Spacelift is the infrastructure orchestration platform built for the modern software era, managing the full lifecycle for both traditional IaC and AI-accelerated infrastructure. It integrates with Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation, Pulumi, and Ansible in a single governed workflow so you deliver secure, compliant infrastructure at scale. Developer self-service, Golden Paths with guardrails, an OPA policy engine, and drift detection accelerate developer velocity while maintaining control. Spacelift Intelligence adds AI-powered provisioning and diagnostics across traditional and AI-driven workflows. Spacelift was founded in 2020 by long-time DevOps practitioner Marcin Wyszynski and successful entrepreneur Pawel Hytry and has raised $82.3M in funding over four rounds from top venture capital firms including Insight Partners, Blossom Capital, Hoxton Ventures, Inovo Venture partners and Five Elms Capital.

About the role

We are looking for a business-oriented and proactive Legal Counsel to join our growing legal team in a fast-scaling tech company. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across different departments, providing hands-on legal support for sales, marketing, HR, finance, compliance, and privacy matters.

Your mission is to ensure legal security while enabling business growth, and helping to navigate complex regulations, contract negotiations, and internal governance.

Your mission

• Manage contract templates (draft, update, and implement processes for effective use).
• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of complex agreements.
• Support the sales team in contract negotiations, risk assessment, and strategic decision-making.
• Assist the finance team with contract-related debt recovery and risk mitigation.
• Oversee compliance, privacy, and regulatory matters, ensuring adherence to applicable laws.
• Monitor new regulations and proactively update internal policies and business practices.
• Support HR and internal governance, contributing to policies, employment-related legal matters, and training.
• Provide quick, practical, and commercially focused legal advice to all teams.
• Act as a trusted business partner for different teams, ensuring legal and compliance needs are met.
• Draft internal policies and guidelines tailored to different departments.
• Develop training materials and workshops on key legal, compliance, and privacy topics.

About You

• Law degree and at least 3 years of experience as an in-house legal counsel.
• Proven ability to review, draft, and negotiate contracts in English, ideally in a digital/tech environment.
• Experience in contract management, compliance, and privacy matters.
• Strong problem-solving skills: You combine legal expertise with a business mindset to find practical solutions.
• Excellent analytical skills: You love diving into regulations, anticipating risks, and identifying strategic opportunities.
• Proactive and hands-on: You take ownership, prioritize effectively, and get things done.
• Empathetic and collaborative: You understand business needs and work as a partner to enable growth.
• Fluency in English is a must.
• Hands-on: You take initiative, you are not afraid to do it yourself based on priorities and results.

Nice-to-have

• Experience working with U.S. law or international legal frameworks.
• Knowledge of AI-related legal and regulatory developments, with an interest in furtherexpanding expertise
• Previous experience in a scale-up or tech environment.
• Comfort working in a global, multicultural setting.

Interview Process

• Intro interview with Olga Gradowska-Pernak, Technical Recruiter
• Hiring Manager interview with Head of Legal
• Take-home exercise
• Team Interview with Head of Finance & Legal Team

Why Spacelift?

• Innovative Culture: Join a team shaping cloud infrastructure management’s future.
• Growth Opportunities: Be a key player in driving Spacelift’s business and AWS partnership to new heights.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible work environment, with remote-first options and competitive compensation packages.
• Collaborative Team: Work with passionate, talented people committed to driving success for our customers and partners.

Our values

• We build for CUSTOMERS
• We RESPECT each other
• We take OWNERSHIP seriously
• We succeed through COLLABORATION
• We embrace SPARK & WONDER

More here: https://spacelift.io/careers

Join Us! At Spacelift, you won’t just be working on a technical product - you’ll be part of a team shaping the future of DevOps. Apply to contribute to a platform loved by its users and take your career to the next level!