Senior Legal Counsel

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Senior Legal Counsel (EMEA)

Location: Berlin, Germany (Hybrid/Flexible Working)

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a leading international online travel and technology business to recruit a Senior Legal Counsel to join its EMEA Legal team based in Berlin.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced commercial lawyer to work at the heart of a fast-growing, global organisation, providing strategic legal support across a broad range of commercial, regulatory, compliance, and operational matters. The role offers significant exposure to cross-border legal issues, emerging digital regulation, and complex stakeholder engagement across multiple European markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide commercially focused legal advice to senior stakeholders on strategic initiatives, new products, and business projects.
• Advise on complex multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory matters across the EMEA region.
• Lead and support compliance activities relating to data protection, consumer protection, digital and technology regulation, marketing, promotions, and travel sector regulations.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments, assess business impact, and drive implementation of compliance initiatives.
• Draft, negotiate, review, and advise on a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier, partnership, technology, and services contracts.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across commercial, marketing, finance, HR, product, and operational teams.
• Deliver practical legal guidance and training to promote legal awareness across the business.
• Manage and resolve commercial and consumer disputes in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Support regulatory engagement and interactions with authorities across Europe.
• Instruct and manage external legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
• Drive continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, policies, and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across legal and business teams in an international and multicultural environment.

About You

• Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 8 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Significant in-house legal experience gained within a commercial organisation.
• At least 4 years’ legal practice experience in Germany.
• Experience within a technology, digital platform, e-commerce, online marketplace, travel, or consumer-focused business is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
• Experience advising on data protection, consumer law, digital regulation, and related legal frameworks.
• Commercially minded with the ability to balance legal risk against business objectives and provide pragmatic, solution-oriented advice.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and influence senior leadership.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international environment with competing priorities.
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to work independently while managing a varied workload.
• Fluent English and German are essential.

What’s on Offer

• A senior legal position within a globally recognised digital business.
• Exposure to complex international commercial and regulatory matters.
• Direct interaction with senior business leaders and key decision-makers.
• A collaborative, multicultural, and high-performing environment.
• Excellent career development and growth opportunities.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a rapidly expanding international organisation.

The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.