Description
Hims & Hers is seeking a Counsel, International to join our fast-paced International Legal team. In this role, you will support our European footprint with a primary focus on Germany, while driving expansion into new European markets.
Responsibilities:
- Support German Operations: Serve as a key legal advisor on day-to-day matters across Germany advising on healthcare and pharmacy regulations, e-commerce compliance, digital health, and marketing.
- First-Principles Problem Solving: Untangle complex, novel, or undefined regulatory challenges where traditional precedents don't exist.
- Deliver Actionable, Concise Advice: Cut through ambiguity and synthesise complex legal risks into clear, commercially pragmatic guidance.
- Navigate Pharmacy & Healthcare Regs: Advise cross-functional teams on German, Dutch, and cross-European pharmacy regulations, telemedicine rules, prescribing workflows, healthcare compliance and privacy.
- Commercial Risk & Disputes: Mitigate commercial risk, negotiate key partner/vendor agreements, and assist with advertising and competition matters.
- Drive Market Expansion & Growth: Partner with the international launch team to scale existing operations and launch Hims & Hers into new European markets.
Requirements:
- Qualified Attorney: Admitted to practice in the UK, Germany, or Ireland with ~5+ years PQE in a top-tier law firm, tech company, or fast-growing digital health/telehealth business.
- First-Principles Thinker: You thrive on novelty and ambiguity.
- Pragmatic & Commercial: You balance legal requirements with real-world commercial pressure.
- Exceptional Communicator: You get straight to the point accurately and efficiently.
- Self-Sufficient Operator: You take ownership, run autonomously, and prioritise effectively in a high-velocity environment.
Nice to Have:
- Domain Exposure: Prior experience navigating German and/or European pharmacy regulations, digital health/e-health laws, or Germany's unfair competition landscape.
- Language Skills: German