Smartcat is the operating system for the global translation industry. Our team believes that the world is becoming ever-more connected and interdependent. The borders that have prevented people from trading, working together, and exchanging knowledge and innovative ideas have eroded over time. This is the future that we want to live in. Our mission is to speed up the pace at which this happens by building the world’s best Language Delivery Platform™. We don’t believe automation will render language professionals obsolete. Instead, we place powerful software into the hands of the millions of people working to globalize their industries, plug them into our global supply network, and enable continuous delivery of multilingual content. We are well on our way, with thousands of customers and 500,000+ freelancers translating together on Smartcat.

Mission

As a mid-level lawyer at Smartcat, your mission is to support the legal function by providing expert guidance and assistance on a wide range of legal matters. You will work closely with the Head of Legal and other team members to ensure legal compliance and mitigate risks associated with our company's operations. Your responsibilities will include conducting legal research, drafting and reviewing contracts, agreements, and policies, and assisting in the resolution of legal disputes. You will also collaborate with various departments to address legal issues related to corporate, commercial, financial, and compliance activities, intellectual property, and data security. By applying your legal expertise and contributing to the development of efficient legal processes, you will help enable the company's growth and success while safeguarding its interests.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, negotiate, and manage the entire lifecycle of a wide variety of commercial agreements, primarily SaaS MSA and other technology licensing agreements, terms of service, vendor, consulting, and non-disclosure under US, English, and CIS laws
• Provide legal support on privacy and data security matters, including reviewing and negotiating data processing agreements, SLAs, and security questionnaires
• Draft, review, revise, negotiate, and manage correspondence and other legal-related documents
• Consult and handle corporate legal processes such as compliance issues, transactions, agreements, employment law matters, risk management
• Conduct research on data privacy, corporate, contract, intellectual property, and other laws relevant to Smartcat’s industry and business primarily under EU, US and CIS laws
• Assist in managing entity maintenance and corporate governance for Smartcat group of companies, including interaction with registration and regulatory authorities, notaries, and banks worldwide, as well as drafting corporate documentation (minutes, resolutions, etc.)
• Collaborate with other teams – Sales, Finance, Marketing, HR, and Engineering
• Research and identify legal risks, and assist in developing strategies and policies, when appropriate, to manage them effectively
• Conduct legal planning and partner with outsource consultants

Requirements

• Higher education, a master's degree in the UK/US/EU would be an advantage
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in IT legal consulting or as an in-house lawyer in the IT sector
• Excellent drafting skills in both Russian and English, as well as advanced speaking proficiency (С1)
• Ideal candidate would be with excellent knowledge and practical experience in the field of data privacy laws
• Knowledge of Russian civil law, English contract law, intellectual property law, basic principles of corporate law, contract law, international law norms
• A data-driven approach. Ability to justify decisions using concrete metrics
• Integrity and full commitment
• Growth mindset
• Readiness to work in a highly intense startup environment requiring extreme focus, a strong sense of ownership, and persistence to breakthrough
• Openness to constructive feedback and the opinions and ideas of others

Why joining Smartcat might be your best move so far

• The ongoing rise of the content economy is causing a massive shift in the language industry. All today’s megatrends AI in the language space, gateway marketplaces in B2B, etc. — are converging at lightning speed. Smartcat’s disruptive business model taps into this $50B industry with a platform where buyers and suppliers connect, collaborate, and leverage our workflow SaaS.
• You will enjoy building with us. You will drive changes in how an old-fashioned global language industry operates while improving how hundreds of thousands of people work and millions of people exchange knowledge and ideas worldwide.
• While the language industry is big and fragmented enough to keep us busy building a billion-dollar company in the next few years, we are already seeing how the platform naturally expands to adjacent language and content-related verticals, expanding our TAM and making our journey even more exciting.
• We are a global team of 150+ enthusiastic people. We have been fully remote since 2020, with some locations populated with more “Smartcatters” than others, such as Boston, NYC, SF, the Bay Area, London, Lisbon, and Yerevan. We strive to grow aggressively, but we also preserve our high performance, engagement, and open feedback culture. As diverse as we are, we love working and having fun together, and we’re sure you’ll love working with us too.
• Smartcat is backed by Matrix Partners, FJ Labs, and other top VC firms focusing on SaaS and marketplace startups (you might recognize names like HubSpot, Zendesk, Uber, Stripe, RigUp, and Quora in their portfolios). This helps us innovate at a fast pace and learn from top professionals in other industries.
• We are looking for someone who will become a part of the team and play a critical role in the most exciting part of our journey from a post-Series B startup to a company exceeding $1b in GMV and valuation. Our journey isn’t for the faint of heart. You need to be an extremely fast learner to bring value to our users and the industry as a whole. You need to see the big picture and execute strategies that significantly increase shareholder value over time. We need a sharp mind who can stay two steps ahead on the road. We’ve got lots of success to share if you’re ready for it.
• We welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. We are committed to diversity and inclusion & prohibit discrimination and harassment.