly additional presence on certain occasions
- Attractive, competitive salary
- Company pension plan & subsidy for the Deutschlandticket
- Access to Corporate Benefits (exclusive discounts & offers)
- Permanent contract, flexible working hours & 28 days of vacation
- Individual Learning Budget & access to language courses
- Structured onboarding with clear goals from day one
- Continuous mentoring by an international, experienced team
- Focus on ownership, fast learning curves, and real development
- Flat hierarchies with a transparent and appreciative feedback culture
- Regular 1:1s, All-Hands & Performance Cycles
- Diverse, international teams (30+ nationalities)
- Great summer and Christmas parties as well as regular team events
- Office life with regular joint breakfast, foosball & more
Who is your contact person?
Your contact person for this position is Judith Gröchenig. If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email to
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Required skills
- english
- german
- dutch
- mentoring
- finance
- french
- rfp
- contract management
- onboarding
- italian
- flexible working hours
- corporate benefits
- stakeholder management
- swedish
- it security
- permanent contract
- data protection
- tender
- commercial law
- dpa
- hybrid work
- ai governance
- legal counsel
- contract negotiation
- international teams
- international law
- legal operations
- company pension
- feedback culture
- general counsel
- deutschlandticket
- ll.m.
- german law
- legal review
- eu law
- cooperation agreements
- european law
- service provider contracts
- eea law
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