Senior Legal Counsel Carbon Markets

About the role

Carbonfuture is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to lead the legal function and shape the governance framework for carbon removal credits as a new financial asset class. This role involves managing the full contract lifecycle, overseeing fundraising legal processes, and establishing standards in an emerging industry. You will report to the COO and lead a small team while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the full contract lifecycle, from drafting and negotiation to signing, across customer, supplier, offtake and vendor agreements
• Negotiate key deals together with leadership, bringing in external counsel where it adds value
• Help build the standardised contract structure that replaces today's bespoke bilateral terms
• Drive the legal workstream to establish carbon credits as an institutional asset class
• Advise on capital markets and regulatory questions as we work with institutional market participants
• Act as internal legal lead in fundraising rounds and own the signing and closing process
• Manage shareholder matters and corporate governance
• Oversee internal compliance across data protection, employment law and corporate governance

Required skills

• German contract law
• Commercial law
• B2B transactions
• German corporate law
• Financing rounds
• M&A
• German
• English

Nice to have

• Capital markets law
• Financial market infrastructure
• Banking
• Commodities
• Carbon markets
• BaFin
• ECB
• FINMA

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience

Benefits

• 30 days paid leave
• Sports benefits
• Health benefits

About the Company

Carbonfuture provides the digital infrastructure that makes carbon removal credits traceable, enforceable, and trustworthy. The company is a global market leader in facilitated carbon removal sales volume and is backed by SIX as a strategic investor.