Legal & Compliance Manager

At Nextcloud we help our users achieve a safe home for all their data. Secure, under your control and developed in an open, transparent and trustworthy way. Our Team of >170 is distributed in 30 countries worldwide. We work remotely and our work culture is shaped by mutual trust, enthusiasm and a strong belief in the principles of open source.

As we keep growing internationally, we're looking for a Legal & Compliance Manager to own our legal and compliance topics end-to-end and become the trusted legal voice across the company.

Tasks

- Own all legal documents at Nextcloud — keeping them current, consistent and properly organised.

- Draft, review and negotiate customer contracts, order forms, NDAs, and partner/reseller agreements.

- Own and evolve our Terms & Conditions, DPAs and other standard contractual documents.

- Build and run our compliance framework: policies, training and risk tracking.

- Act as legal advisor for public tenders — reviewing tender documents, eligibility and compliance requirements, and supporting the bidding process.

- Be the go-to person for data protection (GDPR) questions across the business, working hand-in-hand with our external Data Protection Officer.

- Support Sales during deal negotiations and give pragmatic, business-friendly legal guidance.

- Keep an eye on regulatory developments relevant to an international open-source software business and translate them into action.

- Support with HR-related legal matters - contracts, terminations as needed - in close cooperation with our Head of HR.

Requirements

- A completed legal degree (a German legal qualification is a plus).

- Several years of hands-on experience in commercial contract law, T&C drafting and negotiation — ideally in B2B software or tech.

- Solid, practical knowledge of data protection law (GDPR) and experience working with a DPO or supervisory authorities.

- Experience advising on public tenders / public procurement law (e.g. VgV, GWB, UVgO), ideally in a software or IT context.

- A pragmatic, confident communicator who can explain legal things to non-lawyers and help the business move forward.

- Fluent German and English, spoken and written.

- Understanding of the software / SaaS / open-source business model and licensing (e.g. AGPL, dual licensing), ideally experience in a scale-up or fast-growing software company.

Benefits

- A distributed, open and enthusiastic team with a passion for working for and within the open source community

- A fun and diverse team

- A product which pushes the boundaries of technology with a global user and contributor community

- A competitive salary

- Remote work and flexibility for a healthy work-life balance

- Time for personal growth and education

We are looking for somebody with ambition and drive who would like to grow and learn. We especially encourage applications by people from under-represented groups.

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