General Counsel at amo

amo is a Paris-based consumer social company. We want to build Europe's most ambitious consumer company. Our apps Bump and Sugar are used by millions of people all over the globe. Location sits at the heart of one of our current products, and privacy, trust and safety are part of how we build, not an afterthought. We're scaling fast, and this comes with legal implications. We want them handled in a way that speeds the business up. The role: We're hiring our first General Counsel to own amo's legal function end to end. This is a business role, not a support function: you'll work directly with the cofounders, join discussions from the start and work with every team, from Product and Distribution to People, Engineering and Finance. You'll draft, negotiate and advise yourself on the topics that matter most. For everything else, you'll build and run a network of local counsel, with the right firm for each topic and each market, and turn their advice into clear decisions for the team. How we think about legal: At amo, legal starts from the product, to serve our users. We're not looking for someone who applies the rules by the book, but for someone who understands what we're building and why, and finds the legal approach that makes sense for it. You'll be judged on what you enable, not on how many memos you write. Product and users first: you join discussions early and work with the team toward the same goal: making projects to life, fast and safe. Pragmatic on risk: you know which rules are non-negotiable, where there is room for judgement, and how much risk is worth taking for the business. You give a recommendation, not a list of risks. Built for scale: you set up the contracts, policies and processes that enable our growth. What you'll own: You'll cover every legal question that comes with scaling a consumer app across markets, working with the right local counsel on each topic: Corporate: general corporate, group structure as we expand internationally, BSPCE plans and employee liquidity operations. Employment: French labour law across the employee lifecycle, from contracts, immigration and internal rules to terminations. Trademarks and IP: our global trademark portfolio: filing strategy, oppositions, watch services and disputes. Patents and content licensing as they come. Compliance and data protection: GDPR, protection of minors, DSA, app store policies, and more. Regulator and law enforcement requests. Commercial contracts: vendors and SaaS, partnerships, creator and influencer agreements, advertising, data processing agreements. Templates and a self-serve process so teams can move autonomously. Litigation: pre-litigation and litigation across jurisdictions, with outside counsel. Clear risk assessments and options for the cofounders. M&A: acquisitions and strategic transactions when the time comes, including due diligence, structuring and integration. What success looks like: Teams ship features, sign deals and expand without waiting on legal. The cofounders spend far less time on legal: topics get tracked, briefed and closed without one of them driving each one, and nothing is discovered late. The right local counsel is in place for each topic and market, on a budget we control. What we're looking for: Startup and scaleup experience, at our stage and beyond. 7+ years of legal experience, including a senior in-house role (General Counsel, Deputy GC or Head of Legal) at a tech company. You've lived the stage we're at international expansion, fast growth. Expert in French and EU law. French legal training, with deep knowledge of French corporate and employment law, GDPR and EU digital regulation. Admission to the bar (CAPA) is a plus. Global outlook. You've handled matters in several jurisdictions and know how to find, brief and challenge the right local counsel for each topic and market. A true generalist. You move from a vendor contract negotiation to a trademark opposition in