Head of Legal

🐼 About us

WeWard is the app that rewards you for walking and turns everyday steps into real-life rewards, connections, & positive impact!

Our mission is to help people move more, feel better, and make movement meaningful.

Today, we are trusted by 25M+ users worldwide, with a fast-growing, international team and offices in Paris and New York.

Our ambition is to build the world’s leading movement-and-rewards platform, scaling globally while using technology, data, and smart incentives to drive lasting behavior change and wellbeing at scale.

About the role

Reporting to Yves, our CEO & Co-founder, and working closely with Nathalie, our Finance & Admin Manager, you will play a key strategic role in managing all legal topics related to our business in France, the US, and beyond.

As our first in-house legal hire, you’ll be building legal processes from the ground up, supporting every team at WeWard, from HR and P&L to Tech and Product, all while helping us stay compliant in a fast-paced, international environment.

Your responsibilities

Build & lead the legal function

• Design the legal function from day one: priorities, processes, tooling, and how the business works with legal.

• Own the relationship with our external counsel (France & US) and decide what we keep in-house and what we outsource.

• Be a trusted advisor to the co-founders and leadership on strategic decisions, risk and growth opportunities.

Commercial & Contract Law

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts (partnerships, suppliers, marketing, regulatory, etc.).

• Define and maintain our contract templates and approval workflows.

• Collaborate closely with operational teams to ensure deals are legally sound and aligned with business needs.

• Speed up deal cycles by building templates and approval workflows that let teams sign partners in days, not months.

Consumer Law & Compliance

• Draft and maintain our Terms & Conditions, privacy policies, promotional rules, and legal disclaimers.

• Review marketing and communication campaigns for legal compliance (especially in the context of loyalty, rewards, and promotional offers).

• Stay up to date with consumer regulations in both France and the US.

Privacy & Data Protection (GDPR & beyond)

• Own all topics related to data privacy and GDPR compliance.

• Negotiate Data Protection Agreements, conduct DPIAs, and help document data flows across our products.

• Work cross-functionally with Product, Data, Tech and P&L to ensure privacy is embedded into everything we do.

Company-wide Legal Support

• Lead corporate legal matters with the co-founders (board, governance, employee stock plans, etc.).

• Act as the go-to legal contact for all teams, simplifying legal concepts to make them actionable.

• Monitor potential litigation or disputes and handle debt recovery if needed.

• Keep an eye on global legal and regulatory developments relevant to our activities.

Preferred Experience

🧠 What we’re looking for

You’re the perfect match if…

• You have a Master’s degree in Business Law, Contract Law, or related field.

• Bar-certified in France; New York Bar admission is a strong plus / Experience in the US.

• You have 8+ years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal team, with exposure to B2C, data protection, and international business.

• Strong presence and communication skills, able to advise founders and negotiate with major partners.

• You’re comfortable being the only lawyer in the room: you prioritize, make calls and explain legal risk in business terms.

• You have solid understanding of the legal challenges facing tech companies and mobile apps.

• You’re fluent in English and French, both written and spoken.

• You’re curious, pragmatic, autonomous, and ready to get your hands dirty in a fast-moving environment.

💙 Why join us

• Build the legal function from scratch as WeWard’s first legal hire

• Work directly with our co-founders on strategic topics, with high visibility across the company

• A strategic, cross-functional role at the heart of a mission-driven scale-up

• A growing company with real international reach (France + US)

• A tight-knit and supportive team, headquartered in central Paris

• And of course… you’ll walk more!

Our commitments

• 🏆 SUCCEED — You’ll join a team of passionate people who share values of ambition and determination

• 🤝 TRUST — We give you real autonomy, trusting you to reach your goals in your own way

• ⛏️ EXPLORE — You’ll grow in a culture that’s constantly evolving and curious about what’s next

• 📈 PROGRESS — We’ll support you through challenges, learn from mistakes, and move forward together

• 😁 SMILE — And every day, you’ll be part of a fun and positive environment where humor is always welcome

If this sounds like you, apply — we’d love to meet you. 🎉

🎁 What we offer

• ✈️ A global, mission-driven team with teammates in Paris, NY, London, Boston!

• 🧘‍♀️ A healthy work/life balance (we walk the talk)

• 💡 Annual learning & dev budget (you grow, we grow)

• 🏠 Hybrid work, with 2 days of remote work per week

• 🏢 (Really, really) Cool office in central Paris with snacks, a walking desk and a huge Wardy hanging around

Recruitment Timeline

1. A 30-min intro call with the Talent team

2. 45-min call with our CEO, your future manager. Here you’ll go in detail about the role’s missions.

3. At-home case study followed by a 1 hour debrief with 3 collaborators, including time for mutual feedback.

4. Office tour to see our space and meet the team!

And if it’s a match… Welcome to the adventure! 🐼