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About the Role
Airalo seeks a Legal Counsel to provide commercial and regulatory support across the business, including drafting and negotiating agreements, advising on data privacy, and monitoring telecom regulations.
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Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial agreements (partnership, vendor, distribution, and telecom related contracts) to support Airalo's global eSIM marketplace operations across 200+ countries
- Provide day to day legal advice to business teams (Commercial, Product, Marketing) on contractual risk, regulatory exposure, and deal structuring
- Support data privacy and protection compliance efforts, including GDPR and other regional data protection frameworks
- Assist in monitoring and interpreting telecommunications and consumer protection regulations across key operating markets
- Maintain and improve contract templates, playbooks, and internal legal documentation
- Support corporate governance matters, including entity management and coordination with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions
- Collaborate cross functionally with People, Finance, and Security teams on legal matters
Requirements
- Qualified solicitor (England & Wales) or equivalent qualification with 2+ years PQE or equivalent
- Solid grounding in general commercial practice — drafting and negotiating a range of agreements (partnership, vendor, distribution)
- Proven general commercial practice experience within a fast growing company
- Comfort advising colleagues directly, in plain language, at the design stage rather than after the fact
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of contracts and competing priorities without close supervision
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Role Overview
- Airalo is looking for a Legal Counsel to provide broad based commercial and regulatory support across the business, working closely with Commercial, Product, and Marketing teams on deal execution, contract risk, and compliance matters, including data privacy.
What You'll Do
- Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial agreements (partnership, vendor, distribution, and telecom related contracts) to support Airalo's global eSIM marketplace operations across 200+ countries.
- Provide day to day legal advice to business teams (Commercial, Product, Marketing) on contractual risk, regulatory exposure, and deal structuring, escalating novel or high risk issues appropriately.
- Support data privacy and protection compliance efforts, including GDPR and other regional data protection frameworks relevant to Airalo's international footprint.
- Assist in monitoring and interpreting telecommunications and consumer protection regulations across key operating markets, flagging risks to relevant stakeholders.
- Maintain and improve contract templates, playbooks, and internal legal documentation, contributing to legal operations initiatives that improve turnaround time and consistency across the legal function.
- Support corporate governance matters, including entity management and coordination with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
- Collaborate cross functionally with People, Finance, and Security teams on legal matters affecting team members, vendors, and company policy.
What You'll Bring
- Qualified solicitor (England & Wales) or equivalent qualification with 2+ years PQE or equivalent.
- Solid grounding in general commercial practice — drafting and negotiating a range of agreements (partnership, vendor, distribution) — ideally gained at a fast growing company.
- A Proven general commercial practice experience within a fast growing company.
- Comfort advising colleagues directly, in plain language, at the design stage rather than after the fact.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of contracts and competing priorities without close supervision.
Nice to have
- In house experience at a technology, or digital product company, particularly one operating across multiple jurisdictions.
- Exposure to telecommunications, consumer protection, or other sector specific regulatory frameworks.
- Experience building or improving legal operations tooling — templates, playbooks, contract automation (e.g. Juro), or similar.
Salary
- UK: £67,000 £91,000 per year
- Spain: €51,500 €69,500 per year
- UAE: AED 354,500 AED 479,500 per year
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