Head Of Legal H/F Joko

Who we are

We help consumers shop smarter. Our ambition is to revolutionize the way people shop, empowering them to find what they need, make informed purchasing decisions, and save money.

Joko is a tech company founded in Paris. Our team of over 80 talents is international and spread across offices in Paris, Barcelona and New York, or working remotely.

As a certified B Corporation, we are committed to making a difference in the lives of the communities we serve, including the 4 million consumers already using Joko to save money every day at over 7,000 merchants.

Over the years, we have quickly expanded our value proposition to enable consumers to make smarter shopping decisions through many features: cash back, buy now and pay later, automatic coupons, price drop alerts, carbon footprint tracking, and more. Today, we are dedicating significant resources to developing an AI-powered assistant that helps users find the right product based on their criteria for price, quality, or environmental impact from the global e-commerce catalog.

After reaching profitability in our core market, we are now expanding internationally with a primary focus on the US.

It's still day 1; come build the future of shopping with us!

This position is remote-friendly from France and Spain.

Our Legal Team

At Joko, the Legal team plays a pivotal role in ensuring that we operate within the bounds of the law while driving innovation and scaling our business. We are business partners, not just gatekeepers. Our team is committed to safeguarding Joko's interests, supporting our ambitious projects, and fostering trust with our users, customers, and partners.

We oversee all key areas of law that impact our business, including corporate law, data protection, labor law, IP, commercial contracts, etc... across both France our historical market, and the US where we are expanding.

As the Head of Legal, you'll lead this team, supporting every aspect of our operations and strategy with robust legal expertise.

What you will do

As Head of Legal at Joko, your responsibilities will include:

- Strategic Legal Leadership: Act as a trusted advisor to the executive team, providing strategic guidance on legal matters that impact Joko's operations, products, and growth strategy.
- Team Building and Management: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing legal team, ensuring alignment with Joko's values and business goals.
- Commercial and Contractual Support: Oversee negotiations and draft commercial agreements with clients, partners, and vendors, ensuring Joko's interests are protected.
- Compliance and Risk Management: Develop and implement legal and compliance frameworks to ensure Joko adheres to all relevant regulations, including GDPR, consumer protection laws, and other applicable standards.
- Corporate Governance: Manage all corporate legal matters, including board governance, equity-related activities, and investor relations, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
- GDPR: Partner with our DPO to ensure comprehensive GDPR compliance, including maintaining our personal data treatment register and privacy policy, implementing robust IT security protocols, and collaborating with the product team toward a privacy-by-design approach.
- Labor law: Ensure that we establish a best-in-class legal framework for our employees: fully comply with our accord d'entreprise,' draft employment contracts and all necessary documents in accordance with labor law, and coordinate CSE management.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Operations, Marketing, and Finance teams to align legal strategies with business objectives and support new initiatives.
- Dispute Resolution: Oversee and manage any disputes, litigation, or regulatory investigations, minimizing risk to Joko's reputation and operations.

Our perks

At Joko, we believe that flexibility and trust are essential. Our work environment reflects this through:

- Flexible remote: If you live in Paris, you can choose to work from our office or from home with no constraints. If you live elsewhere, we can provide access to a coworking space.
- Work from anywhere: Want to spend a month in Italy while working? Full-time employees can work from most countries in the world for up to 3 months per year full-time only

On top of that, we offer plenty of perks (some for everyone, others only for full-time positions):

- A budget for remote work equipment
- A Swile card for meals (if you are based in France)
- Frequent team events and in-person gatherings every quarter
- Premium health insurance (Alan Blue, in France) full-time only
- A ClassPass subscription to stay in shape wherever you are full-time only
- ...and much more - check the full list !

Our hiring process
- Intro call: Quick screening with the Hiring Manager or a recruiter.
- Step 1 - Team interview (45 min): Conversation with two Joko team members (could include the Hiring Manager, people from the team you'd join, or colleagues from other teams).
- Step 2 - Role-specific assessments

- For non-tech roles: Take-home case study followed by a 45 min debrief. We assess both your output and how you think in real time. The exercise will be relevant to the role (e.g. analysis, strategy, or process design).
- For tech roles: Live technical interviews:

- Coding interview + System design interview
- For research internships, an additional round may involve analyzing and presenting a research paper
- Step 3 - Founders interview (45 min): Conversation with two of our founders.
- References: Up to five calls with former colleagues or managers.

You may also be invited for coffee with team members to get a feel for our culture.