Legal Advisor / Data Protection Officer

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Job Description

Our client is currently looking for an experienced Legal Professional for their Legal department. The purpose of the role is to form an integral part of our team specialising in Corporate Law, working in-house to support the business across an array of legal and compliance matters. The successful candidate will be working in a friendly and professional environment of a company providing legal, accounting, payroll and other services.

Job Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate and close corporate contracts
• Review supplier service agreements, intercompany agreements and other relevant documentation
• Assist the business with the legal aspects of pre-contractual work
• Provide the legal function to support a fast-paced rapidly growing and expanding range of businesses and operations
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice, counsel and recommendations on significant issues, and assist in the different departments’ day to day legal matters
• Perform legal activities related to acquisitions and investments, including leading due diligence reviews and negotiations of purchase and sale agreements
• Monitor and provide guidance on applicable laws and global regulatory compliance that impact the Group’s current and potential businesses
• Oversee and monitor compliance with the GDPR, as well as with local applicable data protection legislation and regulations and the Company's internal policies and procedures.
• Advise and assist the Company's stakeholder in the carrying out of Data Protection Impact Assessments ("DPIA")
• Involvement as a discussion partner, within the Company's relevant working groups, technologies, projects or activities that impact data processing activities within the Company
• Coordinate awareness-raising and training of staff involved in data processing operations;
• Audit, on a periodical basis, of the Company's data processing activities;
• Assist, where appropriate, with complaints and requests from data subjects, regarding data access, data rectification, restriction of processing, object to processing, data portability and data erasure.
• Deal with ad hoc requests for information or advice regarding data protection issues;
• Act as the contact point for the supervisory authority on issues relating to data processing, including, as needed, the handling of related requests or notices, requirement for prior consultation, etc.;
• Consultancy and involvement in the management of data breach or similar incident, including involvement in the response team, handling of notifications and communications, etc.;
• Review, on an on-going basis, the existing policies, procedures, guidelines and internal safeguards deployed by the Company, in order to assess their compliance with legal requirements.

Requirements

• Hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Law
• Minimum 2 + years’ experience, preferably in the technology and online sector, including several years at a large law firm or a boutique law firm specializing in the technology and online sector (in-house work acceptable as well)
• Ability to draft and close day to day and commercial agreements with minimal support from senior staff
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, including ability to work effectively within a complex global group with a globally distributed team and a fast-paced business environment.
• English must be impeccable and must be to a highly professional standard
• General commercial law experience. Experience in high-tech, on-line/web platforms, software, information technology, data privacy, Fin-tech, banking, e-money and similar fields, are a significant plus
• Self-driven and highly motivated to contribute to the success of the Group, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, including management of workload and proactive and creative thinking
• Solution oriented with strong analytical skills
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Management and leadership skills and qualities
• A flexible working approach is necessary to complement the skilled team
• Additional languages highly desired
• We are a fun, social organisation and look for outgoing, unique personalities to join our growing family