Senior Privacy Counsel, m/f/d
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Senior Privacy Counsel advising an international technology company on GDPR, AI, and commercial data protection matters. Improving privacy governance, agreements, and risk management across Germany and global markets.
Responsibilities:
- Advise colleagues across the business on privacy and data protection matters with clear, commercially focused legal guidance
- Work with product, technology and commercial teams on new services and address privacy considerations early
- Support negotiation of commercial agreements involving data processing, international transfers, customer relationships and third-party arrangements
- Advise on GDPR and other applicable international data protection regulations across different markets
- Provide guidance on emerging technologies, including AI, and new products and data processing activities
- Review and improve privacy policies, internal procedures and governance frameworks
- Work with information security and IT teams on data governance, risk assessments and privacy-related incidents
- Improve privacy operations through automation and better internal processes
- Monitor regulatory developments concerning data protection, AI and digital services
- Train and guide colleagues on personal-data responsibilities
Requirements:
- Qualified lawyer
- Approximately 4–8 years’ experience specialising in data protection, privacy or technology law, gained in private practice, in-house or a combination of both
- Strong knowledge of GDPR and European data protection law, including regulatory guidance and its practical application within commercial organisations
- Experience advising technology businesses, ideally with exposure to software, AI, digital products or other data-intensive environments
- Good understanding of artificial intelligence technologies and the legal and regulatory challenges associated with their development and use
- Experience advising on commercial agreements involving personal data, international transfers and complex data processing arrangements
- Comfortable working directly with product, engineering and technical stakeholders, understanding complex issues and providing clear, practical legal advice
- Commercial approach to risk management
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities independently
- Experience within an international business or advising on privacy matters across multiple jurisdictions beneficial
Benefits:
- Permanent employment (Unbefristeter Arbeitsvertrag)
- 6 months probation
- 40 hours/week
- 25 vacation days
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