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Voodoo
Voodoo

Legal Counsel - Corporate M&A

Permanent contract
Paris
Salary: Not specified
No remote work

Voodoo
Voodoo

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Job description

Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps. With 6 billion downloads and over 300 million monthly active users, Voodoo is the #2 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google.

The company is one of the most impressive examples of hypergrowth in the ecosystem, having raised over $1B and backed by Goldman Sachs, Tencent, and GBL. Deciding to expand its portfolio of products further, Voodoo has more recently announced that it will invest $200M in blockchain gaming studios, to lead the transformation of mobile gaming.

Voodoo is now a team of over 700 employees worldwide, we’re looking for talented individuals from across the globe to come and entertain the world with us.

Team

Our Corporate teams support the company’s performance and growth whilst putting people at the core of everything they do. As a French tech leader and global successful company, our Corporate teams are constantly looking for ways to innovate and increase organization efficiency to keep Voodoo ahead of the market. Voodoo’s Corporate function is composed of four teams: People, Legal, M&A and Finance, working together to drive Voodoo’s success.

Role 

As Legal Counsel in the Corporate M&A team, your role entails acting as a business partner with/for the operation teams to fulfill their business and legal needs by handling group corporate projects, and to support the company’s growth strategy (both external and internal).

  • Handle various corporate projects in all jurisdictions where we operate, covering a very broad range of time zones    
  • Handle the setting up of new entities from the ground as well as their day-to-day operations of the business, the relationships with external and internal parties, including the operational teams on a worldwide basis
  • Supporting the company’s M&A strategy requiring quick adaptation to an international and fast-changing environment 
  • While the primary focus will be on corporate-related matters, curiosity in other areas of law will definitely be a plus

    • Impact:

  • You will highly contribute to the growth strategy of the group companies but also to the reliability of the daily corporate life of the group
  • You will be a part of a team involved in strategic and impactful projects

    • Profile

  • 4 to 6 years of relevant professional experience. Prior experience in a law firm is highly preferable
  • Strong sense of teamwork
  • Ability to provide concise, commercially driven legal advice
  • Skills, willingness, and initiative to own legal issues across many different jurisdictions
  • Strong knowledge of corporate law and transactional practices
  • Fluency in English and French required (communication and legal drafting)
  • Business-oriented, creative, and full of initiative 
  • Constant search for excellence in the work that you do
  • Fluency or proficiency in another language where Voodoo’s business is present, is a plus
  • Prior experience in gaming or a tech company (ad tech, entertainment, social media), is a plus
  • Experience in both France and another jurisdiction will be highly considered

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