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Nextcloud

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2016

☁️ SaaS

🔐 Security

🏢 Enterprise

SaaS • Security • Enterprise

Nextcloud is an open-source content collaboration platform that offers a comprehensive suite of self-hosted cloud storage and productivity tools. It provides file sync and share services, groupware, real-time document collaboration, and video conferencing. The platform is a popular choice for enterprises, educational institutions, and the public sector seeking secure, compliant, and scalable solutions for data protection and remote work collaboration.

📋 Description

• Own all legal documents at Nextcloud — keeping them current, consistent and properly organised. • Draft, review and negotiate customer contracts, order forms, NDAs, and partner/reseller agreements. • Own and evolve our Terms & Conditions, DPAs and other standard contractual documents. • Build and run our compliance framework: policies, training and risk tracking. • Act as legal advisor for public tenders — reviewing tender documents, eligibility and compliance requirements, and supporting the bidding process. • Be the go-to person for data protection (GDPR) questions across the business, working hand-in-hand with our external Data Protection Officer. • Support Sales during deal negotiations and give pragmatic, business-friendly legal guidance. • Keep an eye on regulatory developments relevant to an international open-source software business and translate them into action. • Support with HR-related legal matters - contracts, terminations as needed - in close cooperation with our Head of HR.

🎯 Requirements

• A completed legal degree (a German legal qualification is a plus). • Several years of hands-on experience in commercial contract law, T&C drafting and negotiation — ideally in B2B software or tech. • Solid, practical knowledge of data protection law (GDPR) and experience working with a DPO or supervisory authorities. • Experience advising on public tenders / public procurement law (e.g. VgV, GWB, UVgO), ideally in a software or IT context. • A pragmatic, confident communicator who can explain legal things to non-lawyers and help the business move forward. • Fluent German and English, spoken and written. • Understanding of the software / SaaS / open-source business model and licensing (e.g. AGPL, dual licensing), ideally experience in a scale-up or fast-growing software company.

🏖️ Benefits

• A distributed, open and enthusiastic team with a passion for working for and within the open source community • A fun and diverse team • A product which pushes the boundaries of technology with a global user and contributor community • A competitive salary • Remote work and flexibility for a healthy work-life balance • Time for personal growth and education