Legal Director

Legal Director

At Helfy, we are building the future of modern healthcare across Europe. We own and operate DoktorABC, a leading telehealth platform providing fast, discreet, and reliable digital healthcare. Delivering over 300,000 treatments per month and scaling rapidly, we connect patients with trusted doctors and a network of dozens of partner pharmacies across Europe.

Ww are looking for Helfy’s first dedicated in-house legal leader, you will have the opportunity to shape and develop the legal function, work directly with senior management, and provide strategic guidance across complex transactions, privacy, data protection, M&A, IPOs, and regulatory matters.

The ideal candidate is more than a legal expert- they are a trusted business partner to senior leadership, someone who understands the commercial landscape, influences strategic decisions, and helps the company move forward while effectively managing legal and regulatory risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, high-impact agreements and corporate initiatives end-to-end, including M&A, acquisitions, IPOs, and other significant strategic business initiatives.
• Act as a strategic business partner to senior leadership and founders, contributing to key business decisions and supporting the company’s long-term growth strategy.
• Take ownership of complex negotiations, due diligence processes, and major legal and business initiatives, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic objectives.
• Build and develop the company’s legal function, establishing scalable processes, frameworks, policies, and legal infrastructure.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice, balancing risk management with commercial opportunities and business priorities.
• Lead privacy and data protection matters, including GDPR compliance and the development of appropriate privacy policies and practices.
• Advise on regulatory matters across the company’s international operations, ensuring compliance with applicable requirements.
• Support international expansion, strategic partnerships, and entry into new markets.
• Oversee corporate governance and complex legal matters across relevant jurisdictions.
• Manage external legal counsel when needed, while maintaining internal ownership of the company’s legal strategy and priorities.

Requirements

• 15+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience.

• A proven track record of personally leading complex, high-impact transactions commercial agreements, such as M&A, acquisitions, IPOs, or other major strategic corporate transactions.

• Extensive experience working directly with senior leadership and founders. Influencing business decisions and acting as a trusted strategic advisor.

• Deep expertise in privacy and data protection, including GDPR.

• Significant experience working in a regulated environment, with the ability to understand, interpret, and apply regulatory requirements in a business context. Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries is an advantage.

• Strong expertise in complex commercial agreements, corporate matters, and negotiations.

• Excellent business judgment and the ability to translate legal complexity into practical solutions that support business growth.

• Experience building or developing an in-house legal function is an advantage, as is experience serving as the company’s first or sole in-house legal counsel.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Fluent English.

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