E-commerce Legal Counsel

Brief Info About Vinted

Vinted is the leading second-hand fashion marketplace in Europe and a go-to destination for all kinds of second-hand items. With a mission to make second-hand the first choice worldwide, Vinted enables people to sell and buy second-hand clothes and lifestyle items from each other, helping give those items a second or even third life.

Vinted Go launched in 2022,  with a focus on developing products and solutions for more seamless shipping and delivery across Europe. Vinted Go has connected more than 60 carriers and more than 500,000 PUDO points across Europe to support the delivery of millions of parcels per year.

The Vinted Group, composed of Vinted Marketplace, Vinted Go, and Vinted Pay is headquartered in Vilnius, with workplaces in Germany, Lithuania, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and over 2,000 employees. Its backers include Accel, EQT Growth, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sprints, and TPG.

Information About The Position

As a Legal Counsel, you will be part of the marketplace legal team and will be working on various e-commerce and platform regulation topics.

In This Position, You’Ll

• Advising the business on key platform regulations such as e-commerce Directive, Digital Service Act (DSA), Online Safety Act (OSA), consumer protection regulations; 
• Handle regulatory compliance duties, such as conducting risk assessments or publishing transparency reports under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Online Safety Act (OSA);
• Advising on illegal (counterfeit, etc) items moderation strategy;
• Support business teams such as product team, moderation team, public policy, PR and other teams on online platform regulations guidance;
• Handle requests from authorities or brands on these topics;
• Build strong processes with other operational teams (e.g. creating policies, providing compliance plan, self-service guidelines, etc.);
• Work with outsourced legal counsels in all of our jurisdictions. 

About You

• A lawyer with at least 3 years of experience as an attorney or as an in-house counsel, preferably in tech / e-commerce platform / social media, with expertise in platform regulations, intellectual property, content policy, user safety, consumer product and/or regulatory compliance;
• Excellent knowledge of hosting provider and online policy issues;
• Ability to be creative in ambiguous legal and regulatory environments;
• Quick learner and have a good sense of how to balance compliance with business interest; 
• Ability to be the person fully responsible for advising and developing content and users policies and processes;
• Litigation experience is a strong plus;
• Good project and organizational and time management skills

Work Perks

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 working days of holiday
• Newest MacBook models
• Free access to an office gym
• Digital mental and emotional health support and Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• Private health insurance
• On-site canteen serving delicious homemade food at friendly prices
• Frequent team-building events
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
• A dog-friendly office

Working At Vinted

Individual Learning Budget

We invest in your professional growth! As part of our commitment to continuous learning, we offer an annual learning budget to support your personal and career development through courses, certifications, workshops and more.

Hybrid Work

We’ve adopted a hybrid workplace model where 2 days in office are recommended but not enforced. It’s up to you and your team to decide on the exact days you’ll spend working together in person.

Equal Opportunity

The Vinted Group is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all walks of life feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences. At Vinted, all applicants are treated fairly without regard to their race, age, religion or belief, sex, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

The salary range for this position is €3,758 - € 5,092 gross per month.