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ABOUT CODEWAY
We build and publish mobile apps that reach millions fast.We've built category-leading apps time and time again. A track record proven by hits like Cleanup (#1 iPhone storage cleaner worldwide), Retake AI (#1 AI face editing app in the US), and Learna AI (the top AI language learning app globally), alongside 50+ other apps across productivity, edtech, wellness, and entertainment, all shaping the future of consumer mobile.Since launching in 2020 with a small team in Istanbul, we've grown into a 300+ person global team. With over 400 million downloads and a worldwide footprint, we're already one of the fastest-growing consumer tech companies in Europe, and Barcelona is our next big chapter.Rooted in Istanbul, growing in Barcelona: We're building the people, the systems, and the culture that will drive Codeway's next phase of scale. Join us on one of the most exciting growth journeys the Barcelona tech scene will ever witness.POSITION
We're looking for a Head of Legal who is native to the consumer tech and direct-to-consumer app world - someone who doesn't need months of onboarding to understand our reality.This is a build role. You will be our first senior legal hire, reporting directly to the CEO you will manage our existing Legal Counsel from day one, own the highest-priority areas personally, and design what the broader function looks like from here.App Store and Play Store enforcement, GDPR and DSA exposure, AI Act readiness, creative compliance across a large portfolio, payment and subscription risk at scale - the surface area is real and growing. We need someone who can get ahead of it.WHAT YOU'LL BE DOINGApp Store and Platform Compliance: Managing Compliance across our entire publisher portfolio - escalations, account issues, ban recovery, policy interpretation. You will develop playbooks for managing platform risk across 60+ apps on shared publisher accountsPrivacy and Regulatory: Building a durable privacy infrastructure: consent flows, data requests, breach protocols, cookie policy. You will partner with engineers and product teams to build privacy-by-design into how we shipIP and Competitive Compliance: Payment compliance, chargeback strategy, refund policy, and dispute handling at scale. You will bring an understanding of the industry's best practicesLegal Operations and Team Building: You will design the legal operating model - how decisions get made, how risk is assessed, how external counsel is deployedWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORDeep, hands-on experience in consumer tech or direct-to-consumer mobile apps. You are native to App Store and Play Store reality. You know how platforms enforce policies, how creatives create legal exposure, and how to build compliance frameworks that scaleReal depth in GDPR and privacy law as applied to app-driven, subscription-based businessesA track record of building legal systems, not just solving problems case-by-case. Playbooks, risk frameworks, self-service tooling. Structures that hold up when you are not in the roomProduct and Growth fluency. You have managed or closely collaborated with Product and Growth teamsWHAT YOU'LL BRING8+ years of legal experience with meaningful time in consumer tech or direct-to-consumer mobileTurns ambiguity into frameworks rather than waiting for clarity and guidanceYou’re genuinely energised by the consumer app world - the platforms, the products, and the paceExperience building for scale from day one: every decision, every playbook, every process should be built to last.Operating as a creative partner to the businessIs comfortable being the most senior legal voice in the roomKnowledge in Commercial lawNICE TO HAVECorporate structure, including holding companiesTransfer pricing compliance, IP legal and economic ownership, economic substance, DEMPE functionsUnderstanding of FTC complianceExperience across multiple jurisdictions (US,UK,EU)Some familiarity with Employment Law#J-18808-Ljbffr
