About this role
About BlaBlaCar
BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. Our team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across our 5 global offices, 30% working fully remotely.
Your mission We are looking for a talented and business oriented tech company experience lawyer to join the Legal team at BlaBlaCar on a permanent contract starting as soon as possible. Their mission will be to support the high speed growth and international expansion of the business As a Legal Counsel, your role will be to provide support to our carpool business teams on multiple legal practice areas such as platform regulation (such as DSA), e-commerce, consumer protection and commercial contracts, and marketing legal advice. You will be reporting to the Head of Legal and working with a team of approx. 10 people. This position requires the ability of working in a fast growing tech company, developing high level of understanding of how our product works and creating close connections with operational teams. Having an appetite for project management is a must. Your Responsibilities Be a trusted advisor to the carpool and energy saving certificate business teams in France, Spain and other European jurisdictions by providing creative solutions while ensuring compliance with regulations, with a specific focus on our product and platforms; Work hand in hand with the product team and ensure compliance with evolving EU and local digital regulations affecting online marketplaces; Managing any pre-litigations and litigations; Drafting and negotiating all types of contracts (including commercial contracts, partnership agreements, marketing agreements, license agreements, etc); Collaborate with internal partners, and notably government relations team, to respond to requests from regulators; All other matters which arise in the day to day running of an expanding business; Areas of particular relevance include consume r issues, commercial contracts, transportation regulation, e-commerce, digital law. Your Qualifications 6 to 8 years of experience as a qualified Spanish lawyer (with strong knowledge of EU law, and ideally familiarity with French law), with experience in start-ups and new technology companies, either in house or in private practice; Knowledge and experience in dealing with a range of commercial issues such as e-commerce, platform regulation and consumer protection; Knowledge and experience dealing with regulatory topics; Comfortable working in various jurisdictions; Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills; Business oriented, creative and solution driven mind-set; Experience creating and managing processes and moving large-scale project forward; Autonomy and sense of initiative; Ability to work fast and meet aggressive deadlines; Flexibility and eagerness to learn new areas of law; You have excellent communication skills, you’re humble, and you