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Oura is seeking a Lead Counsel, Commercial and Marketing for EMEA to join its Legal Team, reporting to the Principal Counsel, Commercial Legal - Marketing. This is a hybrid role based in the London office, with an expectation of 2-3 days per week on-site.
You will serve as the lead legal advisor for Oura's EMEA Commercial, Sales, Partnerships, Retail, and Marketing functions, supporting the company's growth and scaling across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This is a hands-on, high-impact role combining strategic legal counsel with transactional execution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements including enterprise and corporate sales agreements, B2B and channel partnerships, strategic alliances, and co-marketing arrangements.
- Structure and negotiate retail, distribution, reseller, marketplace, and e-commerce agreements across EMEA markets.
- Provide strategic counsel on legal issues affecting the EMEA business, supporting alignment and execution of commercial and marketing initiatives.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, translating complex legal issues into clear, actionable business guidance.
- Manage high volumes of complex transactions as a hands-on practitioner.
- Build and refine internal transactional and marketing review processes, templates, playbooks, and tools to scale with company growth.
- Coordinate with US Legal, Privacy, Product, and outside counsel to deliver consistent global positions adapted to local market requirements.
About Oura:
Oura is an award-winning health technology company that empowers people to understand and improve their health through its Oura Ring and connected app, providing insights on readiness, activity, and sleep quality to millions of users globally.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of combined law firm and in-house PQE (Post-Qualification Experience), with at least 4 years supporting commercial transactions and marketing in a consumer products, consumer technology, or retail business.
- Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales, or holding an equivalent qualification in an EU jurisdiction with the right to practise in that jurisdiction.
- Working knowledge of UK and EU competition law as it applies to distribution and retail arrangements, including vertical agreements, selective distribution, and pricing restrictions.
- Deep working knowledge of UK and EU consumer protection, advertising, and e-commerce frameworks (including the CAP Code and ASA regime, and UK and EU consumer protection and unfair commercial practices rules), with the ability to apply them pragmatically to business objectives.
- Exceptional drafting skills with experience negotiating and preparing sophisticated sales, partnership, distribution, and retail agreements.
- Familiarity with UK GDPR, EU GDPR, and ePrivacy/PECR as they apply to marketing, partnerships, and data sharing.
- Proven ability to identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risk while enabling scalable, innovative go-to-market models across multiple markets.
- Strong judgment and comfort operating as a trusted advisor to senior business stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
- Clear, practical communicator who can translate complex legal issues into actionable guidance.
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Additional European languages are a plus.
