General Counsel

ABOUT TALON.ONE:

Talon.One is the most powerful incentives engine that unifies loyalty, promotions and gamification into one holistic platform. Backed by enterprise-grade security and scalability, Talon.One empowers companies to build personalized, profitable promotions and loyalty programs using any data.

Today, over 250 of the world’s most-loved brands including Adidas, Sephora and Carlsberg work with Talon.One to drive deeper engagement and lasting loyalty with their customers.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We are looking for an experienced and business-minded General Counsel to join our team in Berlin. Reporting directly to the Founder and COO, you will serve as a strategic partner to the management team, driving the company’s global legal strategy, governance, and compliance as we continue to scale internationally.

You will lead a small, high-performing Legal team, covering commercial, data privacy, and corporate matters. You’ll be a key voice in shaping how the company navigates global growth, builds trust with customers and regulators, and embeds a proactive, solution-oriented legal culture across all functions.

This is a full-time role based in Berlin.

ONCE YOU ARE HERE YOU WILL:

• Lead the Legal Function: Own and scale Talon.One’s legal strategy, operations, and processes to support our global business objectives and enterprise customer base


• Advise the Leadership Team: Serve as the primary legal advisor to the Founder, COO, and management team, offering clear, business-minded counsel on strategic and operational decisions


• Enable Commercial Success: Your team partners closely with our Sales, Customer Success, and Finance teams to negotiate, close, and manage SaaS contracts that align with both customer needs and company goals


• Oversee Key Legal Areas: Ensure excellence across commercial law, corporate governance, data privacy (GDPR), IP, employment, and international expansion


• Build Scalable Legal Frameworks: Design efficient legal processes that enable growth while maintaining compliance and mitigating risk in a pragmatic, non-bureaucratic way


• Foster Risk Awareness (Not Risk Aversion): Guide the business in assessing and categorizing legal risk, helping leadership make informed decisions with confidence


• Lead and Develop the Team: Empower, mentor, and grow a high-performing legal team, fostering ownership, autonomy, and collaboration across all areas of the business


• Manage External Counsel: Oversee and coordinate external legal support in multiple jurisdictions to ensure quality and cost-effective service delivery

WHAT WE NEED YOU TO BRING TO THE TABLE:

• You have 15+ years of post-qualification legal experience, with significant exposure to B2B SaaS or tech scale-ups, ideally with global operations.


• You are qualified to practice law in Europe (German or UK qualification preferred, other EU or US jurisdictions welcome)


• You have deep experience with commercial contracting, data protection (GDPR), corporate governance, and international expansion


• You have proven success leading and developing a legal team in a fast-paced, high-growth environment


• You combine strong business acumen with excellent legal judgment, translating complex issues into actionable business insights


• You thrive in a hybrid, collaborative environment and are comfortable balancing hands-on work with strategic oversight


• You are fluent in English; German language fluency is a plus

• €1,000 annual learning budget, full LinkedIn Learning access, and free German language courses to boost your skills


• 30 days of annual leave, plus extra paid days for your birthday and moving day


• Home office setup budget, a monthly home office allowance


• Freedom to work from abroad for up to 90 days worldwide!


• Mental health support with nilo.health and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership


• 20% company subsidy on your pension contributions


• BVG public transport ticket and welcome your furry friend to our dog-friendly Berlin office!


• Lease your ideal bike through BusinessBike