Legal Counsel

Our mission
Kognic is taking on one of the most challenging areas in AI product development - the quest to align humans and machines into building trusted and high-performing applications. Our platform enables businesses to get to market faster with less risk by using our toolset to define and refine datasets. We help machines reliably make sense of a messy, chaotic, and unstructured world.

Our leading market is mobility, but our future goes far beyond making automated and autonomous driving a reality. We are expanding into robotics, industrial manufacturing and other markets to help AI product teams better understand their data.

We know it's not something we can solve overnight, or on our own. We have to make extraordinary leaps in technology happen, but that’s what excites us. And we wouldn’t have it any other way!



The role
As our Legal Counsel, you will play a crucial part in safeguarding the legal interests of Kognic. This temporary position, from December 2023 to August 2024, involves working closely with various departments and stakeholders to address legal risks and ensure compliance with laws and regulations in multiple jurisdictions. You will be the sole team member of the legal team, but at the same time work closely with other departments and external counsels. In this role you will effectively translate and convey legal, business, and technical concepts to stakeholders with a proactive and collaborative approach. The fun part is that you will work both with Kognic's commercial side as well as contribute to our business development.

External responsibilities
You will provide legal insights, advice and assessments in sales and quotation processes, from initial lead to final agreement. You will also participate in negotiations, review contracts, as well as collaborate with external counsel when you deem it necessary.

Offering legal perspective, guidance and assessments on matters related to global suppliers and subcontractors is also a vital part of this position. You will also engage in negotiations and oversee drafting of agreements.

In this position you will act as a bridge between commercial teams and external counsel to ensure a seamless communication and minimize friction in legal matters.

Another part of this position is to collaborate with relevant managers in both strategic and structural development of external and commercial matters, such as product packaging, commercial terms, data management and such.

Internal responsibilities
When it comes to the internal matters you will provide legal advice, assessments and come with input in various departments e.g., HR, finance, business development, and data protection. You will take part in driving strategic and structural development in internal legal and compliance, involving contract management, intellectual property (IP) management, GDPR compliance and so on.

Who are you?
You have a business-oriented mindset and an interest in tech. Beside this you have experience of working closely with stakeholders, both internal and external. You are drawn to fast paced organizations and prefer to work inhouse.

We see that you have:

- A Law degree or equivalent education

- Minimum of 2 years' experience in law firms, consulting, corporate legal, startups, or similar environments

- Proficiency in negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements

- Familiarity with data protection, corporate law, and employment law (with external law firm support as needed)



What is in it for you?
Other than working with very talented and humble people in a fun and creative environment we also have a lot of other great benefits!

- Strong values and purpose-driven company

- Workplace flexibility and an employer that prioritize work-life balance

- Parental pay, salary exchange, great health benefits, order your own workstation, place your own pension - to name a few

Application
We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible since we will be reviewing the applications regularly & reaching out to you. We would like you to send in your resume and answer some short questions, a cover letter is voluntary.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact our Talent Acquisition Consultant, Vanessa Reaidy at vanessa.reaidy@kognic.com