Legal Counsel, Compliance

Location: Milan, Italy; London, UK; Madrid, Spain; or Warsaw, Poland. Most days must be spent in the Milan office during the first few months, after which work is possible from one of the offices or remotely from approved countries, subject to agreement at the offer stage.

Typical annual salary: €66,065–€107,837 elsewhere in Europe; exceptionally experienced candidates may receive up to €303,108. London offers range from £85,797–£151,436, with exceptional offers up to £398,287.

Company

Digital businesses are acquired, improved, owned, and operated long term, with established products managed through small, autonomous teams and deep integration of AI into company operations.

What you will do

• Advise teams on legal and compliance issues when designing, launching, and updating products.
• Translate regulatory requirements across relevant markets into clear policies, procedures, and operational controls.
• Assess and track compliance risks, investigate potential violations, coordinate remediation, and escalate significant incidents.
• Own and operate the company-wide compliance framework, keeping policies and procedures current.
• Manage the review queue for vendors and procurement requests.
• Design and deliver mandatory compliance training and practical guidance.

Requirements

• Strong reasoning ability, including solving complex problems from first principles, structuring ideas clearly, resisting bias, and identifying important details.
• High drive, ambition, initiative, effort, tenacity, and responsibility for work.
• Collaborative team spirit, reliability, honesty, transparency, and willingness to support the best idea and help the team.
• Proficient spoken, written, and reading English.
• After obtaining a law degree, experience practicing at a law firm or working as in-house counsel, including exposure to challenges relevant to the role.

Culture & Benefits

• Small, autonomous, entrepreneurial, and result-oriented teams.
• Flexible hours and remote working options after the initial Milan onboarding period.
• Learning and training support, top-of-market health insurance, parental support, and a yearly retreat.
• Relocation, travel, and accommodation assistance.
• Competitive pay and access to discounted company equity; permanent-contract candidates may receive part of compensation in company equity.
• Demanding environment with high standards and significant commitment expectations.

Hiring process

• Applications are screened using verifiable signals of excellence and evaluated through the same process regardless of seniority.
• Successful applicants complete one or more challenging tests that may involve unfamiliar problems and take several hours.
• No offer is made until the selection process provides sufficient confidence in the candidate.