Forward Deployed Operator - Legal & Compliance

About the role

Onodrim is building Europe's largest defence and industrial platform by acquiring specialist manufacturers in critical defence supply chains and investing in their growth. It is hiring a hands-on legal operations and project manager to build the systems, processes and technology that let legal and compliance work scale across Europe. The role combines process improvement and automation with practical day-to-day legal support, and includes periodic on-site work at acquired companies.

Key responsibilities

• Map how legal and compliance work gets done, identify bottlenecks and repetitive tasks, and design and implement simpler, more effective processes
• Evaluate, test and implement tools and automation for due diligence, compliance screening, document management and routine contract review, with human review, confidentiality and data-handling controls
• Turn broad objectives into projects with clear owners, milestones and success measures, keeping stakeholders informed and managing risks
• Help with routine tasks such as reviewing contracts and NDAs, coordinating signatures and maintaining records
• Periodically go to acquired companies across Europe to understand their practices, find gaps and implement improvements
• Create templates, playbooks and guidance, train teams on new tools and hand over clear ownership
• Work closely with internal and external legal and compliance colleagues, acquisition teams and operating-company management

Required profile

• 4-5 years of experience in an in-house legal or compliance team, ideally in M&A or privacy equity, with hands-on delivery of routine legal tasks
• Experience implementing legal technology and workflow automation; coding curiosity is helpful but not essential
• Experience supporting acquisitions, post-acquisition integration or process improvements across multiple businesses and jurisdictions
• Fluency in one or more additional European languages, especially for working with local teams
• Preferred locations: Amsterdam, Munich, Zurich or Vilnius; London candidates speaking additional European languages may also be considered. The role starts remotely, then moves to the office 2-3 days a week once an office is set up, with travel as required

Required skills

• Project management and strong organisation, able to prioritise competing demands and take initiatives from an ambiguous start
• Ability to act with limited information and escalate appropriately
• Clear written and verbal English, careful handling of confidential information and attention to detail
• Willingness and ability to travel across Europe