Seqera is hiring a full-time in-house lawyer. Legal work today is split between a fractional Head of Legal and external firms, and the volume has outgrown that setup. You will take on the day-to-day legal work, contracts above all, and build the systems that keep it running as the company grows
You will report into the fractional Head of Legal, so you have a senior lawyer to escape to and learn from while owning your own desk from week one. As the legal function grows, so does the scope of this role
We’re looking for a hands-on qualified lawyer with 3 to 6 years’ post-qualification experience who can draft and negotiate a SaaS agreement without close supervision, and who wants to broaden into privacy, employment, IP and corporate work
You’ll work day to day with Sales, Finance, Product, Engineering, IT & Compliance and People, helping the company move fast while staying protected
You will run commercial contracting and legal operations end to end, and support the Head of Legal on corporate governance, data privacy (working closely with Seqera’s IT & Compliance team and external providers such as our external DPO), employment, IP and compliance
Commercial contracting:
Develop and maintain contract templates, fallback positions, and playbooks to accelerate deal cycles
Provide pragmatic, business-oriented advice on contract interpretation and risk
Legal operations:
Set up and run contract lifecycle management: one repository, clear naming, version control, renewal and expiry tracking
Report on contract volumes, cycle times and open matters
Corporate and compliance support:
Support equity, compensation, and cap table-related processes in collaboration with Finance and People
Help maintain internal policies and compliance frameworks
Handle the legal input into customer security and procurement reviews
Data privacy and IP:




Support data privacy and data protection work (GDPR and global frameworks) alongside IT & Compliance and our external DPO
Partner with Security and Engineering on compliance initiatives
Partner with Product and Engineering on new features, ensuring legal and regulatory alignment
That’s why you have a budget dedicated to being a life-long learner.
Whether in our office in Barcelona or from home, we want you to make yourself comfortable to reach your full potential.
We gather have weekly team lunches, bi-weekly social events, annual department offsites and annual company-wide retreats.
Experience in a startup, scale-up, or international business environment with venture capital experience is highly preferredFast and responsive. Deals wait on legal more than on any other function, and you know what that costsStrong stakeholder management and communication skillsPractical, solutions-driven, and low egoHands-on commercial contracting experience, ideally within SaaS, tech or high-growth environments. You have negotiated these agreements yourselfHighly organized with a process-oriented mindsetBusiness partner first, not just a gatekeeperQualified to practise law in a relevant jurisdiction3-6 years of post-qualification experience (in-house tech/SaaS and/or private practice)Comfortable asking for help on matters outside your experience, and quick to escapeCommercially minded with a strong ability to balance risk and opportunityAutonomous and proactive, with strong ownershipBuilder mentality: you enjoy creating structure where none existsWorking knowledge of GDPRComfortable operating in ambiguity and making pragmatic decisions quicklyExposure to at least one area beyond contracting (privacy, corporate, IP or compliance), and the appetite to pick up the restHands-on and execution-focused, with a willingness to build from scratchFamiliarity with legal tech, CLMs, and AI-enabled workflowsExposure to life sciences, biotech, or data-driven platformsExperience supporting general, distributed teams
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