Legal Manager (Part-Time)
- Gent
Who are we and why should you care?
Teamleader is a SaaS scale-up founded in 2012 in Ghent, Belgium and since 2022, part of the Visma Group. Our goal is to automate and simplify work for small and medium European businesses. With Teamleader Focus, we simplify work for small businesses by offering an all-in-one solution for CRM, project management and invoicing. Teamleader Orbit, acquired in 2019, focuses on helping medium-sized agencies thrive. In 2022, we acquired Vectera, which provided our Customer Meeting add-on. Find out more about Teamleader as a company, our products and why you should consider applying, here.
We’re looking for a Legal Manager to join us on our mission
As a Legal Manager at Teamleader, you will ensure our company’s compliance, manage contracts, and provide strategic legal guidance. Your key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing corporate housekeeping and compliance with local and EU laws.
- Draft, review, and negotiate all commercial contracts, including partnerships and service agreements.
- Provide legal support for strategic projects, including pricing, product changes, and M&A activities.
- Manage intellectual property registration, protection, and litigation.
- Serve as our Data Protection Officer (DPO), ensuring GDPR compliance and managing data protection activities.
- Respond to legal inquiries and manage policies like car policy, ICT policy, and whistleblowing policy.
- Communicate updates to customers regarding substantial changes in terms of service.
Why others chose Teamleader: we’re lively, not corporate
We have the energy and boldness of a start-up and the expertise and pragmatism of a scale-up. The result: a team of both young and seasoned professionals led by supportive and approachable managers who give recognition and rewards for hard work. You’ll be working in a fast-paced tech environment with open feedback culture and room for initiatives as well as ideas. You’ll have plenty of room to apply your personality, express yourself, and impact our course of action with your insights or ideas.
On top of that, you’ll get:
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An extensive training budget.
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A hybrid working model: a pleasant mix of office and home working.
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A personal tooling budget, to make working from home as comfortable as from our offices.
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Daily budget-friendly in-house prepared lunch and dinner options (only in our Ghent office), as well as Friyays and numerous sport initiatives!
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Competitive and market-conform salary with compensations and benefits, including mobility options.
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32 holidays on top of the standard public ones! (based on full-time employment).
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Our long-lasting dedication to employee well-being, just take a look at our career page and Instagram to see how we keep the Team(leader) spirit going.
We value diversity
Our ambition is to build and sell a product that helps everyone everywhere (starting with Europe) to work smarter, so we want our team to reflect that. We believe that a diverse, inclusive working environment is crucial to realise that ambition, so we’re committed to continue to build and cherish a culture where every colleague feels welcome, appreciated and heard.
Job requirements
You’d be a great fit for this role, if you:
- Have an LLB or equivalent law degree, eligible to practice law in Belgium.
- A minimum of 5 years in a legal role, experience within a SaaS or technology company is an advantage!
- Have experience with GDPR-related matters (a DPO certificate is a plus).
- Are dedicated, stress-resilient and highly organised. You have an eye for detail and don’t mind deadlines.
- Love working in a challenging and flexible environment, having a variety of tasks and working in a team as well as independently.
- Have excellent negotiation, drafting, and communication skills.
- Are professionally proficient in English and Dutch. Other languages are a nice extra!
