Legal Counsel (Commercial & Privacy)

About the role

Neema is building a global payments platform that enables real‑time, cross‑border transactions. As a Legal Counsel you will work closely with product teams and stakeholders to provide commercial and privacy counsel across the full data lifecycle of a regulated payment company.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements such as service, vendor, partnership, data processing agreements and NDAs.
• Manage the vendor lifecycle, including onboarding, risk classification, SLA implementation and periodic controls.
• Support Neema’s privacy framework, ensuring compliance with evolving Israeli and international data‑protection regulations and reviewing new products for privacy impact.
• Provide day‑to‑day legal advice to internal teams, focusing on compliance, customer service and regulatory reporting.
• Handle legal aspects of fraud events, third‑party matters, official inquiries and formal correspondence.
• Develop and maintain the Legal team’s knowledge base, including templates, playbooks and internal policies.

Required profile

• LLB and admission to the Israel Bar Association.
• Up to 2 years post‑qualification experience with exposure to commercial and/or privacy work, either in‑house at a technology company or in a leading law firm.
• Strong drafting abilities for contracts with vendors, customers or partners.
• Full professional fluency in Hebrew and English, including precise legal drafting in both languages.
• Business‑oriented mindset with the ability to translate legal risk into practical solutions.

Required skills

• Legal drafting of commercial contracts.
• Knowledge of data‑privacy regulations (Israeli and international).
• Vendor risk assessment and SLA management.
• Regulatory reporting and compliance.