European Data Law Counsel — Data Act & Governance

Schneider Electric; France; Hybride; EUR 63 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Teleworking

Total Rewards

Résumé du poste

Schneider Electric is seeking a Data & Privacy Counsel for France-based work in Rueil-Malmaison or Grenoble, with European focus on Data Act, governance, cloud and data sovereignty. You will own complex Data matters end to end and collaborate with Cybersecurity, AI and Software teams, the DPO Office and cross‑functional partners.

You will translate regulations into contracts, templates and playbooks, determine appropriate instruments, and support data localization and international transfers

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law from a recognized university.
• 3–5 years of relevant legal experience in technology and Data law.
• Experience across data governance, data sharing and access, international transfers, cloud and data sovereignty.
• Hands-on exposure to the EU Data Act or comparable Data regimes would be a strong asset.
• Solid working knowledge of GDPR; a certification such as CIPP/E would be a plus, but is not the focus of the role.
• Fluent English is required; French, Spanish or other European languages would be strong assets.

Responsabilités

• Drive the practical legal deployment of applicable Data regulation, including the Data Act, Data Governance Act, cloud and switching rules, and sectoral Data requirements, translating them into clause books, playbooks, templates and business guidance.
• Determine and deploy the appropriate contractual instrument for each situation, depending on whether Schneider Electric acts as data holder, user or supplier, including for data use, access and portability.
• Monitor emerging and adjacent Data regulation and articulate how it interacts with GDPR, NIS2, the CRA and the AI Act.
• Advise on data localization, cloud and cross-border data access, and support consistent approaches to data sovereignty across jurisdictions.
• Advise on the legal framework for the use of industrial and operational data, including analytics and AI-enabled use cases, balancing commercial opportunity and regulatory constraints.
• Review and negotiate Data-related clauses across supplier, customer, partner and digital-offer agreements, and develop templates, clause libraries and playbooks supporting a data-by-design approach.
• Provide informed support on EU data privacy under GDPR, identify matters requiring escalation and coordinate privacy-sensitive questions with the DPO Office.
• Support and train the business and its lawyers in day-to-day operations, while building joined-up positions with Legal, Data, Cybersecurity, AI, Software and other cross-functional partners.

Connaissances

Legal drafting

Risk assessment

Contract interpretation

Stakeholder management

Data regulation

Cross-functional collab

GDPR knowledge

English fluency

EU data privacy

Multilingual

Formation

Master’s degree in Law

Description du poste

Schneider Electric is seeking a Data & Privacy Counsel for France-based work in Rueil-Malmaison or Grenoble, with European focus on Data Act, governance, cloud and data sovereignty. You will own complex Data matters end to end and collaborate with Cybersecurity, AI and Software teams, the DPO Office and cross‑functional partners.

You will translate regulations into contracts, templates and playbooks, determine appropriate instruments, and support data localization and international transfers