Senior Director, Legal
Key Skills
Job Description
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Director, Legal based in Netherlands.
This senior leadership role is responsible for shaping and executing the full legal strategy of a fast-scaling, technology-enabled hospitality business. The position operates at the intersection of law, business, and operations, ensuring the company can grow safely while managing complex regulatory, contractual, and litigation risks across multiple jurisdictions. You will act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team, influencing strategic decisions that impact expansion, partnerships, and enterprise risk. The role requires a highly pragmatic legal leader who can translate complex legal frameworks into actionable business guidance. You will oversee a broad legal portfolio including commercial contracts, employment, privacy, corporate governance, insurance, and dispute resolution. This is a high-impact position where legal infrastructure is built not only to protect the business, but also to enable scale and operational speed.
\n- Lead the company’s overall legal strategy, advising executive leadership and the CEO on legal, regulatory, and risk-related matters impacting business growth and operations.
- Oversee commercial contracting, including drafting, negotiating, and standardizing agreements with vendors, partners, enterprise clients, and service providers.
- Manage litigation and dispute resolution strategy, including external counsel selection, risk assessment, and settlement decisions.
- Design and oversee enterprise risk management and insurance programs, ensuring appropriate coverage, claims handling, and risk transfer mechanisms.
- Provide legal guidance on employment matters across multiple jurisdictions, supporting HR in building compliant and defensible workforce practices.
- Lead corporate governance, entity management, and support financing, fundraising, and strategic transactions.
- Oversee intellectual property, privacy, and data protection compliance across products, platforms, and operations.
- Build and lead the internal legal and regulatory function while managing external counsel relationships effectively.
- Develop scalable legal frameworks, policies, and templates that enable efficient and consistent business operations.
Requirements
- 8+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house counsel experience supporting operating companies in fast-paced environments.
- Qualified lawyer with a JD (or equivalent) and active bar membership in Canada or a relevant jurisdiction.
- Strong expertise in commercial law, contract negotiation, and enterprise risk management.
- Proven experience managing litigation, regulatory matters, and external legal counsel.
- Deep understanding of employment law, corporate governance, and transactional legal work.
- Familiarity with privacy, data protection, and intellectual property frameworks.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to translate legal risk into practical business decisions.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
- Ability to operate independently in complex, high-growth, and ambiguous environments.
- Experience in technology-enabled, platform-based, or hospitality-related industries is a plus.
Benefits
- Competitive executive compensation package including base salary, bonus, and equity eligibility.
- Fully remote work flexibility with autonomy over work location.
- Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, and wellness benefits.
- Equity participation and long-term incentive opportunities aligned with company growth.
- Flexible PTO policy supporting work-life balance.
- Home office and connectivity stipends for remote work support.
- Travel and accommodation perks within company properties and partner network.
- Retirement savings plan support (e.g., 401(k) or local equivalent depending on region).
- Inclusive, mission-driven environment focused on innovation and operational excellence.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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Core Responsibilities
Lead the overall legal strategy and advise executive leadership on regulatory and risk matters to enable business growth. Oversee a broad portfolio including commercial contracts, litigation, corporate governance, and data privacy across multiple jurisdictions.
Requirements
Requires a qualified lawyer with a JD and active bar membership and at least 8 years of legal experience, including significant in-house roles. Must possess strong expertise in commercial law, risk management, and the ability to operate in high-growth, technology-enabled environments.
Benefits
- Competitive Executive Compensation
- Base Salary
- Bonus
- Equity Eligibility
- Fully Remote Work Flexibility
- Comprehensive Health Coverage
- Medical Benefits
- Dental Benefits
- Wellness Benefits
- Equity Participation
- Long-term Incentive Opportunities
- Flexible PTO
- Home Office Stipend
- Connectivity Stipend
- Travel and Accommodation Perks
- Retirement Savings Plan
About Jobgether
Industry: Internet Marketplace Platforms
Company size: 11-50 employees
Jobgether is a career navigation platform built for senior professionals competing in the remote job market. Hiring systems were designed for volume and keyword matching, not for 15 or 20 years of nonlinear experience. That structural mismatch is why strong profiles get filtered out before a human ever sees them. Our platform diagnoses where a search is breaking, corrects how experience is positioned, and connects professionals to the companies where their background creates real value. The goal is not more applications. It is the right visibility in the right places. Our mission is to ensure no senior professional remains invisible in the global remote market, not because they lack the skills, but because the system failed to read them correctly.