Associate General Counsel

We are looking for a sharp, business-minded lawyer to join our in-house legal team.

• You will take ownership of a lease portfolio across multiple European jurisdictions, acting as a trusted legal partner to our operations, finance, and asset management teams.
• This is a hands‑on role that combines deep legal expertise with a genuine appetite for process improvement and legal tech.
• Own the end‑to‑end post‑signing management of lease agreements across your portfolio.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all contractual obligations, deadlines, and rights (e.g. rent adjustments, options, guarantees).
• Lead the negotiation and drafting of lease‑related agreements (e.g. amendments, subleases, side agreements).
• Translate contractual provisions into practical operational guidance and ensure proper implementation.
• Oversee key commercial aspects such as deposits, guarantees, and landlord/tenant obligations.
• Act as the primary legal contact for General Managers, Operations, Asset Management, and Finance.
• Provide pragmatic, business‑oriented advice on real estate and lease‑related matters.
• Support day‑to‑day legal requests (tickets, ad‑hoc issues).
• Ensure regulatory compliance of properties and operations, including:
• Local regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
• Monitor compliance and coordinate with internal teams and external advisors.
• Manage disputes and litigation across your portfolio.
• Instruct and coordinate external counsel and ensure efficient, business‑oriented handling.
• Process Optimization, Legal Tech & AI.
• Develop and implement guidelines, playbooks, and standardised processes to ensure consistent and scalable handling of legal matters.
• Contribute to building a centralised legal knowledge base and documentation standards.
• Drive efficiency and scalability across high‑volume legal workflows.
• Support and implement legal tech and AI solutions, in particular:
• Automation of contract and obligation tracking across the portfolio.
• Streamlining internal workflows and ticket handling.
• Contributing to the development of a data‑driven legal infrastructure, including a centralised lease and asset management layer.

Benefits

• We want you to understand our product so upon your start, you’ll get to spend a night at your nearest numa stay!
• Team events and retreats.
• Remote options & flexible hours.
• Agile work environment with flat hierarchies.
• Geographic flexibility.
• Work from home equipment.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and German or another European language; additional European languages are a plus.
• Interest in process improvement, legal tech, and AI.
• Experience in commercial real estate law, in particular lease agreements (ideally in a hospitality context).
• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience, gained in private practice or in‑house.
• Solid experience working with commercial leases in at least one core jurisdiction (preferably Germany, the UK, or Spain).
• Structured, hands‑on, and able to manage high‑volume workflows in a fast‑paced environment.
• Fully qualified German lawyer, Wirtschaftsjurist, or equivalent legal qualification from another European or UK jurisdiction, or an LL.M.
• Strong communication skills and a business‑oriented mindset.