Legal Counsel

Who you are

• You are qualified to practice law in the UK or an EU member state with 4+ years of relevant experience working in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
• You have experience advising on e-commerce, digital consumer transactions and/or subscription-based products
• You're well-versed in online commerce law, including consumer protection and payments regulation and understand digital content regulations and data privacy frameworks
• You communicate complex legal concepts clearly and effectively to non-legal audiences
• You are comfortable working across a variety of legal topics and enjoy learning new areas of the business. You are comfortable with ambiguity and change
• You build strong relationships and collaborate effectively across teams
• You bring sound judgment and a pragmatic approach to balancing legal risk with business opportunity

What the job involves

• You’ll join Spotify’s Commerce & Subscriptions Legal team, part of the broader Products and Services Legal team, supporting a fast-moving part of the business focused on how users purchase, manage, and experience paid offerings
• This team partners closely with product, engineering, design, and business stakeholders to enable innovative e-commerce experiences while managing legal risk in a thoughtful, pragmatic way
• Provide practical, commercially-focused legal advice to product managers, engineers, designers, and business partners building and scaling e-commerce products and services
• Support the development of new monetisation models including subscription add-ons, one-time purchases, and affiliate sales channels
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with external partners
• Advise on consumer-facing product features, including UX flows, pricing structures, and terms of service to ensure compliance with applicable laws
• Partner with cross-functional teams exploring new ways to grow Spotify’s commerce and subscriptions offerings
• Collaborate closely with other Legal teams to deliver consistent, joined-up legal guidance across products and services
• Build a strong understanding of Spotify’s subscriptions business, payments systems, and customer support operations
• Contribute to scalable legal resources such as playbooks, templates, and training materials to support a growing business

Benefits

• Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse
• Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success
• Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents
• All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub
• Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs