IT Legal Counsel (FR/EN)

Company Description

Connecting people across companies, everywhere.

Sociabble is a French tech company that helps organisations worldwide communicate better, unite their people, and keep employees engaged. Its all-in-one platform for Internal Communication, Employee Advocacy and Employee Engagement is used by leading international groups such as Coca-cola CCEP, Vinci Energies, Axa, ou encore Primark to connect teams from headquarters to frontline employees.

With offices in Paris, Lyon, and Mumbai, Sociabble supports customers in 180+ countries. The company stands out for its strong, steady growth: 100% bootstrapped, Sociabble has grown without fundraising, driven by customer trust and the expertise of its teams.

Joining Sociabble means becoming part of a human-sized, multicultural, fast-growing company where innovation, ownership, kindness, and collaboration shape our culture. It is also a chance to contribute to a meaningful mission: helping millions of employees feel more connected, informed, and recognised at work.

A new opportunity is now open within Sociabble’s Legal team.

Job Description

You join a fast-growing international tech company to combine hands-on commercial contracting with day-to-day privacy leadership, reporting to the Head of Legal (based in Lyon), with one goal: enable growth while keeping risk under control.

On the Commercial and Contract Law side:

• You draft, review, and negotiate B2B SaaS customer agreements, NDAs, and supplier/partner contracts in French and English (customer work is the priority, around 70% of your time).

• You lead international negotiations, including preparing positions, running negotiation calls, and securing pragmatic compromises.

• You support the Team handling calls for tenders (RFPs), including contract review and written answers on privacy and security topics.

• You maintain and improve a repository of templates, playbooks, and supporting documentation to ensure consistent contracting.

• You manage debt collection topics with Finance and handle customer disputes, pre-litigation matters, or litigation when needed (around 10% of your time).

• You act as the go-to legal advisor across departments, providing practical, business-oriented guidance.

• You run legal watch to anticipate changes impacting the business.

On the Data Protection side:

• You review and negotiate Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) with customers and suppliers.

• You support customer audits, privacy assessments, and RFP privacy questionnaires.

• You draft, review, and maintain internal privacy documentation (policies, assessments, records of processing, subcontractor lists).

• You monitor compliance with data protection laws across Europe, the US, and India.

Expected ramp-up:

• You master internal processes, tools, and documentation and progressively take ownership of contractual matters within your first 3 months.

• You advise other teams independently within your first 6 months.

• You lead customer negotiations autonomously and act as a trusted business partner within your first year.

Qualifications

You are the ideal person if…

🚀 Must-have experience and qualifications (applications that do not meet these criteria cannot be considered)

• You are a qualified Legal Counsel in International Commercial Law or Digital Law.

• You have at least 3 years of experience in Commercial and Contract law (B2B context).

• You are fluent in French and English (C1 level in both).

• You have strong, hands-on expertise in GDPR and other Data Protection Regulations.

• You have already led contract negotiations, and you feel comfortable running negotiation calls with senior stakeholders.

💡 Key skills and knowledge

• You understand international contracting dynamics, including common law environments (US/UK) and more codified European approaches.

• You translate complex legal topics into clear options for Sales, CSM, Product, Security, and Finance.

• You are comfortable with modern tools (Word, AI tools, Trello, Teams, CLM tools such as Tomorro).

• You are organised, proactive, and solution-oriented, with solid business acumen.

• You analyse quickly, summarise clearly, and keep momentum even when priorities shift.

Additional Information

Our perks:

🚀 Join an international Scale Up SaaS that’s certified as a Great Place to Work and as a “Best Workplace” for 2023.

📈 Explore your new role with personalized and comprehensive onboarding, followed by workshops, Friday trainings, and year-round training sessions!

💎 Enjoy benefits designed for your well-being at work: beyond healthcare and transportation coverage, benefit from Edenred restaurant vouchers, a vacation bonus, RTT, and the "Leeto" benefits platform.

📅 Find your perfect balance with hybrid and flexible work, all while reuniting with your team in Lyon (near Confluence). #LI-Hybrid

🔥 Connect with your colleagues through numerous events: afterworks, team buildings, town halls.

🌍 Choose a committed company: partnership with Tree Nation, where each Sociabble employee plants trees to offset their CO2 emissions.

☀️ Embody our values: kindness, ambition, humility. At Sociabble, we are "Bootstrappers".

Hiring process

• HR video call with Lousia (45 minutes)

• Written test (1h30)

• On-site interview with Laura, Head of Legal (1 hour)

• Reference checks

📈 Build confidence in your new role with a tailored onboarding plan, followed by workshops, Friday trainings, and learning opportunities throughout the year.

What you should know before applying:

• Permanent contract (CDI)

• Based in Lyon

All your information will be kept confidential.