General Counsel

Mentimeter is an engagement tool with a clear goal in mind. To turn presentations into conversations. Through real-time interactivity and clear visualizations, we get people to participate, engage and become more productive. Transforming all those passive meetings, airless classrooms and drawn out trainings into valuable and memorable moments.

We truly believe that you achieve the best results by doing things together. And that successful leaders need to adopt a curious and collaborative mindset in order to get there. So with you at Mentimeter, you’ll be a big part of the ambition to help over 1 billion people listen, learn and work better together.

As General Counsel, you will be the cornerstone of our legal framework, driving internal processes, compliance, governance, and strategic decision-making. Reporting directly to the CFO, you’ll navigate the complexities of a public company while enabling scalability for our global ambitions. You will be leading a team of three legal counsels specializing in different areas (e.g. commercial and data privacy). 

Key Responsibilities

• SaaS Legal Expertise

• Manage legal processes, from internal reviews to external partnerships, tailored for the SaaS landscape.
• Oversee customer and vendor contracts, including public-facing terms and conditions.

• Corporate Governance

• Lead corporate governance processes, including policy development and compliance with Euroclear requirements.

• Manage Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings, adhering to listed public company regulations.Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure compliance within our product and services, addressing legal queries on features, user authentication, and data privacy (e.g., cookie banners, GDPR).
• Own internal control and risk management frameworks, including committee involvement (Risk Committee, Enterprise Forum).

• Incentive Programs, Share transactions and Shareholder Communication

• Design and manage cross-border incentive programs and cap tables.
• Handle shareholder relations and board documentation, including inaugural meetings and incentive program allocations. 
• Manage legal side of share transactions
• Lead legal workstreams in projects related to raising capital (if deemed needed)

• Intellectual Property

• Safeguard our intellectual property, including brand assets and potential patents.

• Employment Law

• Work closely with the People & Culture department in employment law related matters (which is owned by People & Culture) 
• Oversee employment-related legal matters and contract templates.

• Scalability and Efficiency

• Develop scalable legal operations, ensuring processes align with business growth.
• Build for the long term 

 

Professional Experience and Qualifications

• Law degree with 10+ years of experience in corporate law
• Experience from working in a B2B SaaS company
• Strong leadership skills, experience from leading a team, preferably in a high-growth or tech environment
• English is our corporate language so a high level of English proficiency is required

A bonus if you have experience within: 

• Public company governance, including Euroclear-registered entities
• M&A 

Personal Characteristics

• High degree of self-leadership with a collaborative mindset.
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with a proactive, solution-driven approach.
• A passion for working with the “best legal team in the world!”

The Recruitment process:

• Introduction Interview 
• Personality & Logical ability assessment test 
• Competence Interview
• Culture & Leadership Interview
• References
• Offer

What Mentimeter can offer
At Mentimeter we can offer a diverse and inclusive work environment supported by smart and driven colleagues. We believe in continuous professional development for all of our colleagues and therefore offer access to a leadership program (including external personal coach) and relevant education to ensure that we continue to be state-of-the-art when it comes to innovating and building Mentimeter. Your place will be in a growing company with lots of career opportunities, working on a beloved product used by more than 300 million people. It’s not all about work though, we also offer a very healthy view on work-life balance.

All of this comes attached with a competitive compensation and benefits package, including pension contributions. Learn more about our benefits by visiting our Benefits & Perks page

Culture at Mentimeter
At Mentimeter we believe in giving everyone a voice - regardless of who you are. So we build a platform that does just that. Our platform is not only our product but also our organization. A platform where people feel safe, where differences are embraced, a place where you can have fun. We strongly encourage applicants who are people of color, LGBTQ+, women, people with disabilities, and/or formerly incarcerated people, and a college degree is not strictly required. In order to give everyone a voice, we need to be as diverse as our users.

Learn more about our culture by visiting our Culture page.
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