Senior Legal Counsel*

This is not a traditional legal position. At ADDITIVE, you have the opportunity to apply your legal expertise exactly where it creates entrepreneurial impact: in a digital growth environment focused on innovation and scalability. You think in solutions, assess risks with foresight, and drive meaningful impact — not as a gatekeeper, but as a strategic sparring partner operating on equal footing and taking operational responsibility.

In a flexible part‐time model of 10 to 15 hours per week, you work with focus, legal precision, clear structure, and direct access to management.

Preferred start date is immediately or by agreement.

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Location

Lana

Working method

Hybrid

Employment

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Strategic Partner

Legal matters are communicated transparently and translated into practical options. The result is advisory support that facilitates decision‐making and strengthens operational processes.

Forward‐Thinking Contract Design

Contracts are designed with scalability in mind, carefully drafted, and tailored to support the international growth of our software solutions — creating a solid basis for long‐term collaboration.

Legal Clarity in a Digital Environment

Complex regulatory requirements are assessed in a structured manner and translated into clear, actionable recommendations — with a focus on digital business models, data flows, and international frameworks.

Focus on Scalability & Growth

Legal processes are designed to scale with the company — efficient, transparent, and practical across all business areas.

Responsibilities
Review and draft commercial, licensing, and IT agreements, as well as general terms and conditions, terms of use, and data processing agreements.

Assess new services and products from a data protection perspective, including conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and contributing to the design of privacy processes.

Ensure overall data protection compliance by maintaining central privacy documentation and coordinating with relevant internal teams.

Support and lead contract negotiations with customers, suppliers, and partners, including negotiating NDAs, data processing agreements, and framework agreements.

Prepare legal assessments on complex and operational matters and advise internal teams accordingly.

Monitor relevant laws and regulations such as the Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act, Artificial Intelligence Act, and ePrivacy Regulation, and derive necessary action points for internal stakeholders.

Conduct internal training sessions on data protection, contractual fundamentals, compliance, and AI‐related legal risks.

Coordinate external law firms, obtain specialised expertise where required, and ensure quality control of external legal services.

Must Haves
You combine legal excellence with strong business acumen and a strategic mindset. Your experience enables you to assess risks at an early stage, develop sustainable solutions, and communicate complex legal matters with clarity.

Data protection and compliance are an integral part of your daily work, including at an operational level. You design structures that are not only regulatory‐compliant but also effective and sustainable in practice.

Contract law, data protection, and IT‐related matters are core elements of your expertise, complemented by meticulous attention to detail, a strong sense of responsibility, and a sound understanding of business contexts. You work digitally, in a structured manner, and across multiple languages — with a primary focus on German and professional proficiency in English and Italian.

Application process

Review of your submitted data as well as pre‐selection

First meeting without in‐depth technical knowledge in the context of a telephone interview

First personal interview to find out more about your personality and to introduce ADDITIVE to you

Second in‐depth interview with your future supervisor to discuss your professional qualifications and to clarify mutual expectations

Assessment day to test your skills and abilities and to give you an overview of your future tasks

Agreement on the conditions for working together

An individually planned induction program offers you the best possible start in our company. In addition to the cultural introduction by our People & Culture team and the continuous support during the induction period from your supervisor and your motivated team colleagues, we will also provide you with two people specifically to support you. Your tutor will be responsible for your professional concerns, while your buddy will take care of your social integration during the first few weeks.

We hold regular employee appraisals, reach agreements on professional and pe