Legal roles at startups
24 open legal roles at startups like Qonto, Alan and Mistral AI. Legal counsel, compliance and privacy roles, picked from the careers pages of the startups worth joining and refreshed every day.
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General CounselFirst GC, owning legal end to end, working directly with the cofounders.AmoAmoSeedSocial app to stay close with real friends, backed by CoatueSee Amo →
Senior Regulatory OfficerAdvise on banking regulation at an embedded bank, reviewing new products and partner contracts, with the Risk team as a daily counterpart.SwanSwanSeries BBanking APIs that let companies embed accounts, cards and payments; Series B backed by Accel and CreandumSee Swan →
Legal CounselSmall legal team with direct exposure to management. Negotiate distribution, BPO and SaaS deals, and back GDPR compliance in France and Spain.papernestpapernestSeries AFree app that moves and manages your energy, internet and home insurance contracts; backed by PartechSee papernest →
Legal Counsel, Product & PrivacyProduct counsel on Juno: AI Act, GDPR across Europe, app store rules, reporting to the Head of Legal.JokoJokoSeries AFree AI shopping app that finds the best price and gives cashback; rated 4.7/5 on the App StoreSee Joko →
Banking Operations Juridical OfficerDecide the seizure, insolvency and inheritance cases that need judgement for Dutch and German customers. Team of 6.QontoQontoSeries DOnline business bank for SMEs and freelancers; Series D, backed by Tencent and Tiger GlobalSee Qonto →
Financial Services Regulatory LeadBuild the regulatory office of a newly created, ACPR-licensing payment institution from day one.PennylanePennylaneSeries EFinancial management platform giving small businesses a real-time view of their data; Series E backed by Sequoia and BlackstoneSee Pennylane →
Head of Compliance & DPOBuild the compliance, GDPR and export-control program at a Nasdaq-listed quantum hardware leader.PASQALPASQALSeries BNeutral-atom quantum computers with 1,000+ atoms, Nasdaq-listed; partners include BMW Group, Thales and CapgeminiSee PASQAL →
Insurance Compliance CounselFace the ACPR for an insurer with 1M+ members. Set compliance standards for France, Belgium and Spain, and for new markets.AlanAlanSeries FHealth insurance plus care and prevention in one app; 1.1M members in 6 countries, backed by IndexSee Alan →
Juriste, Legal CounselSole legal seat at an app with 25,000+ reviews: contracts, pre-litigation and sales compliance, working with outside counsel.ChooseChoosePre-seedMobile shopping app dropping new curated brands daily; 25,000+ reviews, backed by OneRagtime and FJ LabsSee Choose →
Lead Legal Counsel, Regulatory and Financial ServicesGreenfield: build the legal team behind Pennylane's payment-institution and lending licence, reporting to the General Counsel.PennylanePennylaneSeries EFinancial management platform giving small businesses a real-time view of their data; Series E backed by Sequoia and BlackstoneSee Pennylane →
Legal & Compliance OpsNewly created role: build compliance tooling and AI workflows so Corporate keeps pace as Alan heads for 10 countries.AlanAlanSeries FHealth insurance plus care and prevention in one app; 1.1M members in 6 countries, backed by IndexSee Alan →
IP Rights ManagerBuild the data-rights backbone from scratch: AI-run contract workflows replacing manual processes at a frontier lab.Mistral AIMistral AISeries COpen-weight frontier AI models companies run on their own servers; trusted by ASML, backed by Nvidia and MicrosoftSee Mistral AI →
Corporate ParalegalGovern a dozen entities across six jurisdictions, and automate the minutes, equity movements and filings with AI agents.AlanAlanSeries FHealth insurance plus care and prevention in one app; 1.1M members in 6 countries, backed by IndexSee Alan →
Juriste, Legal AffairsSit next to Sales, Procurement and R&D, reviewing contracts for quantum processors, reporting to the Head of Legal Affairs.PASQALPASQALSeries BNeutral-atom quantum computers with 1,000+ atoms, Nasdaq-listed; partners include BMW Group, Thales and CapgeminiSee PASQAL →
Anti-Financial Crime Training SpecialistWrite AML/CFT training for every Qonto market, alongside the Financial Security Officer who built the current program.QontoQontoSeries DOnline business bank for SMEs and freelancers; Series D, backed by Tencent and Tiger GlobalSee Qonto →
Lead EDDLead the EDD production team, reporting to the Western Europe Anti-Financial Crime Director. Formal management experience not required.QontoQontoSeries DOnline business bank for SMEs and freelancers; Series D, backed by Tencent and Tiger GlobalSee Qonto →
Risk & Compliance Governance OfficerWork directly with the Chief Risk Officer, coordinating the Risk, Oversight and New Products committees and every regulatory submission.SwanSwanSeries BBanking APIs that let companies embed accounts, cards and payments; Series B backed by Accel and CreandumSee Swan →
Regulatory Compliance OfficerDecide which suspicious transactions reach TRACFIN at a MiCA-authorised crypto bank, reporting to the Head of Compliance.BitstackBitstackSeries ABitcoin savings app with card and French IBAN; 400k+ users, over €400M saved, Y Combinator alumSee Bitstack →
Senior Legal CounselFirst in-house lawyer. Negotiate pharma licensing deals from term sheet to signing, with a direct line to the CEO and founders.AqemiaAqemiaSeries APhysics-based generative AI that designs new drug candidates; backed by Bpifrance, Cathay Innovation and ElaiaSee Aqemia →
Legal CounselBuild the legal function from scratch: negotiate MSAs and DPAs for an AI hiring product used at Deloitte France.MakiMakiSeries AAI hiring platform that screens and interviews candidates by skill, backed by DST Global and BlossomSee Maki →