Head of Legal Compliance

Mirakl est le leader des solutions logicielles pour le e-commerce. Nous proposons aux entreprises une suite unique de solutions leur permettant de transformer significativement leur activité digitale afin d'accélérer de façon durable et rentable leur croissance. 

Depuis 2012, Mirakl accompagne les entreprises B2C et B2B avec la technologie la plus avancée, sécurisée et évolutive leur permettant de digitaliser leur activité et d'élargir leur offre via la marketplace ou le dropship, faciliter la gestion des catalogues et des paiements de leurs fournisseurs pour plus d'efficacité, offrir une expérience d'achat personnalisée à leurs clients, et augmenter leurs profits grâce au retail media.

Mirakl est le partenaire de choix de plus de 450 entreprises leaders dans le monde, dont Airbus, Maisons du Monde, Decathlon, H&M, Sonepar et Toyota Material Handling. Pour plus d'informations :

As Head of Legal Compliance & Product, you will report to Mirakl's Group General Counsel and partner closely with Product, Engineering, Security, Sales, and Finance. 

You will manage a team of two legal counsels, define the operating model for a combined Compliance & Product practice, and embed compliance into every stage of our product lifecycle.

• Bespoke scope and autonomy: You will lead a team of Legal Counsels being at the forefront of Product innovation and set the standard for our Global Compliance practices.
• Immediate impact: You will play a pivotal role in an organization undergoing significant technological change, including AI-led innovation.
• Horizon scanning: You will proactively anticipate regulatory and legislative change, and translate it into practical, business-friendly guardrails.
• Growth potential: You will build a best-in-class practice in a fast-scaling, global environment.
• Managerial track: You will lead and develop a team within a global Legal department.

Compliance leadership

• Design and own our global product compliance framework and roadmap, harmonizing practices and controls across jurisdictions and product lines.
• Anticipate and operationalize upcoming global regulations and standards (e.g., EU Data Act for SaaS and data access/portability, AI-related frameworks and governance, anti-corruption requirements including extraterritorial regimes).
• Translate regulation into actionable, business-friendly controls, checklists, and policies that scale with product velocity.
• Establish and run risk-based control testing, audits, and remediation, partner with Security and Privacy on certifications and audits as applicable (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2 touchpoints).
• Lead third-party risk and external counsel engagement related to product and strategic compliance topics.

Product partnership

• Act as the senior compliance partner to Product and Engineering: define go/no-go readiness criteria, advise on design choices, and de-risk launches without slowing innovation.
• Build the operating model to connect the Product and Compliance streams, ensuring clarity of ownership while maintaining tight collaboration.
• Create playbooks for complex domains (AI features, data flows, platform behaviors) and integrate compliance into discovery, design reviews, and release processes.
• Support product commercialization with clear narratives on compliance posture and differentiators for customers and prospects.

Governance, enablement, and reporting

• Establish policies, templates, and training to embed compliance "by design" across teams.
• Define KPIs and dashboards (e.g., control coverage, time-to-approve launches, audit findings, remediation cycle time) to drive data-informed decisions.
• Prepare executive reporting and provide qualitative analysis on critical topics for senior leadership and relevant employee bodies when required.
• Manage and mentor a growing team, develop talent and scale the function.

• 10+ years of experience in product-facing compliance, regulatory strategy, or product counsel roles within tech/SaaS, successful fintech experience is a strong plus.
• Background in a top-tier law firm and/or experience in an Anglo-Saxon environment, with a practical, business-oriented approach.
• Deep understanding of EMEA regulatory landscapes relevant to SaaS platforms and marketplaces; exposure to global regimes (e.g., anti-corruption, financial services adjacent, data and AI) is highly valued.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Product/Engineering to develop compliant products at pace.
• Proven management experience, with the ability to build and scale a new practice from zero-to-one.
• Excellent judgment, crisp written and verbal communication, and the ability to simplify complex regulatory topics for diverse audiences.
• Fluency in English and French.

Want to Join Us?

Interview Process:

• A 30-minute call with one of our recruiters to discuss your background, expectations, and what Mirakl can offer in return
• A 60-minute discussion with our Group General Counsel
• Two 45-minute STAR-format interviews to assess alignment with Mirakl's values

Mirakl est engagée en faveur de la diversité, de l'égalité des chances et de l'inclusion. Nous célébrons nos différences car nous sommes convaincus que les qualités visibles et invisibles de chaque Mirakl Worker sont une source de force et d'innovation. Dans le cadre de cet engagement, nous étudions toutes les candidatures sans distinction de : genre, ethnicité, religion, orientation sexuelle, handicap, âge ou toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.