Legal Counsel (f/m/d)
Core
Build Orbem's legal and compliance function from the ground up, covering commercial contracts, corporate matters, employment, data protection, and product/AI regulation for a scaling AI hardware company.
Role type
Principal-level in-house legal counsel (individual contributor)
Builds
Commercial contract toolkit, compliance frameworks, and foundational legal policies
Domain
Deep-tech hardware/AI, cross-border (EU/US)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
German corporate and commercial contract law, B2B operations, hands-on legal drafting, compliance framework design, cross-border coordination, risk-balanced decision making, AI tooling proficiency
Preferred skills
In-house experience at hardware/deep-tech scale-up, building compliance from scratch, product liability/safety experience
Technologies
AI legal tooling
Responsibilities
Draft and negotiate commercial contracts (hardware sale/lease, software/AI licensing), build contract templates and workflows, manage corporate governance and equity, advise on employment matters, stand up cross-functional compliance function, drive regulatory readiness (EU AI Act, Cyber Resilience Act), manage external counsel stack
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC
