Legal Counsel

Retarus is a worldwide provider of cloud-based messaging solutions at enterprise scale. We serve over 40% of the companies listed on the S&P Global 100, e.g. Adidas, Bayer, SAP, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, T-Systems, Swarovski & UPS, as well as governmental agencies and major players in markets across the world. Privately owned and founder-managed for over thirty years, Retarus is customer-oriented, stable, a fair employer, and a strategic business partner with a long-term vision. With some 500 employees in 19 offices on four continents, Retarus operates locally and thinks globally: our teams are organized across borders and are highly integrated. This makes Retarus a multicultural, multilingual, and engaging workplace. We are committed to creating a diverse and dynamic environment for our employees, with generous compensation, time off, and a global, collaborative workplace.

• Mobile working and flexible working time
• Collaborative, diverse company culture and superior team spirit
• Flat hierarchies and great feedback culture
• Development opportunities & career perspective
• International business & cross-site collaboration
• Modern, dog-friendly offices with nice amenities
• Company-paid health insurance, public transportation, lunch vouchers and further benefits

• Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will shape and manage the legal affairs of Retarus, its international subsidiaries, and customers worldwide.
• You will independently review and negotiate international customer and supplier contracts, particularly in the areas of IT and telecommunications law.
• You will be responsible for updating and further developing standard contracts.
• You will support the implementation of standard processes and guidelines and participate in compliance and risk management.
• You will work closely with various stakeholders in national and international projects. 

• You have professional experience in a legal role and have dealt with commercial and contract law – ideally in the IT/telecommunications sector.
• As a responsible and reliable partner, you provide qualified, understandable, and pragmatic legal advice.
• You are enthusiastic about complex legal issues and their interfaces with economic and technical aspects.
• Negotiation skills at the national and international level, including in English, are among your strengths.
• You are characterized by a systematic, structured, and pragmatic approach to work, as well as passion, creativity, and a good sense of humor.
• You value a unique, family-like corporate culture and creative freedom.

At Retarus, you will work on impactful and dynamic projects, with real opportunities to make a difference. Our customers are leaders across diverse industries, with constantly evolving needs and high expectations. You'll be working with cutting-edge technology and great creative leeway to meet customers' needs – and the projects you work on will be deployed globally. Working at Retarus, you will collaborate closely with convivial, culturally diverse teammates. You will grow professionally in a dynamic and exciting workplace and design impactful solutions in real time with top companies.

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Come as you are. Retarus is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

Apply via our online application portal – it's easy and doesn't take long. Our colleague Felix Gansmeier is happy to field any questions you may have:

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