- 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 escalate 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:
- Draft, review and negotiate customer agreements, MSAs, DPAs, SaaS terms, NDAs, partner and vendor contracts. This is the bulk of the job
- Run deals with Sales and Revenue from first draft to signature, escalating the harder points
- Develop and maintain contract templates, fallback positions, and playbooks to accelerate deal cycles
- Provide pragmatic, business-oriented advice on contract interpretation and risk
- Review procurement/vendor/advisor contracts as required
- Legal operations:
- Set up and run contract lifecycle management: one repository, clear naming, version control, renewal and expiry tracking
- Automate the routine work: self-serve NDAs, approval routing, standard clause libraries
- Report on contract volumes,



cycle times and open matters
- Corporate and compliance support:
- Assist with entity management, corporate filings and board documentation
- Support equity, compensation, and cap table-related processes in collaboration with Finance and People
- Help maintain internal policies and compliance frameworks
- Support audit readiness and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions
- Handle the legal input into customer security and procurement reviews
- Data privacy and IP:
- Support data privacy and data protection work (GDPR and integral frameworks) alongside IT & Compliance and our external DPO
- Partner with Security and Engineering on compliance initiatives
- Maintain records of processing, DPAs and the sub-processor list
- Handle day-to-day IP and licensing questions, including open source licensing, and flag the novel ones early
- Cross-functional support:
- Partner with Product and Engineering on new features, ensuring legal and regulatory alignment ### Benefits
- Continuous Learning: We believe in empowering our people to expand their knowledge and be their best selves. That’s why you have a budget dedicated to being a life-long learner.
- Make yourself at home: Whether in our office in Barcelona or from home, we want you to make yourself comfortable to reach your full potential.
- Healthcare: We take care of your health and offer comprehensive packages for all our employees, no matter where they are located.
- Take ownership: Use your initiative to work on new ideas and pursue them.



Receive support and encouragement in doing so with maximum freedom.
- Team events: We gather have weekly team lunches, bi-weekly social events, annual department offsites and annual company-wide retreats.
- Employee ownership: We value employee ownership and actively support everyone to participate in our overall long-term success.
- Experience in a startup, scale-up, or international business environment with venture capital experience is highly preferred
- Fast and responsive. Deals wait on legal more than on any other function, and you know what that costs
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Practical, solutions-driven, and low ego
- Hands-on commercial contracting experience, ideally within SaaS, tech or high-growth environments. You have negotiated these agreements yourself
- Highly organized with a process-oriented mindset
- Business partner first, not just a gatekeeper
- Qualified to practise law in a relevant jurisdiction
- 3-6 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 escalate
- Commercially minded with a strong ability to balance risk and opportunity
- Autonomous and proactive, with strong ownership
- Builder mentality: you enjoy creating structure where none exists
- Working knowledge of GDPR
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making pragmatic decisions quickly
- Exposure to at least one area beyond contracting (privacy, corporate, IP or compliance), and the appetite to pick up the rest
- Hands-on and execution-focused, with a willingness to build from scratch
- Familiarity with legal tech, CLMs, and AI-enabled workflows
- Exposure to life sciences, biotech, or data-driven platforms
- Experience supporting global, distributed teams

📌 Legal Counsel (España)
🏢 Seqera Labs
📍 España