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# Associate Legal Counsel at Staffbase

- **Company:** Staffbase
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany / Chemnitz Sachsen, Germany
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/staffbase/jobs/8733074002

## Job description

## About Staffbase

We inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication with the first AI-native Employee Experience Platform. Our industry-leading and award-winning agentic AI communications channels - intranet, employee app and email solutions - create engaging experiences that connect and empower employees.

Headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany and New York City, with offices in Berlin, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Prague, and Minneapolis–St. Paul, our diverse team of 550+ employees supports 1,500+ customers—reaching over 14 million employees—in transforming their employee experience. We are proud to be a Unicorn company—privately valued at over $1 billion—demonstrating strong growth, innovation, and lasting impact in our industry. Together, we’re shaping the future of workplace communication.

We’re looking for an Associate Legal Counsel to join our Legal team and take ownership of regulatory compliance at Staffbase. You’ll work across a broad docket - supporting commercial and corporate matters alongside the rest of the team - but your primary focus and area of ownership will be building and running our compliance program: navigating an expanding regulatory landscape (including NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, the EU AI Act, and global data protection laws), driving new certifications (including ISO 27701), and keeping our policies, training, and risk assessments current. You’ll also have real latitude to modernize how we do this work, using AI to make compliance faster and more scalable - not more paperwork-heavy.

## What you’ll be doing

- Closely collaborate with the Head of Legal to drive Staffbase’s regulatory compliance program end to end - tracking obligations and driving implementation across regulations including NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, the EU AI Act, and global data protection laws
- Lead the roadmap for new and renewed certifications (e.g. ISO 27001), coordinating with Security, Product, and other teams to prepare for audits
- Draft, maintain, and update internal policies on a defined review cycle, keeping them current as regulations evolve
- Design and run compliance risk assessments on a consistent schedule, and track remediation through to closure
- Build and deliver company-wide compliance training programs
- Champion the use of AI to streamline compliance work - from regulatory monitoring and policy drafting to risk tracking and reporting - and bring your own ideas for where automation can replace manual process
- Support commercial and corporate legal work alongside the wider Legal team, including customer contract review, procurement agreements, and corporate governance matters
- Independently monitor the regulatory landscape and translate new developments timely into practical guidance for the business
- Partner cross-functionally with Security, IT, People, and Product teams to embed compliance requirements into day-to-day operations

## What you need to be successful

- Fully qualified lawyer - 2nd State Exam in Germany, or an equivalent qualification from another EU jurisdiction
- Based in Germany, with fluency in German and English (C1 minimum)
- Clear, confident communicator, able to translate regulatory requirements into practical guidance for non-lawyers
- Authentically and deeply tech-savvy - you don’t just tolerate AI and legal automation, you actively seek it out, champion it, and have a clear vision for where it can take a legal and compliance function
- Strong ownership mentality and comfort running a program independently with support from the Head of Legal
- Excellent attention to detail and a structured, process-driven approach to recurring compliance work
- Genuine interest in - and some exposure to - commercial or corporate legal work, with willingness to support deals and procurement as capacity allows

## What you'll get

- Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)
- Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of €1560
- Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August
- Support - we offer offering a company pension scheme
- Volunteers Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social project

## About Staffbase

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Staffbase is an AI-native employee experience platform that connects Comms, HR, and IT to deliver trusted, personalized communication and knowledge to every employee, from the corner office to the frontline.
- **Entity Type**: Private (founder-led, stage not publicly disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Chemnitz, Germany
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Frank Wolf, Martin Böhringer, Lutz Gerlach [staffbase.com/about-us](https://staffbase.com/about-us)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Employee communications, internal communications, HR technology, digital workplace
- **Target customers**: B2B – Enterprise and mid-market organizations across industries (healthcare, retail, manufacturing, etc.)
- **Mission/purpose**: “We exist so no employee gets left behind.” [staffbase.com/about-us](https://staffbase.com/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **Staffbase Intranet**: AI-powered employee hub that organizes content, knowledge, and tools in one personalized place. (SaaS)
- **Employee App**: Mobile-first channel for frontline workers, with tasks, services, and AI-driven updates. (SaaS)
- **Digital Signage**: Physical display updates for on-site employees. (SaaS/hardware integration)
- **Email**: Governed, personalized email campaigns integrated with existing tech stacks. (SaaS)
- **AI Assistant**: Purpose-built assistant that delivers instant answers grounded in trusted company knowledge, with automated governance and content quality checks. (AI/SaaS)
- **Service & Knowledge Delivery**: Tools to help employees find answers, access HR services, and complete tasks without back-and-forth. (SaaS)
- **Integrations**: Deep partnerships with Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Workday, Google Workspace, and more. (Platform)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Over 1,500 enterprise customers, connecting 14 million employees across 75 countries and 190 languages [staffbase.com](https://staffbase.com/)
- **Notable Investors**: Not specified in available sources (backed by a "real guarantee" and founder-led)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 3x Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Intranet Packaged Solutions
  - G2 Leader across four categories (Intranet & Frontline Platforms)
  - 2026 Clearbox Choice Award Winner across three categories
  - 30,000+ member community of employee experience professionals
  - Trusted by high-profile customers like Alaska Airlines and Bethany Children’s Health Center [staffbase.com](https://staffbase.com/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI Quality Layer**: Ensures every AI-generated answer is accurate, contextual, and aligned with organizational policies before reaching employees.
- **Multi-channel single source of truth**: One platform governing intranet, app, email, and digital signage, reducing fragmentation.
- **Frontline-first philosophy**: Built from the belief that the hardest-to-reach employee sets the bar for everyone else.
- **Governance & compliance**: Automated workflows, content ownership, and compliance features for security-sensitive industries (healthcare, finance, etc.).
- **Deep integrations**: Works with existing enterprise tools (Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Workday) rather than replacing them.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening AI capabilities (AI Assistant, automated governance, knowledge quality)
- Expanding frontline worker support and mobile-first experiences
- Strengthening compliance and security features for regulated industries
- Continuing to scale globally while maintaining founder-led culture

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values-driven (“Let’s own it”) with a focus on ownership, growth mindset, authenticity, and customer obsession. Strong emphasis on collaboration and continuous improvement [staffbase.com/jobs/culture](https://staffbase.com/jobs/culture/)
- **Work model**: Hybrid work options with flexible working time models; offices in Chemnitz, Berlin, Dresden, New York, London, and more
- **Benefits**:
  - 31 vacation days (incl. one floating holiday) plus fully paid Fridays off during August
  - Annual flex work allowance of EUR 1,560 / USD 1,608 / GBP 1,356 / AUD 2,400
  - Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and competitive salary packages
  - Voluntary day off per year for social projects, employee referral bonus
  - Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for community and awareness
  - Health and wellness: ergonomic workplaces, office snacks, regular team events
- **Engineering culture**: Focus on empowerment, ownership, and technical excellence; roles across product security, platform engineering, and technical product management. Recruitment process includes a “shOWN-time” task to demonstrate skills [staffbase.com/jobs](https://staffbase.com/jobs/)

## Sources
1. [staffbase.com](https://staffbase.com/)
2. [staffbase.com/about-us](https://staffbase.com/about-us)
3. [staffbase.com/jobs](https://staffbase.com/jobs/)
4. [staffbase.com/jobs/culture](https://staffbase.com/jobs/culture/)
5. [linkedin.com/company/staffbase](https://linkedin.com/company/staffbase)
6. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/staffbase](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/staffbase)

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