Head Of Legal - Italy BOLOGNA

Head Of Legal - Italy
Bologna
Emilia Romagna, BOLOGNA

Company Description

Docplanner is a SaaS tool for doctors and clinics used to optimize their patient flow, reduce no-shows, and digitize their practices in order to be able to spend more time with the patient.

We also operate marketplace websites in 13 countries which serve 80 million patients monthly to easily find the right doctor and book an appointment.

Our mission is to "make the healthcare experience more human".

Docplanner was founded in 2012 in Poland.

Our team now numbers 2, 200 people based across offices in Warsaw, Barcelona, Istanbul, Rome, Mexico City, Curitiba and Bologna.

It is backed by leading venture capital funds including Point Nine Capital, Goldman Sachs Private Capital and One Peak Partners, raising a total of €300million to date.

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast" according to Peter Drucker.

We believe in that.

We're looking for exceptional people that can help us change the world while building an amazing company.

**Job Description**:

You will lead the Legal and Compliance function for the Italian market (our legal entities in Rome and Bologna), and support the rest of the Legal team on international matters, in a fast-growing, young and exciting environment.

**Areas of responsibility**:

- take ownership of legal, compliance and corporate governance matters relating to the three Italian entities within DocPlanner Group;

- manage and advise on the release of product features or new business lines from a legal/regulatory perspective (ensure compliance with all applicable laws);

- ensure compliance of the Italian entities with data privacy laws and regulations;

- negotiate and manage commercial legal work (contracts for clients, suppliers, partners, website terms and conditions, etc.

);

- support the business on the negotiations of legal aspects of M&A processes, strategic partnership, key commercial agreements and other corporate and business development initiatives;

- act as legal business partner to various departments; build strong relationships across the organisation; manage outside counsel;

- partner with HR on day-to-day employee-related matters requiring legal support in Italy, including in relation to senior management;

- manage any litigation and regulatory complaints processes affecting the Italian entities;

- manage and foresee business risks and opportunities by regularly reviewing changes in the regulatory/legal environment;

- support the rest of the DocPlanner Group's Legal team, and senior management, in the legal.

**Qualifications**:

If you:

- have excellent communication and drafting skills, both in English and Italian (knowledge of German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish or Turkish a plus);

- have an Italian law degree (qualified lawyer a plus);

- possess 5/10 years of experience (indicative only) as a business lawyer/legal counsel, either in a law firm or in-house (tech company experience a plus), having focussed on one or more of the following areas (cross-border experience a plus): commercial law, corporate/M&A, corporate governance, finance, tech sector regulation, intellectual property, data protection, healthcare sector regulation;

- make quick decisions with good business judgement (balancing both legal and commercial aspects);

- are detail-oriented and well organised;

- are a fire-starter and can clearly demonstrate your ability to be proactive without continuous supervision;

- have strong interpersonal skills;

- are hungry for challenges and seek constant learning / embrace frequent change;

. . . then you might just be the one we are looking for!

Additional Information

**What we offer

- Competitive salary

- Opportunity to shape the Italian legal function, while operating in a multinational environment

- Participation in the stock option plan - to feel like an owner it's best to be one

- Autonomy / ownership

- Work to change people's lives for better

- Great growth opportunities not limited by policies or age

**What you will find (our Values)

- Leave your comfort zone - There were a handful of us when we started.

Now there are over 1300 of us on 4 continents.

We learn and grow so the company can.

- Focus on results, not tasks - No one can tell you what to do because no one has ever done it yet.

Every day is a new challenge.

No matter if it's an evolution or a revolution, you have all the power to start it.

- Give feedback now, directly - We know very few mind readers.

None actually.

We don't read the minds of our users.

We A/B test.

We don't read the minds of each other.

We ask for and give feedback.

- Keep it simple - Right.

- Do what you love - Alright, we work for the money.

But once that's out of the way, why do you do what you do?

We believe if you don't see the meaning in what you do, you should stop right now.

- Equity - That's right.

To feel like an owner it's best to be one.

- Cool people - We like to get things done.

And have fun in the process =)

Important: Our recruitment team is international, representing va