Privacy Legal Counsel
Pennylane
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: France
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About the role
- You will work within the Legal, Compliance & Risk department and alongside the Compliance team and the DPO on matters related to Pennylane’s GDPR compliance.
- The Legal Department supports and advises all teams (tech, product, data, sales, marketing, HR, etc.) on legal issues, compliance management and risk.
- Your role will be to find answers to challenges that raise new or novel questions.
- You will actively contribute to implementation of projects and strategy related to data protection.
- You will build and maintain the global foundation of data protection policies and documentation.
- You will participate in developing awareness and training activities on data protection.
- You will anticipate and master French and German data protection regulations.
- You will support and collaborate closely with other members of the legal team on data protection matters.
- You will carry out data protection compliance activities (for example: record of processing activities, training, data protection impact assessments, certifications, etc.).
Requirements
- You are a lawyer or legal counsel with solid experience in personal data protection (at least 4 years) in a high-growth company in a relevant sector, preferably fintech, with a strong product/tech orientation.
- Excellent command of personal data regulation is essential.
- Deep technical knowledge of IT tools and security measures in a SaaS environment.
- You are pragmatic and enjoy solving problems efficiently to implement appropriate solutions while continuously seeking simplification.
- You are creative and resourceful, have a strong business instinct, and work with rigor.
- You can work on multiple projects simultaneously while keeping track of the details of each.
- You enjoy working in a team and collaborating with other teams, including tech and product teams, and have excellent interpersonal skills.
- You have excellent communication and drafting skills in French and English.
- You enjoy challenges, finding innovative legal solutions to new problems and taking calculated risks to define new practices that align with Pennylane’s objectives (even if it means redefining market standards when necessary).
- You understand business stakes and can distinguish what creates value versus purely theoretical legal debates.
Benefits
- 🏥 One of the best health plans on the market (Alan Blue and Alan Mind)
- 🍜 Meal vouchers (Swile card)
- 🏝 Between 6 and 12 additional RTT days on top of 5 weeks of paid vacation
- 🇬🇧 The opportunity to improve your English through Busuu
- 🧑💻 A dedicated monthly budget for all Pennylaners to support working from home or coworking spaces
- 🏢 Easy access to our offices, located a few minutes from Saint-Lazare in the heart of Paris
- 💵 An allocation of BSPCE (stock options)
- 🏃♀️ Access to 8,000 gyms across France and over 300 wellness activities via our partner Gymlib
- 💻 A Mac
- 🎉 We practice many sports together and regularly come together for company events such as Tech Days (which bring remote Pennylaners together every 3 months) and our annual company retreat, which fosters strong team cohesion.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
GDPR compliancedata protection policiesdata protection impact assessmentsrecord of processing activitiespersonal data regulationlegal counselcompliance managementrisk managementSaaS security measuresdata protection training
Soft Skills
problem-solvingpragmatismcreativityresourcefulnessbusiness instinctteam collaborationinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsdrafting skillsattention to detail