IT Legal Counsel (FR/EN)

Company Description

Connecting people across companies, everywhere.

Sociabble is a French tech company that helps organisations worldwide communicate better, unite their people, and keep employees engaged. Its all-in-one platform for Internal Communication, Employee Advocacy and Employee Engagement is used by leading international groups such as Coca-cola CCEP, Vinci Energies, Axa, ou encore Primark to connect teams from headquarters to frontline employees.

With offices in Paris, Lyon, and Mumbai, Sociabble supports customers in 180+ countries. The company stands out for its strong, steady growth: 100% bootstrapped, Sociabble has grown without fundraising, driven by customer trust and the expertise of its teams.

Joining Sociabble means becoming part of a human-sized, multicultural, fast-growing company where innovation, ownership, kindness, and collaboration shape our culture. It is also a chance to contribute to a meaningful mission: helping millions of employees feel more connected, informed, and recognised at work.

A new opportunity is now open within Sociabble’s Legal team.

Job Description

You join a fast-growing international tech company to combine hands-on commercial contracting with day-to-day privacy leadership, reporting to the Head of Legal (based in Lyon), with one goal: enable growth while keeping risk under control. 

On the Commercial and Contract Law side: 

• You draft, review, and negotiate B2B SaaS customer agreements, NDAs, and supplier/partner contracts in French and English (customer work is the priority, around 70% of your time). 
• You lead international negotiations, including preparing positions, running negotiation calls, and securing pragmatic compromises. 
• You support the Team handling calls for tenders (RFPs), including contract review and written answers on privacy and security topics. 
• You maintain and improve a repository of templates, playbooks, and supporting documentation to ensure consistent contracting. 
• You manage debt collection topics with Finance and handle customer disputes, pre-litigation matters, or litigation when needed (around 10% of your time). 
• You act as the go-to legal advisor across departments, providing practical, business-oriented guidance. 
• You run legal watch to anticipate changes impacting the business. 

On the Data Protection side: 

• You review and negotiate Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) with customers and suppliers. 
• You support customer audits, privacy assessments, and RFP privacy questionnaires. 
• You draft, review, and maintain internal privacy documentation (policies, assessments, records of processing, subcontractor lists). 
• You monitor compliance with data protection laws across Europe, the US, and India. 

Expected ramp-up: 

• You master internal processes, tools, and documentation and progressively take ownership of contractual matters within your first 3 months. 
• You advise other teams independently within your first 6 months. 
• You lead customer negotiations autonomously and act as a trusted business partner within your first year.