General Counsel

At ZeptoLab, we're looking for a General Counsel to become a trusted legal partner for the business and help navigate complex legal matters across multiple international jurisdictions.

This is a hands-on senior role for a broad legal generalist who enjoys solving diverse legal challenges, partnering with business leaders, and driving operational excellence through AI and modern legal technologies.

What you'll do

• Advise the business on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions, with a particular focus on the UK.

• Draft, negotiate and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including publishing, licensing, IP, SaaS, procurement and strategic partnerships.

• Partner with business leaders by identifying legal risks, providing pragmatic recommendations and supporting informed business decisions.

• Support cross-border legal projects, corporate governance and international compliance.

• Manage intellectual property matters, including trademarks, copyrights, licensing and IP protection.

• Drive GDPR compliance, privacy governance, data processing agreements and cross-border data transfers.

• Continuously improve contract management, legal documentation standards and legal operations.

• Support statutory audits, due diligence projects and regulatory reviews.

• Introduce AI-powered legal workflows and automation for contract drafting, legal research, document review, compliance monitoring and knowledge management.

• Collaborate with external legal advisors across different jurisdictions.

What we're looking for

• Extensive experience as a senior in-house legal counsel or general counsel in an international company.

• Proven in-house legal experience in the game development industry.

• Broad international legal experience across multiple jurisdictions, with strong expertise in UK corporate and commercial law.

• Strong experience with commercial contracts, licensing and intellectual property.

• Ability to quickly navigate unfamiliar jurisdictions by working effectively with external counsel when needed.

• Business-oriented mindset — you can clearly communicate legal risks while understanding that business leaders make the final decisions.

• Strong ownership and willingness to take responsibility beyond a narrow area of expertise.

• Passion for improving legal processes through AI and modern legal technologies.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Fluency in both English and Russian would be considered an advantage.

Why this role is interesting

• The chance to expand your expertise across multiple international jurisdictions.

• Broad exposure to high-impact legal work spanning corporate, commercial, IP, licensing, privacy and compliance.

• An opportunity to shape how AI is integrated into legal operations and build a modern legal function.

• Direct access to founders and senior leadership, with the ability to influence strategic business decisions.