Senior Legal Counsel (f/m/d)

Job description

Purpose of Position Awin's Legal team advises the group on its legal rights and obligations across a global affiliate and partnership network. As Senior Legal Counsel, you will be a trusted, hands-on partner to our commercial, product and leadership teams, leading complex negotiations, supporting M&A and strategic transactions, and helping the business grow across Europe, the UK, the US and beyond. You will report directly to the General Counsel. We are looking for a pragmatic, business-enabling lawyer who enjoys solving problems, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about how AI is changing both our industry and the way legal teams work. If you enjoy working across cultures and jurisdictions, join us full-time in one of our hubs, London or Berlin, or work from another country where Awin has an office – you can choose. Key Tasks Leading the drafting, review and negotiation of complex, high-value commercial agreements with advertisers, publishers, agencies, technology partners and vendors, including MSAs, SaaS and platform terms, partnership agreements, DPAs and NDAs Acting as the go-to legal partner for commercial teams across regions, giving consistent, risk-weighted and business-focused advice that helps close deals Advising on cross-jurisdictional corporate, commercial, competition, intellectual property and regulatory matters under EU, UK, US and other international legal frameworks Supporting M&A and strategic transactions end to end, from due diligence and transaction documents to corporate approvals and post-merger integration Managing disputes, litigation and third-party information requests such as subpoenas, together with external counsel Working with the Privacy team on the commercial and contractual side of data protection, including GDPR, UK GDPR, US state privacy laws and other regimes Shaping how Legal uses AI: introducing AI tools and workflows that make the team more efficient, and advising the business on the legal aspects of AI, including the EU AI Act Improving templates, playbooks and legal processes, and delivering practical training to non-lawyers Skills & Expertise Qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales and/or admitted to practise as an attorney in a US state 5+ years' post-qualification experience, ideally in-house in an international business or at a law firm handling comparable commercial work St…