director Legal Counsel hybrid

About this role

JetBrains is hiring a director-level Legal Counsel based in Amsterdam, Netherlands | Munich, Germany | Prague, Czech Republic | Warsaw, Poland.

Role: Legal Counsel
Function: legal
Level: director
Track: hybrid
Employment: Full-time
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Munich, Germany | Prague, Czech Republic | Warsaw, Poland
Department: Compliance

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Job description

from JetBrains careers

JetBrains builds world-class developer tools trusted by 11 million users, including 88 Fortune Global Top 100 companies. As we accelerate our global growth, we’re expanding the Compliance department to keep revenue flowing smoothly and securely.

About the role:

Co-lead JetBrains’ global export controls & sanctions program. Drive compliance with EU and U.S. export controls and manage risks with emerging AI-related controls. Enable secure global sales while protecting the company from regulatory and reputational risk.

What you’ll do:

Co-lead export controls & sanctions program of the group.
Monitor and interpret EU/U.S. export controls, sanctions, and enforcement trends.
Own classification, licensing, and technology-transfer processes.
Advise on higher-risk transactions, strategic deals, M&A, market entry, and technology partner onboarding.
Build and refine workflows, documentation, and automation for trade compliance.
Act as an escalation point for restricted countries, entities, and high-risk reviews.
Collaborate with Legal, Sales, Product, Procurement, Finance, and Security on cross-border compliance matters.
Assist and drive sanctions & export control-related investigations & concern reviews.

What you bring

8+ years of on-hands EU & U.S. trade compliance experience in a tech or global software environment
Strong command of EU export control regulations (EUDU), EAR (including de minimis, FDPR, AI related) and sanctions regimes.
Ability to interpret technical software/AI features for export classification.

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