Product Legal Counsel (Spanish)

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 enjoy sharing & learning from others;

• Fluent in English and Spanish (fluency or working proficiency in French is a strong asset);

• Fit with our BlaBlaPrinciples;

• Nice to have : Experience in the transport industry; Dual qualification in Spain and France or proven experience practicing in both jurisdictions.

What we have to offer

• 4 additional weeks on top of legal maternity/paternity leaves

• 50% healthcare coverage (Alan)

• Financial support for home office equipment

• Minimum 25 days holiday per year

• Local meal plan policy (Swile card)

• 50% transportation paid (Forfait Mobilité Durable)

• Free unlimited carpooling & bus rides

• Personal growth via trainings, mentorship, and internal mobility programs

• Employee Stock ownership plan

• Regular team building events

• 1 day off per year to test our product

• 1 day per year for social engagements with non-profits

BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, tell us why you’d still be a great fit for this role in your application.

BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.