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Head of Legal
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Stuart is a leading tech-enabled logistics platform that transforms on-demand delivery across sectors like food, grocery, and retail. Operating in over 130 cities across Europe, Stuart connects businesses with a network of independent couriers, providing access to fast, flexible, and efficient deliveries.
Our Mission 🚀
We are an impact-driven company that aims to build the future of logistics for a more sustainable world: shared, efficient and reliable. We are committed to creating a new standard for urban deliveries that meet today's environmental and social challenges while offering a premium delivery experience blending speed, flexibility and convenience.
Stuart is a highly diverse and inclusive company with employees from different nationalities and backgrounds working across France 🇫🇷, Poland 🇵🇱, Spain 🇪🇸 and the UK. 🇬🇧
It's the right moment and the right place for us to make an impact on millions of people, as home delivery services hit a record high. And guess what? You can help us fulfil our vision 🙌
Let's talk about the role ️🌟
The Head of Legal is a leadership role responsible for overseeing all aspects of the organization's legal and regulatory requirements. This role requires a combination of leadership, legal expertise, and a deep understanding of organizational policies and laws.
Stuart operates in France, UK and Poland and has employees in Spain.
This position is hybrid, 3 days a week in Stuart's Barcelona office. You will report to the VP of Finance, based in Paris.
Please submit your CV in English.
What will I be doing? 🤔
- Legal Oversight & Compliance:
- Risk Management & Dispute Resolution:
- Corporate Governance & Ethics:
- Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication:
- Contract Management & Negotiation Oversight:
- Legal team:
a) Provide expert legal advice on employment, commercial, litigation, corporate and regulatory matters across the organization.
b) Ensure compliance with national and international laws, including employment laws, data privacy regulations, and corporate governance.
c) Develop and maintain internal legal policies, ensuring they align with best practices and industry standards.
d) Monitor legal and regulatory changes, advising leadership on necessary adjustments to policies and operations.
a) Identify potential legal risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
b) Oversee any legal disputes, investigations, and litigation, working closely with external legal counsel in each jurisdiction that Stuart operates in.
c) Support internal teams in resolving employment law issues, compliance concerns, and corporate governance matters.
a) Advise on governance matters, ensuring the company adheres to legal and ethical standards.
b) Support board and executive leadership with legal insights related to corporate decisions and policies.
c) Conduct internal legal audits and implement best practices to strengthen regulatory compliance.
a) Work closely with HR, Finance, and Operations to align legal strategies with business needs.
b) Communicate legal policies and updates effectively to senior management and employees.
c) Act as a liaison with external legal counsel, government agencies, and industry bodies when required. Stuart currently has an external DPO who provides data protection support to the business. You will be responsible for managing this relationship.
a) Draft, review, and negotiate French contracts, including employment agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and service-level agreements. Have oversight of English contracts.
b) Ensure all contracts protect the company's interests and comply with relevant legal requirements.
c) Collaborate with internal teams, such as Finance and Operations, to assess the legal implications of business agreements.
a) Manage the legal team, consisting of one Legal Counsel based in Poland who is responsible for all English contracts, CLM tool, Polish legal matters, insurance and marketing.
What do we need from you? 😎
- 7+ years of qualified legal experience, with experience working in house.
- Proven ability to manage and advise on legal risks in a dynamic, international environment.
- Expertise in employment law, litigation, commercial contracts, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and data protection.
- Strong contract negotiation and drafting skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and provide strategic legal advice to business leaders with the support of external counsel.
- Fluency in both French, Spanish and English.
- Registered and qualified as a legal professional.
The stuff you wanna know 😉
- Work in an international, dynamic and passionate environment with a company culture focused on learning and development 🎉
- Hybrid working model and flexible hours ✨
- Ticket Restaurant by Edenred (€11 daily) 🥗
- Stuart Academy, offering a wide range of upskilling and development opportunities 🎓
- Wellness Allowance (€40 monthly) to use in any gym or sport class 🧘
- Private healthcare provided by Alan 🧑⚕️
- Free monthly Bicing card 🚲
- Parents-friendly environment - Monthly Childcare voucher Social activities and events (family day, regular community lunch, ceramic class, yoga, gardening class...) 🎈
- Work-from-Abroad policy (enjoy 30 days per year working from anywhere!) 🏞
Current benefits include:
At Stuart, we believe that employees today want to evolve in collaborative, high-growth environments where they can demonstrate their abilities and thrive both professionally and personally. We are convinced that employees need to find alignment between their inner values and their company's culture and mission to unlock their full potential. We work to create a culture of empowerment, continuous learning and growth where everyone can bring expertise, own projects and easily measure their impact 🙌
Stuart is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to promoting diversity. We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status 💙
Please note: Our Talent Acquisition Team is international coming from across the world 🌍 We kindly ask you to please submit your CV and application in English so that it can be reviewed correctly (unless the job posting is in a language other than English). Thank you 🤗
Want to learn more about us? Visit https://stuart.com/about-us/
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