Approximate yearly compensation will be 120-140.000 CHF.
What you are going to do Own and build the Foundation's legal function — advising leadership across intellectual property, contracts, governance, employment, and compliance. Advise on open-source licensing, contributor agreements, and trademark protection for Home Assistant and the Foundation's other projects. Support the Foundation's defense against patent and other legal claims, coordinating with outside litigation counsel where needed. Draft, review, and negotiate the foundation's commercial agreements — sponsorships, partnerships, vendor contracts, NDAs, and event agreements. Engage, coordinate and manage external counsel as required, particularly in international/cross-borders matters. Advise on Swiss foundation (Stiftung) law and governance, and help meet the foundation's statutory and regulatory obligations. Develop reusable templates, policies, and processes, and manage relationships with external legal specialists efficiently.
The Open Home Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland, with the objective of fighting for the fundamental principles of privacy, choice, and sustainability for smart homes. It does this by supporting the development of open-source projects, and open connectivity and communication standards. A big part of this is Home Assistant, the biggest open-source project in number of contributors, used by over two million households, but the Open Home Foundation also owns or collaborates with other projects important to promoting privacy, choice, and sustainability in the smart home, like: Open hardware tools (e.g., ESPHome, ESP Web Tools). Open standards (e.g., Python Matter Server, Z-Wave JS, ZigPy, BTHome, Improv Wi-Fi). Open voice (e.g., Rhasspy, Wyoming Protocol, Piper). Music Assistant.
