Senior Legal Tech Expert (m / f / d) â Privacy, Risk & IT Compliance

Usercentrics; München; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading data privacy firm in Munich is seeking a Senior Legal Tech Expert to support their Legal Tech roadmap and collaborate within Product and Tech teams. The role requires a law degree, strong communication and analytical skills, and 5+ years of in-house experience. The position offers flexible hybrid working arrangements and attractive benefits to ensure a positive and engaging workplace.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Personal development budget

Job-related language courses

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of relevant in-house experience in an international legal environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of international commercial privacy data protection laws.
• Experience with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certification frameworks.

Aufgaben

• Support in shaping the strategic direction of the Legal Tech roadmap.
• Review and negotiate software procurement agreements.
• Manage data protection governance and collaborate closely with the DPO.

Kenntnisse

Legal Tech expertise

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Ausbildung

University degree in Law or related field

Tools

Vendor risk management tools

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Location: Hybrid in Munich (minimum of 2 days a week from the office).

SHAPE THE FUTURE OF PRIVACY WITH USERCENTRICS

Usercentrics is a global leader in data privacy and privacy-led marketing solutions. We believe there is no need for a trade-off between growth and privacy compliance. Our vision is to unlock the potential of data privacy to empower a thriving digital ecosystem. We work with companies to create a healthy balance between data-driven business and privacy-led marketing for every size of enterprise. Our customers build trust with their users through improved transparency and control to drastically improve marketing and monetization while achieving full privacy compliance.

As our Senior Legal Tech Expert you have a solid understanding of the Legal Privacy and Tech sector. You are a considerate bright forward thinking entrepreneurial candidate with a passion for software and legal tech products ensuring our global compliance posture evolves in line with our ambitious growth. You are a person with strong communication hands-on mentality and strong analytical skills. Youll have the chance to build frameworks shape governance and influence how we scale secure privacy-centric technology globally.

Your Tasks

• Support in shaping the strategic direction of our Legal Tech roadmap and play a pivotal role within the dynamic and forward-thinking Product and Tech teams; from the initial stages of design and development through launch and implementation of new products and services - globally.
• Review and negotiate software procurement agreements and related vendor contracts as well as requests for information (RFI).
• Act as legal partner to IT Security and Risk teams for ISO 27001 SOC II HIPAA TISAX NIS2 and similar frameworks (e.g. through Vanta or other tools).
• Manage data protection governance DPIAs complex data subject requests incident responses and collaborate closely with the DPO.
• Stay on top of critical global law developments and authority decisions and continuously improve internal legal frameworks templates and compliance documentation.
• Externally promote and advocate for the integration of legal tech advancements empowering professionals to transform the way they work and maximize their productivity and be the Legal representation of our company at public speaking opportunities conferences and workshops.

You Bring

• A university degree in Law (fully qualified lawyer) Economics Law or a comparable field—ideally with a strong focus on Legal Tech SaaS Data Privacy and IT Security—alongside 5 years of relevant in-house experience in an international legal environment.
• Experience with certification and compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001 SOC 2) vendor risk management tools and a proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Security IT and Engineering teams.
• Experience working in a B2B SaaS environment preferably within digital technologies legal tech IT security or similar.
• Comprehensive knowledge of international commercial privacy data protection laws with a focus on EU legislation regulatory decisions and authority guidelines.
• Excellent communication and legal writing skills in English (native or equivalent fluency) with the ability to convey complex legal matters clearly and effectively in a business context.
• A confident outgoing personality with a proven public presence — comfortable leading workshops, speaking at conferences and traveling to our European hubs or external engagements as needed.

Dont meet every single requirement Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Usercentrics we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why join Usercentrics

• Joining Usercentrics means becoming part of a fast-growing diverse and international team of tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurially-minded who build our success story together
• Company culture is important to us - we strive to continuously develop a positive vibrant and inspiring environment that enables everyone to thrive both personally and professionally
• Get involved! We have plenty of initiatives and love to see people from all department enthusiastically participating and shaping our future together in different cross-department projects
• Your work-life balance is important to us too - we offer flexible working hours hybrid working and the possibility of workcations (in accordance with our company policy)
• We always remember to have fun along the way both in our day-to-day work and at our regular team events on site in our offices in Munich Copenhagen Odense Lisbon and Prague or online
• You are the most valuable asset to our company which is why we're happy to offer awesome benefits like our personal development budget, job-related language courses and a lot more (depending on your location) to focus on your well being

About us

We are driven by our values #BeBrave #BetterTogether #LeadbyExample #InnovateWithPurpose #PassionForPrivacy #GiveBack and #ComeAsYouAre. They show what we believe in and how we work. Theyre the heart of our company and inspire us to do our best every day.

We strive to create a diverse equitable and inclusive environment (DEI) where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that our different backgrounds experiences and perspectives are our greatest strengths so we are committed to building with them as we foster innovation and drive our success.

We recognize that this is an ongoing journey. We commit to listening and to continuous learning growth and improvement. By embracing DEI principles we will create a more just and equitable society and we are proud to play our part in making this vision a reality.

We are #BetterTogether.

Required Experience: Senior IC

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Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1