Commercial Legal Counsel

Hi, I'm Franziska, VP of Trust at FeedbackFruits.

We are scaling, and the volume of legal work is scaling with it: more commercial deals, more reseller and vendor relationships, more questions from Sales and People teams that need a precise, timely answer. Our customers are schools, universities, and public education bodies running formal procurement and due-diligence processes, so privacy, corporate governance, and data handling carry as much weight as contract turnaround.

Commercial contract work is the foundation of this role and needs to be strong from day one. Many of our customers are government and public institutions ranging across EMEA, APAC and US rather than private companies. I am looking for someone already further along the generalist path: strong in commercial work, and already capable in employment, compliance, and corporate governance matters. This person will be the primary legal voice for the company, with direct access to me and real input into how we set policy.

Legal operations here are still taking shape. This person will own how they continue to develop, setting priorities and building process alongside live matter work. This role suits a legal professional who wants full ownership of a scale-up's legal function, from a reseller clause to a board resolution.

What you'll do:

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer, vendor, and reseller contracts end to end, frequently under legal systems and strict requirements encountered for the first time

• Own DPA and SLA guidance for customer and partner agreements

• Handle employment matters such as non-competes, terminations, and contractor agreements

• Support our compliance officer on work across GDPR and privacy , accessibility, AI regulation, and other EdTech-relevant requirements as they arise

• Support corporate governance: board resolutions, entity management, equity matters, signatures, and powers of attorney

• Manage relationships with external counsel where specialist input is required

• Own and improve legal operations: intake, SOPs, contract tooling, and adoption across the organization

• Monitor and triage the Legal inbox, including notices requiring same-day response

What you bring:

• Deep expertise in commercial, vendor, and reseller contract work, with demonstrated experience broadening into employment, compliance, or corporate governance matters

• 8+ years of legal practice, including a substantial period in-house as generalist counsel. Relevant experience is weighted more heavily than years alone

• Experience negotiating contracts under unfamiliar legal systems. Working knowledge of Dutch employment law and GDPR is beneficial but not required

• Strong commercial judgment and negotiation skill, with the ability to move deals forward while identifying and managing risk the business may not see

• Proactive risk identification, with sound judgment on which risks warrant escalation

• Demonstrated comfort operating independently, including on questions without established precedent

• Bar qualification (Dutch or otherwise) is not required, though it is an asset

• Available 32-40 hours per week (4-5 days), with flexibility to accommodate a global sales team across time zones

What you get:

• Gross yearly salary between €83.000 and €90.000 (incl. 8% holiday allowance)

• 25 paid holidays per year

• A day off for your birthday

• Advantageous pension scheme

• 3 days of volunteering leave per year

• €550 Learning & Development budget per year + 3 days paid leave for learning

• Travel allowance and Swapfiets subscription

• Free access to our office gym

• Unlimited access to mental health support via OpenUp (EU, US, and AUS)