Senior Counsel

Starship Technologies is revolutionizing deliveries with autonomous robots. These robots are designed to deliver food, groceries, and packages across college campuses and neighborhoods in minutes. Starship has now completed millions of autonomous deliveries to date, traveled millions of miles, and is currently doing more than 140k road crossings each day. Our contribution to society includes reducing congestion and pollution, providing zero-emissions deliveries, increasing the quality of life for residents, empowering seniors and disabled people, and enabling affordable delivery for local businesses.

We’re hitting records on an almost weekly basis. Now is an exciting time to join us as we grow rapidly around the world!

We're looking for a Senior Counsel to join our Legal team. As Senior Counsel, you will be a key legal advisor across the company, supporting strategic initiatives and ensuring legal compliance across multiple jurisdictions. You will work closely with internal stakeholders to navigate regulatory requirements, manage contractual matters, and proactively identify legal risks as the company scales.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Advise on EU regulatory compliance, including GDPR, EU AI Act, ESG, KYC, and data retention.
• Handle legal matters related to launching operations in new countries, including local compliance and regulatory assessments.
• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts across the EU, UK, and US.
• Support employment law matters and HR policies in the EU.
• Provide legal guidance on employee equity and stock option programs.
• Partner with Public Affairs, Finance, HR, Marketing, Marketplace, and Commercial teams.
• Respond to day-to-day legal queries and participate in cross-functional meetings.
• Drive key legal and compliance projects across jurisdictions.
• What’s in it for you?
• Work on the frontier of legal innovation. You'll advise on some of today’s most exciting and complex topics, including AI, data privacy, automation, and mobility.

We are a fast-growing startup with great opportunities to grow within the company. Your contribution will matter. There are lots of ways you can make a difference and see the direct impact of your contributions. You’ll have endless opportunities to learn from and work alongside talented, inspirational team members across the globe.

What we hope you’ll bring to the table:

• Extensive experience practicing law, ideally with 7+ years in the field.
• Proven in-house legal experience at an international company.
• Strong skills in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal requirements into clear, practical guidance for business teams.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

It’s a plus if you also have:

• Experience working in a startup or scale-up environment.
• Expertise in employment law, regulatory compliance, or data privacy.
• Some familiarity with U.S. legal matters.
• Comfort with fast-paced, ever-changing environments, learning on the fly, and making confident decisions amid uncertainty.
• This is a remote role open to candidates located in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, the UK, or Germany.
• Want to learn more about our robots and our people? Get in touch and let’s have a chat! Also, have a sneak peek to our blog and discover more about us!