Junior/Mid AI Legal Specialist (Full Remote - Germany)

We are looking for a motivated AI Legal Specialist with a passion for all-things-tech & AI to join our Compliance Team. In this role, you’ll be owning legal and compliance-related workflows/projects, guided by and working side-by-side our Legal & Safety Lead, Maxwelle Sokol. This is a unique opportunity to develop your legal expertise at the frontier of AI and e-commerce regulation, and join a growing Compliance team at a leading, fast-moving AI companion platform. This is envisioned as a generalist role who can handle the wide array of legal/compliance topics that come in. We don’t expect applicants to have experience in every category listed below, but a doer mindset & motivation to learn about these topics is non-negotiable.

Responsibilities

Owning compliance with worldwide laws applicable to AI and e-commerce platforms; Preparing contracts and assessments required under data protection law, including GDPR (DPAs, TIAs, etc.); Preparing and maintaining required compliance documentation, including internal documentation under data protection, AI Governance, consumer rights, AI systems inventory, and risk assessments; Performing product and feature reviews; Owning day-to-day compliance tasks including IP issues, contract reviews, and legal terms updates; Tracking, researching and analyzing relevant legal developments; Receiving guidance from and having regular check-ins with Legal & Safety Lead

Requirements

Legal education (e.g., Masters of Law, Juris Doctor, recognized legal certification); 2-6 years of experience as legal counsel or similar positions; At least 2 years of experience working with contracts generally and data protection law specifically; Experience preparing Data Protection Agreements and Transfer Impact Assessments; Experience contacting vendors about contract-related issues; Experience in applying or interest in learning the legal landscape applicable to B2C companies; Ability to distill complex legal concepts into plain English; Professional experience or interest in AI; Strong communication & collaborative skills; Perfectly fluent in English; Goal-oriented, ownership and commitment; Doer mindset; Humble - willing to learn, open to feedback; Comfortable reviewing and discussing uncensored AI-generated content and NSFW material

Nice to have

Full certification as an attorney / legal counsel; Previous experience in explosive growth startups, BTC, and/or AI compliance; Fluency in additional languages

Benefits

Fully remote work; 4 weeks (20 working days) PTO per year; Annual in-person meetup; Monthly allowance of 100 USD for health insurance expenses; Access to unlimited 1:1 sessions with psychologists and lifestyle experts through OpenUp (also available to up to three family members); Co-working space budget up to twice per month (35 EUR / 40 USD per visit); Learning budget for courses, books, conferences, events, or certifications; Company laptop and equipment with monitor budget up to 250 USD and keyboard/mouse/mic/headphones budget up to 150 USD; Premium access to ChatGPT, Cursor, Hugging Face, Claude Code, and other AI tools