Head of Legal

Safety Wing

Head of Legal owning legal function at SafetyWing, building a global social safety net. Overseeing legal projects and collaborating with teams on compliance and regulatory matters.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🌎 Anywhere in the WorldLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in legal and regulatory frameworks, particularly in insurance, data privacy, and consumer protection, while effectively managing projects and providing actionable guidance to product teams. Possesses strong commercial judgment and the ability to navigate complex legal environments to support business growth.

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Qualified LawyerRegulatory Project ManagementCommercial JudgmentExperience in Regulated EnvironmentsStrong Problem-Solving Skills

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Hard Skills

Legal AnalysisRegulatory ComplianceProject ManagementRisk AssessmentDocumentation Management

Soft Skills

IntegrityResilienceSolution-Oriented MindsetIntellectual CuriosityCreativity

Industry Keywords

International Regulatory FrameworksConsumer Protection LawsAdvertising LawsData Privacy LawsRegulatory Filings

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

- Own and drive legal and regulatory projects across SafetyWing’s products
- Partner with product teams to work through legal and regulatory trade-offs as products grow and expand into new markets
- Help teams operate confidently in regulated environments by turning complex legal and regulatory questions into clear, actionable guidance
- Work hands-on with international regulatory frameworks, including insurance, data privacy, consumer protection, and advertising laws
- Coordinate and manage regulatory filings and submissions
- Support the resolution of material disputes and regulatory issues alongside internal stakeholders and external partners
- Build structure, documentation, and repeatable processes so legal work can scale with the company

Requirements

What you’ll need

- Is a qualified lawyer with strong commercial judgment and experience working closely with product, operations, or business teams
- Has experience in regulated environments and enjoys getting up to speed on new legal and regulatory areas
- Has strong project management skills and likes owning complex problems end-to-end
- Thinks practically about risk and understands how legal decisions affect product, sales, and growth
- Knows their limits and works well with external counsel to fill the gaps
- Is comfortable with ambiguity, takes initiative, and moves work forward independently
- Brings integrity, resilience, and a solution-oriented mindset
- Want to help build a global social safety net on the Internet.
- Think for themselves instead of copying others.
- Are willing to try new things, even with the risk of failure.
- Are intellectually curious and open to new ideas.
- Are creative and bold in the face of any problems.
- Have strong integrity and do the right thing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

- Fully remote work environment – work from anywhere globally
- Unlimited time off
- Equity compensation
- Our own Global Safety Net, giving you worldwide health, income, and travel coverage
- Personal development and office budgets
- A new laptop when you need one
- Annual team gathering in amazing locations - our previous meetups were in Iceland, Vietnam and Argentina