Senior Legal Counsel

After securing our Series A investment round of USD 47mln in 2021, Meatable is transforming from a research-focused company to a full-fledged food company. We have attracted senior talent across functions and have made major steps in the development of our cultivated meat products. Currently we are preparing for our first launch. As we move towards commercialization having a strong legal foundation is of the utmost importance.

We are looking for our Legal Counsel who will build and strengthen our legal position. This is a very broad scope and can regard all legal matters except labor law (lies with HR). The role focuses on commercial contracting and IPR (working closely with our Head of IP), but also e.g. GDPR, business compliance in general, corporate housekeeping.

Our new Legal Counsel will be sole and end responsible for all legal matters at Meatable and reports directly to the CEO. This person loves being the spider in the web for all legal matters at Meatable, and understands the business context of the legal function as well as the legal grounding. Being the subject matter expert on all fronts is subordinate to surfacing issues and solving them by engaging with internal and external experts. The ideal candidate enjoys the breadth of the role, is able to keep overview with eye for detail and has a talent for bringing along the organization in our legal professionalization. As we are moving towards commercialization having proven experience with commercial contract and consumer law is an absolute must.

Key responsibilities

• Safeguard our reputation by guaranteeing that the company strictly follows applicable laws and regulations
• Surface legal issues and proactively mitigate them
• Commercial contracting: negotiations and drafting of high quality documentation
• Set up and roll out of internal governance policies g. business conduct guidelines, privacy, corruption)
• Support Head of IP with strengthening Meatable’s IP portfolio
• Serve as go to person for all colleagues regarding legal questions
• Liaise between business and external counsels
• Support CEO and Management Team on understanding legal impact of important business decisions

Qualifications

• Dutch Law Master Degree
• At least 5 years’ experience with law firm focusing on preferably IPR and or Commercial Contracts
• At least 5 years’ experience in a scale-up / SME (MKB) sized company, preferably as Legal Counsel; focus for next 12-24 months will be building legal function in all its facets
• International and entrepreneurial mindset
• Proven experience setting up legal function without pre-existing infrastructure
• Proven experience in mobilizing organizations to improve legal function
• Broad exposure to various legal and compliance issues with a stronghold in commercial contracting
• Pre: knowledge of consumer law/knowledge GDPR/IPR/business compliance

We offer

• A competitive salary
• Participation in our employee stock option plan and pension plan
• A dynamic work environment in a new exciting field using cutting edge technologies, working with the leaders in the field
• A caring culture with strong emphasis on team performance and personal development
• A Gym Membership