Senor Legal Counsel
Lucanet GroupLucanet is the CFO Solution Platform built for modern finance & tax teams, offering an integrated suite of solutions to simplify and automate their most critical finance processes. More than 6,000 companies around the world rely on our easy-to-use, out-of-the-box SaaS platform - from consolidation and financial planning to tax compliance and reporting, ESG reporting, banking and cash management, and more. PE-backed and growing our footprint across global markets.
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This role sits at the core of Lucanet’s legal function, with a primary focus on corporate law across a multi-entity international structure. The key objective is to take ownership of corporate governance and corporate housekeeping across all entities—ensuring legal compliance, consistency, and operational efficiency.
You will act as the internal owner of corporate legal matters globally, working closely with external counsel and internal stakeholders. In addition, you will contribute to strategic topics such as M&A activities and selected litigation cases, while also supporting day-to-day legal operations.
Success in this role means establishing structured governance practices, proactively managing entity-level legal requirements, and becoming a reliable, hands-on partner for business teams.
As a Senor Legal Counsel, you will act as the central point of ownership for all corporate law matters within Lucanet. Your main focus will be corporate governance and corporate housekeeping across 20+ global entities.
You will be responsible for implementing and maintaining governance structures, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions, and coordinating closely with local legal experts where needed.
Beyond corporate law, you will support selected strategic initiatives, including M&A activities (in collaboration with external law firms), as well as handling aspects of commercial legal work through day-to-day support.
This is a senior, expert-level role requiring both deep subject matter expertise and a hands-on approach to operational legal work.
What you'll do
- You will take full ownership of corporate governance and corporate housekeeping across all legal entities.
- You will establish and maintain governance frameworks, processes, and documentation standards.
- You will manage and coordinate entity-level legal requirements, working with local counsel where applicable.
- You will support M&A activities and corporate transactions in collaboration with external law firms.
- You will contribute to litigation-related topics, working alongside external partners.
- You will provide day-to-day legal support via internal request workflows, including reviewing and advising on commercial agreements (e.g. SaaS contracts).
- You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across business functions, acting as a trusted legal advisor.
- You will balance strategic ownership with operational involvement, ensuring timely and effective legal support.
What you bring to the table
- You have extensive experience in corporate law, with a strong focus on corporate governance and corporate housekeeping.
- You bring senior-level expertise and are comfortable owning topics independently across multiple jurisdictions.
- You have experience working with multi-entity structures in an international organisation.
- You have a solid understanding of commercial law principles, particularly in the context of software or SaaS agreements.
- You are comfortable working with external law firms and coordinating complex legal topics.
- You are hands-on and pragmatic, willing to balance strategic work with operational legal support.
- You are able to manage a high workload and prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- You are fluent in both German and English (mandatory).
- Nice to have: Exposure to the laws of England and Wales.
Why join us
- You will take full ownership of corporate governance across a global organisation with a complex entity structure.
- You will work on high-impact topics including corporate structuring, M&A support, and international legal coordination.
- You will collaborate with experienced internal stakeholders and external law firms across multiple jurisdictions.
- You will shape and implement governance frameworks that directly influence how the business operates globally.
- You will balance strategic legal work with operational involvement, offering a varied and dynamic workload.
- You will join a fast-paced environment where your expertise and initiative will be highly valued.
Perks at work
- LucaFlex – We acknowledge that every individual has different working styles and preferences. Our flexible working model allows you to plan your working hours and location according to your needs and professional responsibilities.
- Work from Abroad – Sometimes a change of scenery can boost creativity and productivity, you can work up to 90 workdays outside your home country with the support from our partner Workflex.
- Team Spirit – We value teamwork and celebrate our achievements. That’s why we take many opportunities to get together, learn together, and cherish our successes together.
- Learning & Development – We encourage you to shape your own development with the support of dedicated time, resources, and budget provided by us.
- LucaNet Engage – Our feedback process is designed to support your personal and professional development in a targeted manner through regular dialogue.
- LucaNet Do Good– As a company we want to give back and support you in taking the time to do some good, individually or as a team, with paid volunteer time.
- Health & Wellbeing – Your overall wellbeing is important to us, which is why we offer tailored health and wellbeing programs, including company-wide initiatives, subsidies for sports activities, mental health support, and counseling through our external partners.
- Generous leave policy – We encourage you to take time off to relax, travel, and recharge.
- Compensation & Company Pension Plan – We are committed to equal pay and supporting you for your future by offering a company pension plan and/or pension allowances.
- Discounts – Enjoy a whole bunch of discounts from our external corporate benefits partner.
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