International Legal Counsel (UK & Germany)

At Ledgy, we’re on a mission to make Europe a powerhouse of entrepreneurship by building a modern, tech-driven equity management and financial reporting platform for private and public companies. In 2026, we aim to be the leading provider for European IPOs and reporting for share-based payments. We are a value-based company with a core focus on being humble, transparent, ambitious and impactful, all in order to delivery the best experience for our customers and end users. We are proud to partner with some of the world’s leading investors. New Enterprise Associates led our $22m Series B round in 2022, with Philip Chopin joining Sequoia’s Luciana Lixandru on our board. We were founded in Switzerland in 2017 and today we operate globally from offices in Zurich and London. We encourage diversity and are an international team coming from 26 different countries and speaking 25 different languages.   About the Role As General Counsel, you will lead and continue to develop our legal team, inheriting a strong, capable group and taking it to the next stage of growth. You'll remain hands-on across commercial, corporate, compliance and operational legal matters, acting as the senior legal voice in the business and a trusted advisor to the leadership team as we continue to scale across multiple jurisdictions, manage risk, and mature our legal infrastructure, processes and governance. Key Responsibilities Team leadership * Act as a strategic legal advisor to the executive team and board on key business decisions. * Lead, manage and continue to develop our existing legal team, building further capability and capacity in line with the company's continued growth. * Direct and manage relationships with external counsel and fractional advisers. Corporate and governance * Lead on corporate governance matters across the group's entities. * Act as company secretary (or oversee this function), ensuring the business meets its ongoing corporate compliance obligations in relevant jurisdictions, including Switzerland, the UK and Germany. * Support investor relations from a legal perspective, including shareholder communications, corporate actions and any future fundraising activity. * Maintain and continuously improve the group's corporate structure, including subsidiary governance and inter-company arrangements as the business expands. Commercial contracting * Lead negotiation of high-value, bespoke commercial agreements with customers, partners and vendors, including enterprise SaaS contracts, MSAs, DPAs and strategic partnership agreements. * Continue to refine the existing suite of template agreements and playbooks to enable faster, lower-risk deal cycles as the business scales. * Provide pragmatic, commercially-minded legal input that balances risk mitigation with deal velocity. Legal operations and AI governance * Working hand-in-hand with our AI and RevOps teams, build on existing legal operations, including contract lifecycle management, legal tech tooling, workflows, knowledge management and budgeting, identifying opportunities for further improvement. * Develop and maintain the company's approach to AI governance, including policies and frameworks for the use of AI tools internally and AI-related features within the product, working closely with product and engineering teams. * Drive efficiency and self-service across the business through clear processes, training and accessible legal resources. Risk management and compliance * Identify, assess and manage legal and regulatory risk across the business, horizon scanning for upcoming changes in law and regulation across the UK, EU and further afield. * Own and maintain the company's compliance frameworks, policies and corporate governance documentation. * Strong working knowledge of data privacy law (UK/EU GDPR, Swiss FADP), with the judgement to apply this confidently in collaboration with the information security and data teams. Cross-functional partnership * Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders across finance, sales, marketing, product and information security, embedding legal input proactively in business processes. * Support the sales team on deal structuring, contract negotiation and escalations to help close revenue efficiently. * Partner with finance on corporate matters and governance requirements arising from the company's investor relationships. International expansion * Lead on the legal aspects of continued international expansion, including new entity set-up, employment and regulatory considerations, and local law advice coordination across new jurisdictions. * Manage relationships with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality legal support. About You * 8+ years PQE, with significant experience gained in-house in a fast-paced, dynamic scale-up environment. * Proven experience leading and developing a small legal team in a resourceful way. * Strong commercial experience in a SaaS business, including negotiating high-value, bespoke contracts with customers, partners and vendors. * Demonstrable legal operations experience, with an understanding of how to approach AI governance for both internal tooling and product development. * A track record of building effective partnerships with stakeholders across finance, sales, marketing, product and infosec. * Strong risk management skills, with the ability to horizon scan and anticipate emerging legal and regulatory issues. * Experience supporting international/global expansion, ideally across UK, European and US jurisdictions. * Excellent judgement, with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented and commercially astute approach to legal advice. * Strong and effective communication and influencing skills, comfortable operating at board level. * Will hold and maintain a legal practising certificate with the SRA in England (highly preferred) Nice to Have * An AI-first mindset, with experience embedding AI tools into legal workflows to drive efficiency * Swiss law experience * Experience supporting M&A or other corporate transactions * Financial services regulatory experience, in particular familiarity with the regulatory landscape for equity/share plan administration across jurisdictions * Experience inheriting an existing legal team Being part of Ledgy means: * Recharge and re-energize with flexible working hours, 25 days of vacation, and up to 40 days of remote work from outside your home country * We make space for your own professional development, with a generous yearly learning & development budget * This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. All salaries are aligned with competitively benchmarked ranges based on work location and levelling * Private health insurance * Enhanced parental leave * Cycle-to-work scheme * This is a London-based role with a hybrid work model of 2 days in the office per week Ledgy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! As Employment Counsel (EMEA), you will serve as Figma's primary employment legal advisor across EMEA, partnering closely with People and business leaders to support our international workforce and help scale our global employment legal function. This is a full time role that can be held from our London Hub or remotely in the United Kingdom. WHAT YOU’LL DO AT FIGMA: * Serve as the primary employment legal advisor for EMEA and support other regional and global employment matters, partnering closely with People and business leaders on strategic employment and workforce matters  * Draft, revise, and update employment and benefits-related documentation and agreements as needed * Advise senior stakeholders on complex employee relations, disciplinary, grievance and investigation matters and recommend appropriate outcomes * Identify and operationalise compliance-based requirements and build scalable employment-related policies, playbooks, templates, and self-serve tools in collaboration with partner teams to help scale the legal function and the business  * Support Figma's international growth, including expansion into new jurisdictions, workforce scaling initiatives, and evolving employment compliance requirements * Manage employment-related litigation including strategy, discovery, drafting, and coordination with external counsel * Identify and address developing employment legal requirements and potential future legal risks to the business * Collaborate with other cross-functional business teams including legal, accounting, procurement, and communications WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/ARE: * UK-qualified with 8+ years PQE, including experience at a top-tier law firm and in-house legal department practising employment law * Significant experience providing practical, commercially focused employment law advice across EMEA, including employee relations, investigations, works councils and consultation requirements, restructurings, redundancies, dismissals, and other complex employment matters * Proven ability to build trusted relationships with People, Legal, and business leaders, exercise strong commercial judgement, and influence decision-making in complex situations * Experience designing and scaling employment policies, programmes, processes, and documentation in a growing organisation, including leveraging technology and AI-enabled tools where appropriate * Exceptional communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative approach, with a strong desire to learn, improve, and help build effective solutions WHILE NOT REQUIRED, IT’S AN ADDED PLUS IF YOU ALSO HAVE: * Significant experience with employment law in France and Germany; fluency in French or German  * Interest in employment law outside of EMEA  * Experience with international expansion and M&A At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 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