Legal Counsel

We help companies get compensation right.

What we get paid at work has a massive impact on our lives, and it's one of the biggest factors in hiring and retaining talent - and yet so many companies struggle to get it right. They simply have no choice but to rely on poor data and unsophisticated tools for their pay decisions. That's why we created Ravio.

We help many of the world's most innovative and ambitious companies build stronger teams and reach their goals through better compensation. Our real-time data platform brings compensation into the modern age with clarity and transparency. We're passionate about ensuring everyone is paid what they deserve, no matter their background or circumstances. We believe that when compensation is done right, everyone wins.

Ravio is growing fast, which means you can too. We've established ourselves as the European leader in our space serving more than 1,200 clients, and now have our sights set on becoming the global go to place for compensation data and tools for managing compensation.

Joining a startup and scaling it into a global product is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences a career can offer. If that sounds exciting to you, you're in the right place.

About the Role:
We are seeking a proactive and commercially-minded Legal Counsel to join our team. This is a mid-level individual contributor role suited for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is comfortable wearing multiple hats, and is equally excited by both legal advisory work and hands-on compliance operations.

This role will focus primarily on data privacy, compliance, and regulatory matters, while also supporting contract negotiation and general commercial legal work. You will play a key role in helping the business stay compliant with relevant laws and standards, including oversight of our SOC 2 compliance processes, while also helping to drive practical legal solutions across the business.

This role will require you to handle both legal and non-legal matters. We want to be respectful of your time, so it's best not to apply if you are not comfortable rolling up your sleeves and taking ownership for operational and compliance matters.

Key Responsibilities:
Legal Advisory & Commercial Support

• Advise on data protection and privacy issues (e.g. GDPR, CCPA) and support implementation of related policies and procedures.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts (e.g. customer, vendor, SaaS, NDAs, DPAs).

• Provide pragmatic legal support on employment and HR-related matters in coordination with internal stakeholders.

• Advise on corporate matters (e.g. fundraising) and provide general legal support to the business.

• Manage the relationships with external counsel (incl. collaborating on matters requiring specialist support, managing costs, etc).

Compliance & Risk Management

• Lead or support internal compliance programs, with a focus on data privacy, corporate governance, and regulatory frameworks.

• Oversee SOC 2 Type II maintenance and readiness efforts.

• Conduct internal training sessions on legal and compliance topics.

About You:
Experience & Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 3-6 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in-house or at a law firm.

• Strong working knowledge of global data privacy laws and compliance standards (e.g. GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2).

• Demonstrated experience reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.

• Exposure to employment law and corporate legal matters preferred.

Skills & Traits

• You enjoy data privacy, compliance and operational legal work and are happy to "roll up your sleeves" when needed.

• Pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and business-savvy.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across departments.

• Highly organised and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous, and collaborative environment.

• £75,000 - £95,000

• Company ownership (everyone gets a meaningful equity stake in Ravio)

• 37 days paid time off (25 days holiday + 4 wellness day + 8 public holidays)

• Up to 6% pension matching scheme

• £60 a month wellness allowance (Invest in your physical wellbeing, on us)

• Private healthcare cover with AXA

• Personal travel insurance - just in case

• Income protection insurance (for full peace of mind in case you cannot work because of sickness or disability)

• 16 weeks fully paid birthing parent leave, followed by 4 weeks at 50% pay & 8 weeks for non-birthing parent

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