Interim Legal Services Manager
10 hours ago
Barcelona
About the Company: Our client is a product-led international technology company operating at significant global scale in the consumer digital space. With hundreds of millions of users across mobile platforms, the business is navigating increasing complexity across intellectual property, platform risk, and emerging regulation. Profitable, fast-growing, and entrepreneurial by design, the company combines global reach with a lean, high-performance operating model. The Opportunity: The business is at an inflection point where legal needs to evolve into a defined strategic function, not simply a reactive support capability. This is a rare opportunity to build and lead the legal function from the ground up, shaping how legal enables growth, manages risk, and supports decision-making at scale. Operating across jurisdictions and digital ecosystems, the company faces sophisticated legal questions spanning intellectual property, platform enforcement, privacy, regulatory compliance, and governance. The mandate is to establish the legal operating model, define priorities, and serve as a strategic partner to leadership. The Role: This is the most senior legal role in the company, partnering directly with the CEO and executive leadership team. The initial focus is on intellectual property and platform-related risk, including: Developing and leading trademark and copyright strategy Overseeing platform enforcement and anti-infringement matters Structuring dispute, takedown, and escalation approaches across digital platforms Managing IP risk in a fast-moving product environment Beyond IP, the scope expands into broader strategic legal leadership, including: Shaping the company’s approach to regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, DSA, and DMCA Advising leadership on legal and commercial risk across multiple jurisdictions Designing scalable legal processes, governance, and decision-making frameworks Defining how and when external counsel is leveraged Supporting product, growth, and operational teams with pragmatic legal guidance Building the long-term legal function in line with the company’s global growth trajectory This role is equally about legal expertise and function-building, creating structure where little exists today and positioning legal as a strategic advantage for the business. Candidate Profile: We are interested in senior legal leaders who bring a blend of strategic judgment, operational pragmatism, and deep subject-matter expertise. You will likely bring: Experience: Significant experience in technology, digital products, mobile apps, marketplaces, or platform-based businesses Deep expertise in intellectual property, particularly trademarks, copyright, platform enforcement, and anti-infringement strategy Experience operating across U.S. and European legal and regulatory environments Broad exposure across commercial, regulatory, privacy, and governance matters Experience building or transforming legal functions, processes, or operating models Leadership Style: Commercial and pragmatic in balancing risk with business velocity Comfortable operating in ambiguity and high-growth environments Able to influence senior stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor to leadership Hands-on, entrepreneurial, and motivated by building rather than inheriting mature structures Why This Role: Opportunity to define and lead the legal function at a global-scale technology business Direct partnership with the founder and executive leadership Significant ownership, autonomy, and strategic influence Ability to shape legal infrastructure at a genuine growth inflexion point Barcelona is preferred, though London or other European locations may be considered for the right individual.