Head of Legal
Job Summary
Job Description
Luni is seeking a Head of Legal to be the cornerstone of their legal function, reporting directly to the leadership team. The role involves managing commercial, corporate, intellectual property, employment, and strategic projects. The Head of Legal will be responsible for building pragmatic processes, reducing risks, and enabling the company to scale with confidence. Key responsibilities include owning and managing all types of contracts, building scalable templates, supporting negotiations, overseeing corporate governance, leading legal work for partnerships and M&A, drafting and reviewing employment agreements, protecting brand and IP, ensuring data privacy compliance, building internal legal processes, and managing external counsel and legal budgets. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in fast-paced in-house roles, strong business acumen, solution-oriented thinking, and excellent communication skills.
Must have:
- Own and manage all types of contracts
- Build scalable templates and support negotiations
- Oversee governance and corporate housekeeping
- Lead legal work for strategic projects
- Draft and review employment agreements and policies
- Protect brand and IP
- Ensure data privacy compliance (e.g. GDPR)
- Build internal processes and documentation
- Manage legal budget and external counsel
Good to have:
- Experience in a leadership capacity
- Experience in fast-paced in-house roles
- Business-minded and solution-oriented
- Fluent in English
- Comfortable working cross-functionally
Perks:
- Unlimited vacation
- 2 remote days per week
- Work remotely for up to 30 consecutive days abroad
- Daily meal vouchers
- Friday brunches
- Company and retirement savings plans
- CESU vouchers for personal services
- Gym access or Gymlib
- 100% covered health plan (Alan)
- Moka.Care for mental health
- Nursery spots
- Extra paid parental leave
- Access to conferences, workshops, and training
- Team-building events and seminars
3 skills required
Job Details
Who are we ? ✨
At Luni, we aim to improve people’s everyday lives by creating brands and experiences that truly matter.
We develops B2C mobile applications, aiming to stand out through quality, differentiated content or new way to approach a product.
Our vision is to constantly explore new playgrounds, without setting any limits in terms of exploration or creativity.
As one of the top ten app publishers globally, with millions of users worldwide, some of our creations include: 🎬 Shorts, ⭐️ Astro Club and 🖨️ Scanner.
We have also created ⚽️ Omada, a living experience and vision for Gen Z to redefine how they engage with sports, primarily targeting the US market.
Indeed, 80% of our revenue is generated in the US and our business model is simple: we monetize through in-app subscriptions.
The culture at Luni 🌈
Our values are as follows:
-Flexibility and adaptability for innovation
-The power of collaboration and trust
-Achieving success through ownership
➡️ And how does this translate into our daily lives?
A great deal of flexibility is given to team members, allowing everyone to take ownership of their role and be proactive in making suggestions.
A high level of trust is granted, with a strong company culture centered around challenge, sharing and attention to details.
👀 To know more Luni, you can listen to this podcast (in French)
🎤Adrien Miniatti - Créer en 3 ans un leader mondial autofinancé par l'Appstore by Matthieu Stefani - "Generation Do it Yourself"
The job 🚀
As Head of Legal, you’ll be the cornerstone of our legal function, working directly with the leadership team across all major areas: commercial, corporate, IP, employment, and strategic projects. You’ll build pragmatic processes, reduce risks, and help us scale with confidence.
👉 What you will do ?
Commercial & Contractual
-Own and manage all types of contracts: client, partner, vendor, etc.
-Build scalable templates and support teams with negotiations.
Corporate & Strategic
-Oversee governance and corporate housekeeping.
-Lead legal work for partnerships, M&A, or international expansion.
Employment & HR Support
-Draft and review employment agreements and policies.
-Advise HR on day-to-day topics and sensitive cases.
Intellectual Property & Data
-Protect our brand and IP (trademarks, content, etc.).
-Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR).
Legal Ops & External Counsel
-Build internal processes and documentation.
-Manage legal budget and relationships with external firms.
Who you are 🧑💼
-You have extensive experience, including time spent in fast-paced in-house roles, ideally in a leadership capacity.
-You’re comfortable owning a wide scope—from commercial contracts to corporate governance, employment law, IP, and data privacy (GDPR).
-You’ve led legal support for strategic projects such as partnerships, M&A, or international expansion.
-You’re business-minded and solution-oriented, with the ability to balance legal risk and operational needs.
-You’re a builder: you enjoy setting up scalable processes, templates, and documentation to enable teams.
-You’ve managed external counsel effectively and know how to keep legal budgets under control.
-You’re fluent in English and comfortable working in an international, cross-functional environment.
🏢 This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our French hubs (Bordeaux/Paris). There is a job offer open in each city, but only one vacancy.
💝 Why join Luni?
We prioritize your work-life balance with a range of thoughtful benefits:
🌴 Flexible Time Off & Work: Unlimited vacation, 2 remote days/week and work remotely for up to 30 consecutive days abroad.
🍽️ Daily Comforts: Swile card, daily meal vouchers and Friday brunches.
💰 Financial Well-Being: Company and retirement savings plans.
💼 Work-Life Balance Support: CESU vouchers for personal services.
🏋️♂️ Wellness Perks: Gym access (Bordeaux) or Gymlib (Paris), plus a 100% covered Alan health plan for you and your family, including Moka.Care for mental health.
👶 Family Support: Nursery spots, extra paid parental leave, and tailored family benefits.
👩🏫 Continuous Growth: Access to conferences, workshops, and training.
💚 Vibrant Culture: Choose to work from Bordeaux, Paris, or remotely, and connect through team-building events and seminars.
👉 Equal opportunity employer
Research shows that women and other marginalized groups tend to only apply for a job when they meet every single criteria. Does this role sound like it was made for you, yet you don’t check every box? Reach out anyways! We’re an equal opportunity employer and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for employees from all walks of life. We hire based on talent, and we’re proud of our global perspective.
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