Senior Legal Counsel

Join our team as a Senior Legal Counsel and help virtualize biological experiments to accelerate discovery!

We're looking for a pragmatic, hands-on legal counsel who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys solving complex business challenges, and isn't afraid of ambiguity. If you love combining legal expertise with strategic thinking and want to have a real impact on a growing international company, this role is for you.

Responsibilities: 

• Representing the legal workstream for the company’s upcoming fundraise, including Due Diligence, term sheet & transaction documents negotiation, closing and execution of post-closing undertakings;
• Overseeing corporate governance matters, including Board matters, cap table-related legal issues, option grants, convertible instruments and statutory filings;
• Managing commercial contract matters (both vendor and customer contracts);
• Supporting IP strategy execution aligned with business and product roadmaps;
• Overseeing privacy and compliance matters, including GDPR compliance, risk register maintenance, Board reporting, and escalation of legal requirements to the Leadership Team.
• Providing employment legal support, including employment contracts, ESOP/ASOP matters and employment compliance policies;
• Managing external counsel efficiently, including scoping, instruction, budget control, review of advice and ensuring advice is translated into practical business actions;
• Acting as a trusted legal partner to internal stakeholders;

Requirements:

• 5-8 years of relevant professional experience (mid-senior level) in the field of law preferably within the European tech/biotech startup environment
• Graduate degree in Law, completed Bar Exam with admission to the Hungarian Bar Association,
• Excellent English skills, both verbal and written (including experience in legal drafting)
• Experience in the EU/Hungarian legal system is a must, UK/US legal system is a plus
• Hands-on experience with Fundraising / M&A transactions
• Knowledge about IP (patents, trade secrets / know-how & licensing)
• Self-starter with strong work ethic and pragmatic problem-solving skills 
• Have the skill to grasp the key commercial and contractual/legal issues quickly and across many concurrent projects
• Experience in internal and external stakeholder interactions 
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment & prioritize
• Willingness to maintain further cost-efficient operations of Turbine’s Legal function
• Excellent drafting, communication and negotiations skills
• Logical thinking and proactive problem-solving attitude 

You are a Turbiner if these personality traits apply to you:

• You have self-awareness and strong intention on personal growth
• You seek out feedback and learn from mistakes and apply what you learned
• You take responsibility and focus on the outcomes over tasks
• You focus on shared success and are open to challenging others respectfully to get the best possible outcome
• You are in it for the long haul and have passion for our mission