Legal Counsel

⚡️Who we are

We help consumers shop smarter. Our ambition is to revolutionize the way people shop, empowering them to find what they need, make informed purchasing decisions, and save money.

Joko is a tech company founded in Paris. Our team of over 50 talents is international and spread across offices in Paris, Barcelona and New York, or working remotely.

As a certified B Corporation, we are committed to making a difference in the lives of the communities we serve, including the 4 million consumers already using Joko to save money every day at over 7,000 merchants.

Over the years, we have quickly expanded our value proposition to enable consumers to make smarter shopping decisions through many features: cash back, buy now and pay later, automatic coupons, price drop alerts, carbon footprint tracking, and more. Today, we are dedicating significant resources to developing an AI-powered assistant that helps users find the right product based on their criteria for price, quality, or environmental impact from the global e-commerce catalog.

After reaching profitability in our core market, we are now expanding internationally with a primary focus on the US.

It’s still day 1; come build the future of shopping with us!

This position is remote-friendly.

⚖️ Our Legal team

The Legal team is at the heart of Joko’s growth and protection. We navigate the complexities of contracts, regulations, and risk management to ensure the company operates smoothly and seizes opportunities with confidence.

We handle all legal matters: Contracts, Corporate, Labor, Data protection, IP etc… enabling other teams to innovate with confidence.

Leveraging our expertise and external partners, we collaborate with all functions to protect Joko’s interests efficiently and proactively.

🎯 What you will do

As Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for a polyvalent, multi-skilled, and highly challenging scope of work. You will report directly to the Head of Legal.

Your responsibilities:

• Partner with the Head of Legal, ensuring the company complies with all relevant laws and regulations, in France as well as in other countries, Joko may be made available in the future.

• Take any relevant action to prevent the company from litigation. Collaborate with the Head of Legal if any litigation eventually comes out.

• Be the go-to person when it comes to drafting or reviewing contracts for all aspects of Joko’s activity: employees, freelancers, merchant partners, suppliers, terms and conditions, etc.;

• In coordination with the Head of Legal, our DPO and our Product team, take our GDPR compliance to the next level, implementing privacy by design and improving our current processes (data treatment register, privacy policy, IT security routines…)

• Ensure thorough oversight of all aspects of corporate law events, including BSPCE allocations and exercises, general shareholders’ assemblies, board meetings, and cap table management;

• Along with our Head of Legal and external advisor, make sure we have strong IP management procedures, including follow-up on domain names, trademarks, and competitive intelligence;

• Support the Head of Legal in coordinating the legal aspect of the international expansion of the company, especially in the US, where Joko is already available.

👀 Who we're looking for

• Education: You have a Master's degree from a Tier 1 law university with a specialization in private law. Having passed the bar is a plus.

• Experience: You have at least 2 years of experience but ideally 5 as a lawyer, including experience in a top law firm.

• You possess knowledge and experience either in negotiating contracts, GDPR and personal data management or Corporate lawy. Additionally, you are adept at preventing and handling legal litigations of any kind.

• Languages: You are fluent in French and English, both written and spoken, as we are expanding internationally.

• Communication: You have excellent analytical and synthesis skills, and you know how to explain complex topics in a simple way. You are recognized for your writing abilities.

• Project management: you are able to lead a project independently, breaking down complex problems into small tasks and hitting milestones.

• Attention to details: You know that the devil is in the details, and you have a talent for spotting flaws when there are and producing perfect written documents.

• Mindset: You have an entrepreneurial mindset, you like challenges and you like getting hands-on.

💎 Our perks

We believe that flexibility and trust are important parts of a company. Our work environment reflects this thanks to:

• Flexible remote: If you live in Paris, you can work from our office or from your place with no constraints. If you live elsewhere, you can get access to a coworking space.

• Work from anywhere: Do you want to travel to Italy for a month and work from there? For up to 3 months a year, you may work from most countries in the world.

On top of that, we offer many perks such as:

• a budget for remote work equipment

• a ClassPass subscription for you to stay in shape wherever you are

• premium health insurance (Alan Blue in France)

• a Swile card for your meals, if you are based in France

• frequent team events and in-person gatherings every quarter!

• and so much more, see here ⏪

🤝 Our hiring process

• 20-min call with the Hiring Manager

• 45-min personality interview with two team members

• A case study followed by a 45-min debrief with team members / For Tech positions: live tests with team members

• 45-min Founders interview

• Reference calls

You might also be invited to meet other team members at the office for a coffee or a drink!