Legal Counsel

Imagine a future where everyone has instant, low-cost access to intelligence. We’re building a fully featured European AI cloud - with everything one needs to train, experiment with, and deploy AI models at scale. Our GPUs run on 100% renewable energy, powering a more sustainable AI ecosystem.

We’re ambitious, curious, and gutsy doers. Low hierarchy, high ownership, and a big vision. After raising $64M in Series A, we’re only getting started.

Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished.

About the role

We’re looking for a Legal Counsel to support Verda’s legal and regulatory function as we scale. You’ll work across a broad range of legal areas, with a particular focus on supporting a fast-growing technology business operating at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and data.

This is a hands-on role in a scale up environment, where you’ll collaborate closely with technical, commercial, and compliance teams to provide pragmatic legal guidance and help shape our legal foundations in a global, multi-jurisdictional context. You will play a key role in enabling Verda’s growth, including supporting corporate global expansion.

Why Verda

• Cash + equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (e.g., healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, etc.).
• Profitable operations with rapid, sustained growth.
• 31 nationalities, with 6 different ones on the management team.
• An opportunity with make a clear impact and work alongside world-class engineers, researchers, and partners across the global AI ecosystem.
• A community-like atmosphere: we often enjoy each other’s company after work, e.g., munching on BBQ made by Ruben, our CEO by day and master chef by night.

Practicalities

• Location: Helsinki

• Working mode: On-site. Relocation support is not provided.

• Start date: Immediate start is available

• Level of expertise: Experienced (4+ years), but strong junior candidates with relevant experience may be considered

• Employment type: Full-time and permanent

Your responsibilities

• Provide legal support across key business areas, including commercial agreements, partnerships, employment, and vendor relationships

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of contracts, including NDAs, SaaS, infrastructure, and technology-related agreements

• Support corporate legal matters, including governance, structuring, and internal documentation

• Support and advise on corporate expansion activities, including entry into new markets and jurisdictional setup considerations

• Assist in fundraising and M&A activities, including due diligence, transaction support, and coordination with external counsel

• Support legal aspects of supply chain and procurement operations, including vendor terms, risk allocation, and commercial structuring

• Advise on intellectual property matters, including protection, licensing, and risk assessment

• Monitor and interpret relevant regulatory developments across Finland, the EU, and other relevant jurisdictions, particularly in AI, data protection, and digital infrastructure

• Support compliance with applicable regulations such as GDPR, AI Act, and other emerging frameworks

• Work closely with compliance, security, and product teams to ensure legal considerations are embedded in operations and product development

• Assist in developing internal legal guidelines, templates, and training materials

• Support external counsel coordination across different jurisdictions where needed

Your key competencies

• At least Bachelor’s Degree in Law 

• 4+ years of relevant legal experience (law firm or in-house)

• Strong working knowledge of commercial contracting, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements (e.g., NDAs, SaaS, technology contracts)

• Familiarity with GDPR and core data protection principles

• Ability to provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment

• Strong communication skills in English (written and verbal), with the ability to translate legal complexity into actionable guidance

• High level of ownership, ethical judgment, and professionalism

• Comfortable working cross-functionally with technical, product, and commercial teams

• Ability to operate in a multi-jurisdictional context, including knowing when to escalate to external counsel
  
  Nice-to-haves

• Experience a technology, infrastructure, or high-growth company environment

• Expertise in one or more of: Intellectual Property (IP), Corporate law, and/or AI / emerging technology regulation

• Privacy and data protection

• Exposure to M&A transactions, fundraising, or corporate structurinExperience supporting international expansion or cross-border operations

• Familiarity with EU AI Act and other digital regulations

• Prior experience working with external counsel across jurisdiction

What's next

Apply sooner than later. This job ad will be removed when we’ve found the right person.

Please submit your application through our Careers page. We don’t accept applications sent by mail.