Head of Legal

HEAD OF LEGAL

Our Team will be happy to bring into the fold an experienced Head of Legal!

• 8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
• FULL TIME

The Legal function is an established and integral part of the company, supporting a live product, international operations, and a wide network of strategic partnerships. We are now looking for a Head of Legal to join Strikerz and lead this function at a strategic level, driving legal excellence and supporting the company’s continued global growth.

Responsibilities:

Team Management

• Manage and scale an effective Legal team with strong growth potential;
• Define team structure, ownership areas and ensure deep expertise across key legal domains;
• Establish efficient legal processes, workflows and transparent collaboration with business units;
• Drive hiring, development and performance of the Legal team.

Corporate and Compliance

• Advise on corporate law matters under English law;
• Supervise fiduciary providers and corporate secretarial services;
• Ensure proper maintenance of corporate structure and documentation (International entities);
• Oversee corporate relationships with affiliates;
• Partner with Finance on corporate structuring and related initiatives.

Privacy and Data Protection

• Maintain and develop company-wide privacy standards and policies;
• Support teams in reviewing products, features and initiatives from a data protection perspective;
• Oversee data flows and ensure compliance with applicable privacy frameworks;
• Implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure data protection compliance across the company

Intellectual Property

• Advise on all IP matters, including trademarks, copyrights and product-related IP;
• Oversee IP portfolio management and handle key infringement cases;
• Support licensing, copyright clearance and collaboration with partnerships teams.

Commercial Contracts

• Lead and negotiate key commercial agreements (licensing, marketing, publishing, partnerships, vendors, etc.);
• Partner with Product, Marketing and Business Development on strategic deals;
• Improve and scale contract workflows, templates and approval processes.

Product Compliance

• Support development of content moderation and compliance policies;
• Ensure alignment with platform, partner and industry requirements;
• Identify and mitigate product-related legal risks;
• Review product features for compliance (digital services, loot boxes, consumer protection, age ratings, advertising).

Requirements:

• Strong academic background in Law;
• 8+ years of legal experience (law firm, in-house or mixed), preferably in IT / gaming / digital products;
• Solid knowledge of English law;
• Proven experience in leading legal functions or teams;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have:

• Commercially minded, pragmatic and solution-oriented;
• Proactive and interested in contributing to product development and cross-functional collaboration;
• Able to work effectively with stakeholders across all levels of seniority;
• Willing to share knowledge and mentor team members;
• Strong interest in the football industry and understanding of gaming trends is a plus.

We offer:

Medical insurance and social benefits; / Sick-leaves; / Referral bonuses; / Sports compensation; / Online English classes; / Co-working compensation.