Legal Counsel: AI, Cloud & Data Privacy

SAP SE; France; À distance; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SAP SE in Levallois-Perret, FR, is seeking a Legal Counsel to join the French Legal team. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to support a broad range of commercial, technology, regulatory, and compliance matters.

This role offers opportunities to build expertise across cloud computing, AI, digital sovereignty, data protection, and regulatory developments while delivering practical legal guidance in a fast-changing environment.

Qualifications

• Master 2 degree in Business Law, Digital Law, IP/IT Law, or an equivalent qualification.
• Approximately 2 to 5 years of relevant legal experience acquired in-house, in private practice, the public sector, or a regulatory environment.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills in both French and English.
• Experience with commercial contracts and technology-related legal matters.
• Working knowledge of data protection, privacy, compliance, and digital regulation.

Responsabilités

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial and technology agreements, including SaaS, cloud, AI, licensing, EULAs, IT services, and partner-related contracts.
• Support complex transactions and strategic initiatives alongside senior legal colleagues, as and when needed, and business teams.
• Contribute to the structuring and negotiation of sovereign cloud and other innovative technology offerings.
• Advise on software licensing, and technology-related intellectual property matters.
• Support the assessment of evolving IP issues arising from AI and digital technologies.
• Provide clear, pragmatic, and risk-calibrated legal guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Develop a strong understanding of SAP's business, customers, and evolving regulatory environment.
• Support legal assessments relating to AI-enabled products, services, and business initiatives.
• Contribute to the implementation of responsible and trustworthy AI.
• Assist in addressing legal questions relating to AI-generated content, automated decision-making, and emerging technologies.
• Monitor developments related to the EU AI Act and other technology regulations, translating legal developments into practical business guidance.
• Develop expertise in French and European sovereign cloud frameworks, including SecNumCloud and related digital sovereignty initiatives.
• Support legal work associated with offerings for public sector, healthcare, defence, and other regulated industries.
• Advise on data localisation, sovereignty, and regulatory requirements applicable to cloud services.
• Apply and further develop expertise in GDPR and broader privacy and data protection requirements.
• Support matters involving cybersecurity, NIS2, DSA, DMA, competition law, and other digital regulations relevant to SAP's business.
• Participate in compliance assessments, governance initiatives, and internal risk-management processes.
• Partner closely with colleagues across Legal, Compliance, Sales, Product, Security, and other functions.
• Contribute to legal training, internal guidance, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Help foster a culture of practical problem-solving, collaboration, and continuous learning within the legal organization.

Connaissances

Drafting

Negotiation

Communication

Bilingual FR/EN

Cloud/AI familiarity

Legal risk management

Formation

Master 2 in Business Law, Digital Law, IP/IT Law

Description du poste

SAP SE in Levallois-Perret, FR, is seeking a Legal Counsel to join the French Legal team. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to support a broad range of commercial, technology, regulatory, and compliance matters.

This role offers opportunities to build expertise across cloud computing, AI, digital sovereignty, data protection, and regulatory developments while delivering practical legal guidance in a fast-changing environment.