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Orcrist Technologies GmbH

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11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

🏛️ Government

Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise • Government

Orcrist Technologies GmbH is a company that builds intelligence-fusion and decision-support solutions for complex environments, combining advanced analytics and AI to help organizations turn uncertainty into strategic advantage. The firm emphasizes enterprise and government-focused offerings, positioning itself as a provider of AI-driven operational intelligence and precision decision tools for public sector and large-organization use cases.

📋 Description

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts (client agreements, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor agreements, subcontracting arrangements). • Own and maintain the company's contract template library and standard legal documentation. • Ensure GDPR compliance and act as internal point of contact for data protection questions; liaise with external DPO as needed. • Advise on public sector and defence-adjacent regulatory requirements, including export control and security-relevant contract obligations. • Manage external legal counsel relationships — scoping, briefing, and quality-controlling outside advice. • Support corporate governance across group entities, including shareholder matters, intercompany agreements, and subsidiary structuring questions.

🎯 Requirements

• Fully qualified lawyer in Germany with successfully completed First and Second State Examinations (Erstes und Zweites Staatsexamen). • Admission to the German bar (zugelassene/r Rechtsanwalt / Rechtsanwältin) • 4+ years of post-qualification legal experience gained in-house and/or in private practice, ideally combining both environments. • Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial B2B contracts, particularly in the areas of IT and software law, including software licensing, SaaS agreements, and IP-related clauses. • Solid knowledge of German employment law and experience advising on day-to-day employment-related matters. • Practical experience with GDPR and data protection compliance, including drafting and negotiating data processing agreements and handling data subject requests. • Prior experience working at a large law firm. • Pragmatic, business-oriented mindset with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. • Comfortable working in a tech environment and learning digital tools quickly. • Full professional fluency in German (native or equivalent) and English — contract drafting and advising in both languages.

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to build and own the legal function of a fast-growing deep-tech company. • High level of autonomy and direct collaboration with founders and leadership. • Broad exposure across commercial, technology, data protection, employment, and regulatory matters. • Remote‑first in Germany with occasional team events in Berlin. • Home office budget and great equipment. • 30 days vacation. • Direct impact on critical missions across private and public‑sector customers.