Legal Counsel - Central Europe

Join us as a Legal Counsel for Central Europe and help us provide robust, day‑to‑day legal support across our fast‑growing central markets (Netherlands, Germany and Austria), with a dedicated focus on the Netherlands. You will work closely with the team to de‑risk our operations and enable local market growth and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the Netherlands legal scope: Act as the primary local legal point of contact, ensuring timely and high‑quality support for local teams.
• Support the German and Austrian markets: Partner with the Senior Legal Expert to handle strategic legal topics and ensure business continuity in our central markets.
• Handle commercial and product topics: Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, while ensuring legal compliance of new local products and managing local disputes and corporate formalities.
• Provide pragmatic legal guidance: Deliver clear legal analyses for local future developments and unblock business initiatives safely.
• Manage disputes: Handle pre‑litigation and litigation matters when relevant to protect Qonto's interests.

What you can expect

• A highly transversal scope: Exposed to multiple fast‑growing markets and diverse legal topics rather than being siloed into a single specialty.
• Autonomy with senior support: Take ownership of your region while working day‑to‑day with a highly experienced senior peer who can help navigate complex challenges.
• Cross‑functional collaboration: Partner closely with diverse local stakeholders, including Financial Crime, Operations, and Partnerships teams.
• Continuous improvement: Accelerate growth using structured tools inspired by Lean management and immerse in a culture of continuous learning, the Qonto Way.

About You

• Experience: At least two years of experience as a generalist in‑house legal counsel, ideally within a tech/scale‑up environment or broader corporate setting.
• Commercial expertise: Strong experience in negotiating commercial contracts and handling local corporate formalities; exposure to banking or payments law is a plus.
• Languages: Professional proficiency in Dutch (min. C2) and in English (min. C1); fluent German is a big plus.
• Problem solver: Ability to provide pragmatic, actionable legal advice in a fast‑moving environment.
• Autonomy & prioritization: Comfortable managing multiple inbound requests from various local stakeholders, communicating clearly, and escalating when necessary.