Head of Legal

About Bolt Bolt is shaping a future where cities are built for people, not cars. What started as an ambitious project of a 19-year-old in 2013 has grown into a global mobility platform used by more than 200 million customers and 4.5 million driver and courier partners across 50 countries.

From ride-hailing and food delivery to scooters, e-bikes, and car-sharing, Bolt helps people move through cities every day. Small, autonomous teams drive this work, combining the speed and ownership of a startup with the scale of a global technology company backed by more than €1bn in funding.

And we're just getting started.

Why join Bolt?

• Build the future of mobility and help transform how people live and move in cities.
• Tackle challenges at scale that span technology, operations, regulation, and growth.
• Take real ownership early. Small, lean teams mean your decisions matter from day one, and you'll learn fast alongside some of the best people in the industry.
• Join one of Europe's leading technology companies, backed by world-class investors including Sequoia.

About The Role We're looking for a Head of Legal to design and build a Legal function for Bolt's Micromobility business, spanning commercial contracts, financing transactions, regulatory strategy, and multi-jurisdictional governance in one of Europe's most complex sectors.

You will build the Micromobility Legal function from scratch — designing the strategy, hiring the team, and delivering hands-on across contracts, regulatory affairs, financing, and corporate governance. This role supports a multi-jurisdiction business and sits at the centre of regulation, financing, and market expansion, working directly with the CEO and leadership team on the company's most critical decisions.

You'll define what to build in-house versus outsource, manage external counsel efficiently, and scale a lean, high-impact legal team over time. This is a role for someone as comfortable drafting a supplier contract as they are leading a debt financing workstream with lenders.

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• Build and scale a lean, high-impact Legal function, defining what to build in-house versus outsource, managing external counsel efficiently, and hiring a high-performing team over time.
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts (partnerships, suppliers, cities), building scalable templates and processes that enable speed while managing real risks.
• Lead legal workstreams for debt financing (including asset-backed structures), equity raises, and investor negotiations — managing security packages, covenants, and lender requirements.
• Own the legal regulatory strategy across markets — city tenders, permits, and licensing — partnering with operations and public policy to win and retain markets.
• Provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal guidance to the leadership team, anticipating and navigating fragmented, evolving regulatory environments across Europe.

About You

• You have strong in-house legal leadership experience, ideally complemented by a top-tier law firm background.
• You have a builder-operator mindset, are comfortable starting from zero, building structure in ambiguity, and rolling up your sleeves to execute directly.
• You have strong commercial judgement, understanding business trade-offs beyond legal theory, and enabling decisions rather than blocking them.
• You have experience in regulated industries (mobility, transport, energy, fintech, telecom, or similar) or multi-country operations in Europe.
• You have transactional strength, are confident in leading financing and structuring discussions, and engage directly with lenders, investors, and senior stakeholders.
• You have sharp regulatory instincts, understanding how regulators and cities think, and are able to operate in fragmented, evolving regulatory environments.
• You have a cost-disciplined approach, knowing how to use external counsel without overspending and building lean, efficient processes.

Why you’ll love it here

• Accelerate your professional growth with unique career opportunities.
• Enjoy a rewarding salary and stock options, knowing that as Bolt succeeds, so do you.
• Take care of your physical and mental health with our wellness perks.
• Celebrate 5 years at Bolt with a 1-month paid sabbatical to recharge.
• Connect with colleagues at annual company events and smaller team gatherings.
• Balance flexibility and in-person collaboration with our hybrid model, including at least 12 monthly in-office days.

Some perks may differ depending on your location and role. At Bolt, using AI daily is a baseline expectation for everyone. If there’s a faster, smarter way to do your work, we expect you to find it. You’re still responsible for the output, so the standard stays high when using AI tools.

Experience is great, but what we really look for is drive, intelligence, and integrity. So even if you don’t tick every box, please consider applying!

Everyone is welcome Bolt is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, nationality, religion, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to make reasonable accommodations throughout our hiring process. If you require any adjustments, please let us know.