Senior Legal Counsel (UK & Germany)

Every team has AI. Few have mastered it. Humans were built to adapt, but AI is now moving faster than most workforces can.

Multiverse is the AI adoption layer: the missing link between the AI tools that companies have invested in and the people expected to use them.

Our ambition is to put AI capability in every worker’s hands. Apprenticeships got us started: we’ve trained over a third of the UK’s data and AI apprentices, worked with a third of the FTSE 100, and generated £2bn+ in verified ROI. Now Mastry, our new adaptive learning platform, takes that further, guiding a company’s AI workforce transformation from start to finish. Mae, our AI guide inside Mastry, is a real-time AI agent that thinks, speaks, listens and sees, working alongside the tools you already use, like Claude and Copilot.

We closed our latest fundraising round in April 2026, with $500m+ raised in total from VC partners including Index Ventures, General Catalyst, Schroders Capital and Lightspeed. With a $2.1bn valuation, we are Europe’s first EdTech double unicorn, and we are just getting started.

If you want to shape how the workforce wins in the AI era, come and join us.

*German and England & Wales qualification to practice law required.

The Role

This is a newly created position within Multiverse’s Legal team, reporting directly to the General Counsel. As we expand our international footprint, this role is vital in establishing our in-house legal capability across both the UK and German markets.

You will serve as the primary legal partner for our German operations—including StackFuel GmbH and future acquisitions—while providing commercial legal support to the UK business. We are looking for a collaborative professional who enjoys working across cultures and is excited to contribute to a growing, impact-driven organisation.

What You’ll Do

• German Operations: Act as the lead legal advisor for German group entities, providing guidance on commercial, employment, and corporate matters.

• Contract Management: Lead the German commercial contracting lifecycle (B2B, B2C, and B2G), drafting and negotiating agreements that help the business scale safely.

• Regulatory Guidance: Navigate the German regulatory landscape, including vocational training regulations (AZAV), providing practical advice to support business growth.

• Strategic Integration: Support post-acquisition workstreams, including contract migrations, governance alignment, and compliance harmonisation for European M&A transactions.

• Employment Law: Advise on German employment matters, including works council engagement and equity schemes.

• External Partnerships: Manage relationships with external German counsel to ensure high-quality, cost-effective support.

• UK & Cross-Border Support: Draft and negotiate UK commercial contracts (tech, data, and partnerships) and act as a strategic bridge between UK and German business functions.

What We Are Looking For

We recognise that excellence comes from a variety of backgrounds. If you meet the core requirements below and are passionate about the role, we encourage you to apply.

Core Requirements:

• Legal Qualification: Qualified to practice law in Germany.

• Jurisdictional Experience: A strong understanding of the German legal market and experience working within the UK legal environment (e.g., in-house, international firm, or UK-based role).

• Language Proficiency: Fluency in both German and English (written and spoken), with the ability to negotiate and draft legal documents in both languages.

• Commercial Law Foundation: Experience managing a variety of commercial contracts and regulatory matters.

Great to Have (but not required):

• Experience in M&A transactions or post-closing integration.

• Background in German employment law (works councils or incentive plans).

• Prior experience in an in-house environment, particularly within the tech or edtech sectors.

• Familiarity with UK commercial legal frameworks.

Skills & Attributes:

• Practical Judgement: The ability to provide clear, actionable advice to business leaders.

• Adaptability: Comfortable navigating change and prioritizing tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Collaborative Mindset: A desire to work effectively across different cultures, time zones, and departments.

• Innovation-Led: An interest in how AI and technology are evolving the legal profession; we value a forward-thinking approach to productivity.

• Mission-Driven: A genuine interest in contributing to a business that prioritizes social impact.
  

Benefits

• Time off: 27 days holiday (including 3 winter shutdown days) and bank holidays, plus 5 extra days off (1 life event, 2 volunteer days and 2 summer shutdown days).

• Health and wellbeing: Bupa private medical insurance, a medical cash back plan, therapy through Spill and gym access through Wellhub.

• Equity for all: we believe that when Multiverse wins, we all win, which is why every permanent employee receives share options.

• Financial security: life insurance at 3x salary, a workplace pension with 4% contribution from us, Cycle to Work and a Tech Scheme.

• Family support: enhanced maternity and paternity leave, adoption and shared parental leave, paid leave after pregnancy loss, and a workplace nursery scheme.

• Hybrid working: 3 days a week in the office - except for Coaches & Instructors who come into the office 1 day per month. Plus 10 days a year to work from anywhere.

• Work perks: quarterly team socials, company-wide events, happy hours, lunch delivered to the office once a week, fully stocked snack bar and a drinks fridge!

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We’re an equal opportunities employer. And proud of it. Every applicant and employee is afforded the same opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. This will never change. Read our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policy here.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

Multiverse is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners. We expect all employees to share this commitment and adhere to our Safeguarding Policy, our Prevent Policy and all other Multiverse company policies. Successful applicants will be required to undertake at least a Basic check via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).

For roles that will involve a Regulated Activity, successful applicants must also undergo an Enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check and a Prohibition Order check. Roles involving Regulated Activity may interact with vulnerable groups, therefore are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 meaning applicants are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.

Providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal if the applicant has been selected, and possible referral to the police and the DBS.