Head of Legal (Poland, remote)

Spacelift • Capon Bridge, WV

11d • Remote

About The Position

Spacelift is a infrastructure management platform that oversees and automates how a company's digital infrastructure is built, configured, and governed. It works seamlessly with the industry-standard tools your engineering teams already use, bringing them together into a single, unified workflow — so the business can deliver secure, cost-efficient, and reliable technology systems quickly and at scale.
By automating routine technical processes and establishing clear, enforceable rules and approval workflows, Spacelift gives engineering teams the autonomy to move fast while ensuring the business retains full oversight, auditability, and control over its technology environment. Spacelift is known for its exceptional client support, transparent pricing, and flexible deployment options designed to meet the specific needs of each organization.
Spacelift was founded in 2020 by long-time DevOps practitioner Marcin Wyszynski and successful entrepreneur Pawel Hytry and has raised $82.3M in funding over four rounds from top venture capital firms including Insight Partners, Blossom Capital, Hoxton Ventures, Inovo Venture partners and Five Elms Capital.
We're a fast-growing B2B SaaS company looking for a commercially sharp, hands-on Head of Legal to manage and develop the legal team, currently consisting of two legal counsels. You'll be a true business partner — keeping us moving fast while managing risk smartly.

Requirements

• 8–12 years of legal experience, ideally combining law firm and in-house global/US tech/SaaS roles
• Multi-jurisdictional exposure (EU, US)
• Generalist experience, handling various topics and supporting all the teams across the organizations
• Strong commercial negotiation skills with deep knowledge of SaaS agreements structures
• Experience managing and mentoring a small legal team (1–3 people), with a willingness to remain hands-on
• A pragmatic, business-first mindset — you enable the business, you don't block it
• Comfortable being a doer: you draft, negotiate, and deliver yourself
• Experience operating with high autonomy in a fast-paced, startup environment

Nice To Haves

• Solid international data privacy experience
• IP portfolio management experience
• Exposure to fundraising rounds, investment documentation and ESOP plans
• Familiarity with Salesforce, Ironclad, DocuSign

Responsibilities

• Commercial & Contracts — Own our contract library, draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements (MSAs, SaaS, vendor, partnership), and partner closely with Sales on customer deals
• Product Compliance Advisory — Provide legal advice throughout the product development and maintenance lifecycle
• IP — Manage our trademark portfolio and protect our IP across commercial agreements
• Compliance & Privacy — Lead compliance and data privacy programs, and monitor regulatory developments affecting our business
• Fundraising & Corporate — Support equity/debt financing, investor documentation, due diligence, and board/governance matters
• Legal Operations — Build scalable legal processes, manage external counsel, and develop the legal team as we grow
• Strategic Advisor — Provide fast, practical legal guidance to leadership and all business teams

Benefits

• Competitive salary (B2B contract) and equity package.
• 26 days of paid time off annually + national bank holidays
• 10 days of paid sick leave annually
• Flexible working hours and a healthy 40-hour workweek.
• Learning & education budget
• Company offsites.
• Remote first company
• Work in an international, diverse, dynamic, and passionate team with a friendly and supportive company culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees