Senior Legal Counsel, Yousign
Business & Marketing
+ ESOP
Office located in Place de la Concorde, Paris
eSignature solution for SMBs
Open for applications
eSignature solution for SMBs
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ ESOP
Office located in Place de la Concorde, Paris
201-500 employees
Company mission
To become the European leader in electronic signatures by enabling freelancers and SMBs, to simplify their workflows.
Role
Who you are
- You have at least 8 years of experience, 6 as an in-house Legal counsel and 5 focusing on Business & Marketing
- You have a Master's degree in French Law (License + M1 + M2) in IP/IT or Business & International affairs - an LLM abroad is a plus
- You have outstanding writing and oral skills in French & English
- You have worked at a Tech/SaaS company ideally
- You come from a highly regulated industry = big plus!
- You have worked with German/Italian business teams previously, also a plus
What the job involves
- As a key player of the legal Department, you will play a transversal and strategic role by ensuring Business & Marketing teams act within a secure legal framework
- You will act as a business partner, advise and support Sales and Marketing teams on constantly-evolving business models and offerings and be their dedicated point of contact
- You will be the Business & Marketing expert in the Legal Department and will support other lawyers on Business & Marketing centric questions
- You will create engaging user experiences for our customers whilst ensuring everything is compliant with the applicable laws
- Create compelling risk-managed user experiences and play a strategic role by ensuring that our contracts template, business models, offers, communication and marketing campaigns align with regulations applicable
- Promote trust of our prospects, clients and users by ensuring that processing of their personal data is compliant with all regulations and their rights are protected
- Participate in the development and implementation of a legal strategy to reduce the risk of disputes and litigations while helping us maintain our value for customer service
- Set up a contract performance strategy, use innovative techniques such as Legal Design and translate legal language into clear business language
- Create and update Terms and Conditions templates for Yousign's services, websites or other technology applicable in France, Germany and Italy
- Be in charge of all questions on Yousign's contractual activity and close sustainable transactions
- Analyse, negotiate, draft and review suppliers and partners' contracts
- Monitor laws, regulations and case law in the technology, digital and Saas sectors that are applicable in France, Germany and Italy (with assistance of local law firms) and elaborate notes on said regulations and laws
- Develop and communicate practical materials, conduct training sessions on contract negotiation, contractual processes and best practices
- Draft guidelines, policies and procedures to optimize our efficiency and build legal framework
- Deal with disputes with our clients, users, website visitors, prospects and partners
Application process
- A first interview with Florent Mirigay, Lead Talent Acquisition Manager
- An interview with your future manager, Camille Helloco
- A Business case with Camille & Sara Godest, our VP Sales
- A final interview with Nicolas Roux, our CFO
Our take
The global electronic signature market is projected to grow to over $35 billion by 2029. Well-known Adobe Sign and DocuSign have been in the game for a while, though YouSign has stepped onto the scene hoping to become the eSignature platform predominantly used by the European market.
The company has two signature products, a web app that is ready to use from anywhere and an API, which can be easily integrated into business softwares. The signatures are eIDAS-compliant and legally binding so clients can focus more on their productivity and teamwork and worry less about paperwork.
The company targets new customers rather than attempting to convert from competitors - SMBs are its target market, hoping to show newer businesses the need for and ease of electronic signatures. Acquiring $ 36.6 million in 2021 in a round of funding meant the company could scale its team and market share. In early 2022 YouSign bought Canyon, a documentation and workflow automation specialist. This means that YouSign is now propelling into a new dimension.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2021
$36.6m
SERIES A
May 2019
$2.3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $42.9m
Company benefits
- Autonomy with a lot of support: develop your ideas, implement them and solve problems independently
- Opportunity to improve the sales-led motion in a SaaS company and an international environment
- Meal vouchers (Swile Card) for a healthy lunch every day :)
- Regular off-site and team-building exercises
- Hybrid working
Company HQ
Caen, France
Leadership
Luc Pallavidino
(Executive Chairman)Previously Engineer in Training at TBS Internet. Became CEO and Co-founded YouSign in 2011.
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