Legal Counsel

About the Position

Join fonio, Europe’s leader in AI phone agents, as a Legal Counsel to build our legal foundations and handle disputes, trademarks, and international law.

About fonio

We grew from $1M to $10M ARR in under 12 months and now serve 10,000+ customers.

Fonio is Europe’s market leader for AI phone agents for SMBs. Now we’re expanding globally and into new products.

We move fast, take ownership, give direct feedback, and avoid politics and unnecessary meetings.

Join one of world´s fastest-growing companies.

Responsibilities

• You will be the person everyone goes to with a legal question, and you will answer it quickly and practically.
• Build Fonio's legal foundations from scratch: templates, processes, and the right external law firms.
• Handle disputes and litigation, trademarks and IP, international corporate law and compliance, and coordinate external law firms and advisors.
• Go-to person for Sales, Engineering, and Ops on any legal question – pragmatic, fast, understandable.

Requirements

Must-haves

• Qualified lawyer (Austria or Germany) with 4 to 8 years' experience.
• Mix of top law firm training and at least 2 years in-house at a tech or SaaS company.
• Strong commercial contracting and GDPR experience.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Comfortable working alone, prioritising fast and giving clear yes or no answers.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with AI, telecoms, or voice products.
• Exposure to venture funding rounds, M&A, or entity set-up abroad.
• Working knowledge of UK or US commercial law.
• Has been the first legal hire at a scale-up before.

We Offer

• €65,000 to €100,000 + Equity
• Relocation support
• Daily lunch and dinner
• Equipment of your choice
• Regular team off-sites
• On-site in Vienna, working directly with the core-team

Hiring Process

1. 15 min intro call
2. 30 min skill interview
3. 20 min culture fit