Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry?
We are Emma – The Sleep Company. Created in 2013, we are now the world's largest D2C sleep brand, available in over 30 countries and recommended by many consumer associations in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas. We're pushing the boundaries of technology to transform the world of sleep and we want your help to pull it off.
We're a highly ambitious, hard-working team that pushes you to produce your best work yet. We focus on how we approach problems, we chase growth, and set ambitious goals. Want your ideas to have an impact and your career to grow? Then Emma is the right place for you.
About the role: We are seeking an experienced and strategic General Counsel. As a key member of the leadership team, you will manage all legal and compliance matters within the company. Reporting to the CFO, you will lead a team of 6-8 legal professionals, and play a critical role in shaping the company’s legal strategy and risk management framework.
What you will do:
- Legal Strategy: Provide strategic legal counsel to the CEOs and leadership team, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
- Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of 6-8 legal professionals, promoting collaboration and high performance.
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate legal risks in contracts, intellectual property, employment, and regulatory compliance.
- Litigation Management: Supervise litigation and work with external counsel.
- Compliance: Develop and manage compliance programs, ensuring adherence to laws on anti-corruption, data privacy, antitrust, and more.
- Contracts & Agreements: Lead contract negotiation and review to protect the company’s legal interests.
- Corporate Governance: Oversee key policies and procedures to ensure strong ethical leadership and compliance with governance principles.
Who we are looking for:
- Legal Expertise: Extensive experience in corporate law, litigation, compliance, risk management with a deep understanding of how legal strategies impact business operations.
- Proven Experience: At least 12 years of legal experience, including 5 years in a senior in-house role with a demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams.
- Team Leadership: A strong track record of leading, mentoring, and inspiring teams of legal professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, growth, and high performance.
- Business-Oriented Mindset: A strategic, hands-on leader who influences and aligns legal strategies with business objectives and works closely with founders and C-Suite to drive success. You thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and make smart, prioritized decisions to address high-impact legal issues.
- Effective Communicator: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels and across departments, ensuring clear and efficient legal counsel company wide.
What we offer:
- We offer a welcoming and collaborative environment were we are honest and direct. We prefer no ego and no politics. We want to excel as a team.
- We know that Emma isn’t for everyone. But if, like us, you love the thrill of a challenge, chase accelerated growth and thrive in driving change: stop looking further. We're the team that will make you discover the top of your game.
- You will become part of a group of ambitious and inspiring leaders and will be supported in your personal development. Just as we want you to make Emma grow and succeed, we will make you grow and succeed.
Become an Emmie
Emma is transforming the world of sleep - and we want the highest-performing people to help us pull it off. We want you. But only if you're willing to go all in. Only if you're willing to question, disrupt, innovate, and create from the ground up.
We proudly celebrate diversity. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
Our aim is to get back to you in a couple of days, however, we are currently receiving a large number of applications and this might lead to a delay in the process. We will get back to you as soon as possible!
What We Do
We are Emma – The Sleep Company. We revolutionise sleep by pushing the boundaries of what technology can do for rest. Our aim is to awaken people's best by enhancing their sleep. We are one of Europe’s fastest-growing sleep innovation companies with 1000 + team members, representing over 65 nationalities at our international offices in Frankfurt, Lisbon, Manila, Mexico City and Bucharest. Our work culture is built on strong values promoting community, agility, and ownership. Growth and excellence in all areas are important to us, which is why we offer our team members opportunities to unlock their full potential professionally and personally. Emma proudly celebrates diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age
