General Counsel

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a General Counsel based in France.

• This is a senior leadership opportunity to shape the global legal and compliance function of a profitable, fast-growing technology business preparing for its next stage of growth.
• Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will own the organization’s legal, regulatory, governance, and risk posture across EMEA and the Americas.
• You will lead a distributed legal team while building the management structures, processes, and controls required for an increasingly sophisticated global organization.
• The role combines strategic counsel with hands-on execution across commercial contracting, intellectual property, open-source licensing, compliance, disputes, and corporate governance.
• You will work closely with executive leadership, the Board, product and engineering teams, finance, security, and external counsel.
• This position is particularly suited to a commercially minded lawyer who understands software, open-source ecosystems, and the complexities of operating internationally.
• The role is remote within EMEA time zones, with periodic international travel for company-wide events.