Senior Legal Counsel

The role

We are looking for a hands-on legal professional to lead the German legal function of an international robotics startup, with a strong operational footprint in Munich, Germany and group headquarters in Limassol, Cyprus. You will be the first lawyer on the ground in Germany, working alongside the Group General Counsel located in Cyprus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and oversee the legal framework for the German operating company, aligned with group standards.

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, NDAs, partnership and licensing agreements, manufacturing and supplier terms.

• Oversee regulatory matters, including EU AI Act, EU Machinery Regulation, Cyber Resilience Act, CE marking, product compliance, NIS2, GDPR, and other applicable EU and German requirements (with external specialists where needed).

• Support trade compliance and export-control obligations as the robotics platform scales across Europe and potentially internationally.

• Handle German employment law matters, including works council (Betriebsrat) and co-determination obligations as the entity grows.

• Oversee IP matters together with external counsel: patents, trademarks, copyright, and technology licensing – together with external patent counsel and the Group General Counsel.

• Contribute to international structuring, investment rounds, and due-diligence preparation.

• Assist in intercompany arrangements together with finance teams.

• Liaise with regulators, notaries, and other authorities in Germany, and elsewhere in the EU where required.

• Develop internal legal policies, templates, and approval workflows to streamline operations.

• Support the German management team or the Group in operational decisions with legal insight and risk assessment.

We seek a legal professional who values structure, diligence, and sound judgment, and who enjoys providing strategic legal guidance in a fast-growing, dynamic organisation.

• Experience: 7+ years’ in legal or corporate law roles, with strong exposure to German corporate and commercial law.

• Regulated products: demonstrable experience with physical products in a certification, product safety or manufacturing environment – automotive, industrial machinery, robotics, medical devices or similar is an advantage.

• Core Skills: Experience with international group structures; familiarity with Cyprus/EU cross-border setups is a plus. Solid understanding of EU regulatory frameworks relevant to robotics, AI, and hardware products. Excellent English drafting and communication skills; German fluency required. Experience in top-tier law firms or in-house roles in tech/industrial companies is an advantage.

• Mindset: You bring structured thinking, a methodical approach to problem-solving, and a proactive, curious, hands-on attitude. You are comfortable being the only lawyer in the building, with the Group General Counsel a call away.

• The Team: Work directly alongside founders with a proven track record of building unicorn-scale companies and defining global robotics standards.

• Smart Strategy: We operate as disciplined fast followers. Capital is timed to the deployment inflection point, avoiding early-mover dead ends to scale fast on proven foundations.

• Resources: We are substantially internally funded and attract top-tier investors to avoid any capital constraints for our mission.

• Historic Opportunity: Join at the dawn of a new industry comparable to the rise of the automobile. Help shape the European champion in this trillion-dollar market.