Senior Legal Counsel; United Kingdom

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Lucanet is the CFO Solution Platform built for modern finance & tax teams, offering an integrated suite of solutions to simplify and automate their most critical finance processes. More than 6,000 companies around the world rely on our easy‑to‑use, out‑of‑the‑box SaaS platform – from consolidation and financial planning to tax compliance and reporting, ESG reporting, banking and cash management, and more.

PE‑backed and growing our footprint across global markets.

Behind the platform is a global team of 850+ people who care about doing the work well. We challenge each other to push boundaries, move fast without cutting corners, and build solutions that genuinely change how finance & tax leaders operate. If you’re looking for a place where your work has real reach – and where your growth is part of the deal – this is it.

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Legal Counsel to strengthen our Legal function s role sits at the center of a fast‑moving, commercially driven SaaS business and will take ownership of core legal topics across the organization, with a particular focus on corporate law, corporate housekeeping, and day‑to‑day legal support for the business. You will work closely with our Director Legal and act as a trusted legal partner to internal stakeholders across Sales, Product, Finance, People, and other core functions.

The role combines expert‑level legal ownership with a strong hands‑on mindset: you will manage and structure legal matters across our international entity setup, while also supporting commercial and operational legal work where needed.

A key focus of the role will be to ensure that Lucanet’s legal entity structure, filings, and governance‑related processes are managed in a reliable, pragmatic, and scalable way. In addition, you will support selected strategic topics, including due diligence activities, entity‑related legal questions, and collaboration with external counsel across jurisdictions. This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who combines strong subject matter expertise with the ability to work independently, pragmatically, and with a strong sense of ownership in an international environment.

• Take ownership of corporate law and corporate housekeeping topics across Lucanet’s international entity structure.
• Manage and coordinate legal entity requirements, including filings, governance‑related documentation, board/shareholder resolutions, and register‑related updates.
• Ensure that corporate records, governance processes, and legal documentation are maintained in a structured, compliant, and reliable manner.
• Work closely with external counsel and notaries where required, especially on jurisdiction‑specific corporate topics.
• Support the Legal function on commercial legal matters, including the review and coordination of customer contracts, NDAs, and other commercial agreements where needed.
• Provide day‑to‑day legal support to the business via internal request flows and legal ticket handling.
• Support due diligence and selected transaction‑related activities, including preparation of legal documentation and coordination of requests.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal workflows, documentation standards, and overall legal operations.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across functions and act as a pragmatic, service‑oriented legal advisor.
• Balance subject‑matter depth with operational execution, ensuring that legal topics are handled efficiently and with a business‑oriented mindset.

• Several years of professional experience in Legal, with a strong focus on corporate law, corporate housekeeping, and legal operations.
• Experience working in an international, multi‑entity environment, ideally within a SaaS, technology, or otherwise fast‑paced commercial business.
• Strong knowledge of German corporate and contract law and the ability to work confidently in a German legal context.
• Solid understanding of commercial legal principles, especially in relation to contracts and business‑facing legal support.
• Experience working with external counsel, notaries, and other legal partners across…