Legal Counsel

About the role

Ravio is seeking its first dedicated Legal Counsel to own core legal documentation and serve as the primary point of contact for external legal support. This role involves advising senior leadership on regulatory matters while collaborating with commercial, product, and data teams to manage legal positioning. The position also requires hands-on involvement in compliance operations, including SOC 2 audits and data protection frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee corporate actions including shareholder matters, board documentation, and stock plan administration
• Manage employment-related legal matters and maintain service agreements and data processing terms
• Ensure technical and organisational measures and privacy policies remain accurate against product changes
• Act as a named recipient for the company whistleblowing process and maintain trademark records
• Coordinate SOC 2 certification cycles and manage day-to-day compliance administration
• Triage due diligence and security questionnaires from sales teams

Required skills

• Data protection law
• Privacy law
• Contract drafting
• Commercial negotiation
• Stakeholder management
• Compliance operations

Nice to have

• SOC 2
• ISO frameworks
• Vanta
• DORA
• CIPP/E

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor (England & Wales) or equivalent

Certifications

• IAPP CIPP/E

Benefits

• Equity stake
• 25 days paid holiday
• 4 wellness days
• 6% pension matching
• £60 monthly wellness allowance
• Private healthcare
• Income protection insurance
• 20 weeks fully paid parental leave

About the Company

Ravio is a fast-growing startup building a real-time compensation solution to help innovative companies attract and retain talent. They are focused on bringing compensation into the modern age and scaling their product globally.