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Our story:

Every year millions of people are either filing their taxes in fear or giving up on their tax refund altogether. We're working on fixing that. Our intuitive app enables anyone, regardless of education or background, to file their taxes with newfound confidence.

Spread across Germany, Spain and the UK, the team at Taxfix Group with its brands Taxfix, Steuerbot and TaxScouts, is a compassionate group of solution-finders. We speak our minds openly, and with over 400 professionals, including tax experts, developers, and IT security experts, we're rich in ideas and voices. The group has facilitated more than 3.5 billion euros in tax refunds for its customers since its founding in 2016

Your challenge:

As a Legal Counsel at Taxfix, you will play a pivotal role in our mission to make personal finances simple and accessible for everyone. This dynamic position will have you at the crossroads of law and strategy, providing comprehensive legal support across diverse functions. Your expertise will empower seamless operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and help shape strategic decisions, making you a trusted advisor to stakeholders across the organization.

Your responsibilities:

• Commercial Excellence: Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements with vendors, clients, and business partners to ensure legal security and alignment with company objectives.

• Cross-Functional Guidance: Provide tailored legal advice to teams across product, marketing, HR, and beyond to support strategic goals while maintaining compliance.

• Data Privacy Leadership: Champion GDPR compliance, conduct privacy impact assessments, and manage data processing agreements to safeguard Taxfix’s data integrity and reputation.

• Strategic Support: Play a critical role in company acquisitions and post-merger integrations, ensuring smooth transitions and operational alignment.

• Corporate Governance: Manage key governance activities, such as preparing board materials, drafting shareholder resolutions, and supporting corporate restructurings.

• Process Optimization: Develop and maintain legal templates, tools, and automated processes to streamline workflows and maximize efficiency.

• Regulatory Awareness: Monitor emerging legal and regulatory trends, including digital tax advisory developments, and proactively assess their impact on Taxfix.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Address and resolve ad hoc legal requests, ensuring timely, pragmatic, and business-friendly solutions.

Your profile:

• Qualified Legal Expertise: German-qualified lawyer with initial professional experience (completed second state exam is a plus).

• Contract Savvy: Proficiency in commercial law with demonstrated experience in drafting and negotiating contracts.

• Versatile Learner: A natural curiosity and drive to engage with diverse legal domains and expand your knowledge in the markets where Taxfix operates.

• Privacy & Compliance Focus: Familiarity with GDPR and other European regulations (e.g., AI, AML) is highly desirable.

• Team-Oriented: Collaborative and proactive team player with a commitment to supporting cross-functional projects that are business-critical.

• Multilingual Proficiency: Exceptional command of German and English (C2 level); additional fluency in Spanish or Italian is a strong advantage.

• Strong Communicator: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a talent for building relationships across all levels of the organization.

• Growth Mindset: A curiosity to grow and develop in new legal and regulatory areas.

• Global Perspective: Enthusiastic about working on multinational matters with a highly motivated, international team.

Why Taxfix? 

• A chance to do meaningful, people-centric work with an international team of passionate professionals.

• Holistic well-being with free mental health coaching sessions and yoga.

• A monthly allowance to spend on an extensive range of services that you can use and roll over as flexibly as you like.

• Employee stock options for all employees—because everyone deserves to benefit from the success they help to create.

• A generous learning budget to support your personal and professional development and guidance from our internal L&D experts.

• Work from abroad for up to six weeks every year. Just align with your team, and then enjoy your trip.

• Plenty of opportunities to socialise as a team. In addition to internal meetups, our international team hosts regular get-togethers—virtually and in person when possible.

• Free tax declaration filing, of course, through the Taxfix app—and internal support for all personal tax-related questions.

• Have a four-legged friend in your life? We’re happy to have dogs join us in the office.

Excited? So are we. Learn more about Team Taxfix on our blog and get a glimpse of our culture.

This role is a 6 month fixed term contract.

At Taxfix, we believe that incredible things happen when you have a wealth of perspectives and experiences. We're proudly committed to equal employment and development opportunities no matter your gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, colour, disability, or place of origin. To help mitigate any potential unconscious biases, we ask that you refrain from including your picture, age, or marital status on your CV. Let your experiences speak for themselves.

Not sure if you meet all the requirements for this role? Please apply anyway. You might bring something special to the team that we hadn't considered previously.