Group Legal Counsel

📍Legal - Valletta, Valletta (Remote)

ABOUT MODULAR DATING

ABOUT MODULAR DATING

ABOUT MODULAR DATING

Modular Dating is a fast-scaling startup offering an AI-powered white-label platform that empowers businesses to launch and grow branded dating, creator, and community-driven networks. We provide a customizable, high-performance ecosystem that optimizes user acquisition, engagement, and monetization at scale.

As we expand, we’re looking for someone to take on the role of Group Legal Counsel - someone who thrives in emerging industries and is ready to take ownership of legal operations with a sharp focus on compliance, contracts, and commercial growth. This role will grow into a team leadership position as we scale.

You’ll be our first in-house legal hire, reporting to the COO, and partnering with leadership across Product, Customer Experience, Growth, and Revenue Operations. This is a strategic, cross-functional role that balances risk, regulation, and innovation with confidence and clarity. You’ll work on everything from contracts and compliance to entity structuring, regulatory frameworks, and platform IP. This is a group-level legal position with the opportunity to shape and grow our legal operations as we expand globally.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Day-to-Day Duties

  • Draft and/or review commercial, employment, and service contracts

  • Advise on corporate governance and maintain company records

  • Support Maltese entity management, shareholding structures, and compliance filings

  • Liaise with our company secretary, accountants, and tax advisors

  • Oversee IP registration, licensing, and enforcement

  • Build internal documentation and workflows related to legal processes

  • Draft internal policies and respond to regulatory inquiries or disputes

  • Monitor changes in Maltese, EU, and international law

  • Act as the liaison with external legal counsel as needed

Corporate & Venture Legal

  • Support entity setup, governance, intercompany agreements, and shareholding frameworks across multiple jurisdictions

  • Draft and maintain investor docs, board resolutions, NDAs, and internal governance frameworks

  • Work closely with Finance, the COO, and external advisors on cap tables, fundraising docs, and venture formation

  • Liaise with external law firms, company secretaries, and accountants across Modular Group entities

Commercial & Contract Counsel

  • Draft and negotiate B2B contracts, SaaS terms, licensing agreements, creator terms, and affiliate deals

  • Support team in structuring scalable, cross-border commercial agreements

  • Build and maintain a contract database, approval workflow, and internal templates/playbooks

Platform, Privacy & Content Compliance

  • Serve as the company’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) and lead all GDPR efforts

  • Lead compliance across GDPR, COPPA, CAN-SPAM, and global data regulations

  • Manage age verification, KYC/AML, and moderation frameworks, and platform trust & safety compliance in collaboration with Finance and Customer Experience

  • Maintain up-to-date Terms of Service, Privacy Policies, Content Guidelines, Cookie Notices, data subject request procedures and enforcement documentation

  • Advise Product and CX teams on privacy by design, age gating, data handling flows, content rights, and ethical risk frameworks

IP, Licensing & Creator Rights

  • Manage trademarks, copyright, brand protection, and platform usage rights

  • Advise on creator IP, licensing of AI-generated content, and digital asset terms

  • Collaborate with Marketing and Product to define usage rules and protect platform IP

Commercial Legal

  • Draft and negotiate SaaS terms, NDAs, licensing agreements, vendor and partner contracts

  • Support team on structuring creator, B2B, and media buyer deals

  • Create scalable contract templates and playbooks for internal brands and white-label clients

  • Provide legal insight on risk across global commercial initiatives

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Maltese-warranted lawyer with 3+ years post-qualification experience (PQE)

  • Strong knowledge of EU/US regulatory frameworks, especially in tech, content, and e-commerce

  • Strong grasp of commercial law, IP, data protection, and cross-border SaaS/platform compliance

  • Experience acting as a DPO or leading GDPR strategy preferred

  • Industry familiarity with adult, dating, or creator platforms is highly desirable

  • Skilled in contract drafting, negotiation, and IP/commercial law

  • Strategic and pragmatic - you balance legal risk with business needs

  • Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills

BONUS POINTS FOR

BONUS POINTS FOR

BONUS POINTS FOR

  • Knowledge of international age verification, moderation, and consent laws

  • Experience with KYC, AML, and trust & safety frameworks

  • Background in startup environments or scaling legal operations from scratch

  • Comfort navigating fast-moving and ambiguous regulatory spaces

WHY JOIN US

WHY JOIN US

WHY JOIN US

  • Remote working with flexibility in your work hours.

  • A genuine opportunity for professional development and career growth.

  • Competitive compensation and benefits.

  • A collaborative, innovative team that values transparency and creativity.

HEAD OF SEO & CONTENT

📍 Remote | Full-Time | Strategic & Hands-On | Growth Trajectory

Modular Dating is a fast-scaling white-label SaaS platform empowering businesses to launch and grow branded dating, creator, and community-driven networks. As we expand our B2B and B2C ecosystem, we’re building a powerhouse marketing team to drive acquisition, engagement, and visibility across multiple verticals and platforms.

ABOUT MODULAR DATING

Day-to-Day Duties

  • Draft and/or review commercial, employment, and service contracts

  • Advise on corporate governance and maintain company records

  • Support Maltese entity management, shareholding structures, and compliance filings

  • Liaise with our company secretary, accountants, and tax advisors

  • Oversee IP registration, licensing, and enforcement

  • Build internal documentation and workflows related to legal processes

  • Draft internal policies and respond to regulatory inquiries or disputes

  • Monitor changes in Maltese, EU, and international law

  • Act as the liaison with external legal counsel as needed

Corporate & Venture Legal

  • Support entity setup, governance, intercompany agreements, and shareholding frameworks across multiple jurisdictions

  • Draft and maintain investor docs, board resolutions, NDAs, and internal governance frameworks

  • Work closely with Finance, the COO, and external advisors on cap tables, fundraising docs, and venture formation

  • Liaise with external law firms, company secretaries, and accountants across Modular Group entities

Commercial & Contract Counsel

  • Draft and negotiate B2B contracts, SaaS terms, licensing agreements, creator terms, and affiliate deals

  • Support team in structuring scalable, cross-border commercial agreements

  • Build and maintain a contract database, approval workflow, and internal templates/playbooks

Platform, Privacy & Content Compliance

  • Serve as the company’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) and lead all GDPR efforts

  • Lead compliance across GDPR, COPPA, CAN-SPAM, and global data regulations

  • Manage age verification, KYC/AML, and moderation frameworks, and platform trust & safety compliance in collaboration with Finance and Customer Experience

  • Maintain up-to-date Terms of Service, Privacy Policies, Content Guidelines, Cookie Notices, data subject request procedures and enforcement documentation

  • Advise Product and CX teams on privacy by design, age gating, data handling flows, content rights, and ethical risk frameworks

IP, Licensing & Creator Rights

  • Manage trademarks, copyright, brand protection, and platform usage rights

  • Advise on creator IP, licensing of AI-generated content, and digital asset terms

  • Collaborate with Marketing and Product to define usage rules and protect platform IP

Commercial Legal

  • Draft and negotiate SaaS terms, NDAs, licensing agreements, vendor and partner contracts

  • Support team on structuring creator, B2B, and media buyer deals

  • Create scalable contract templates and playbooks for internal brands and white-label clients

  • Provide legal insight on risk across global commercial initiatives

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Maltese-warranted lawyer with 3+ years post-qualification experience (PQE)

  • Strong knowledge of EU/US regulatory frameworks, especially in tech, content, and e-commerce

  • Strong grasp of commercial law, IP, data protection, and cross-border SaaS/platform compliance

  • Experience acting as a DPO or leading GDPR strategy preferred

  • Industry familiarity with adult, dating, or creator platforms is highly desirable

  • Skilled in contract drafting, negotiation, and IP/commercial law

  • Strategic and pragmatic - you balance legal risk with business needs

  • Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills

BONUS POINTS FOR

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Knowledge of international age verification, moderation, and consent laws

  • Experience with KYC, AML, and trust & safety frameworks

  • Background in startup environments or scaling legal operations from scratch

  • Comfort navigating fast-moving and ambiguous regulatory spaces

  • Remote working with flexibility in your work hours.

  • A genuine opportunity for professional development and career growth.

  • Competitive compensation and benefits.

  • A collaborative, innovative team that values transparency and creativity.

WHY JOIN US

This is a high-impact opportunity for a versatile legal professional at the intersection of tech, compliance, and growth. If you’re a lawyer who can interpret legal frameworks in fast-evolving, novel contexts and believes legal can be a growth enabler and not just a risk mitigator, apply at Modular Dating today - we think you’ll fit right in!

This is a high-impact opportunity for a versatile legal professional at the intersection of tech, compliance, and growth. If you’re a lawyer who can interpret legal frameworks in fast-evolving, novel contexts and believes legal can be a growth enabler and not just a risk mitigator, apply at Modular Dating today - we think you’ll fit right in!