IP and Privacy Legal Counsel at Joom

Joom; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation to Lisbon

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Hybrid work flexibility

English courses

Team collaboration across countries

Job summary

Joom Group, Lisbon-based in Portugal, seeks a Legal Counsel (IP and Privacy) to lead IP and privacy initiatives in a fast-growing e-commerce ecosystem. You will shape privacy compliance, manage GDPR programs, and draft critical DPAs and data-sharing agreements in collaboration with cross-border teams.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in IP/privacy, strong English legal drafting, and experience with e-commerce platforms.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years hands-on IP and privacy experience.
• Strong IP practice: trademarks, copyright, takedown workflows.
• Deep GDPR experience, DPIAs and data subject requests.

Responsibilities

• Provide IP and privacy legal support across marketplace ops.
• Drive GDPR compliance and privacy risk assessment.
• Draft and negotiate DPAs, data sharing and licensing agreements.
• Guide processing relationships and ensure data protection obligations.

Skills

IP and privacy

GDPR

Contract drafting

AI tools in legal work

English for business

E-commerce/marketplaces

CIPP/E certificate

Education

Law degree

Private law background

Tools

None

Job description

Joom Group is an international tech-centric group of e-commerce companies founded in 2016 in Latvia. We are here to transform the largest industry in the world, global trade, making it more transparent, efficient, and technology-driven. Today, Joom Group brings together the following businesses: Joom, a platform for shopping from all over the world; JoomPro, the first end-to-end cross-border B2B marketplace, with successful operations in Brazil and plans to expand to other markets; JoomPulse, data platform that provides analytics and recommendations for marketplace sellers; and Onfy, a pharmaceutical marketplace in Germany. Joom Group's offices are located in China, Brazil, Portugal, Latvia, and Germany, with headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal. We work as one international team, sharing knowledge and collaborating across countries, businesses, and products. Right now we are looking for an experienced Legal Counsel (IP and Privacy) to join our legal team. You will report to the IP & Privacy Lead, taking full ownership of the IP domain and contributing to our Privacy initiatives.

Responsibilities

• IP legal support across all dimensions of marketplace operations: addressing trademark and copyright infringement in merchant-uploaded content, handling rights holder complaints and takedown requests; trademark registration, maintenance, and licensing
• Driving privacy compliance: ensuring GDPR accountability, conducting LIAs and DPIAs, and managing data subject requests
• Product collaboration: identifying privacy and GDPR compliance risks early and finding the least friction path to a compliant outcome - not just the theoretically cleanest one
• Contract work: drafting and negotiating DPAs, data sharing agreements, licensing arrangements, and other IP and privacy instruments
• Navigating new and evolving processing relationships: identifying the applicable role, translating it into the right contractual instruments, and ensuring the corresponding data protection obligations are met
• Marketing support: legal review of marketing activities, campaigns, and initiatives

Requirements

• 3-5 years of hands‑on experience in IP and privacy
• Strong IP (trademark and copyright) practice, with focus on counterfeit and infringing merchant content, takedown and enforcement workflows, and platform liability exposure. TRO experience is a plus
• Deep practical GDPR experience, including familiarity with DPA enforcement practice
• Ability to draft and negotiate agreements and build sound legal structures from scratch
• Experience with e‑commerce, marketplace, or platform businesses
• Legal English at professional working level (C1+)
• Law degree; private law background is a plus
• Uses AI tools as a natural part of day‑to‑day legal work
• CIPP/E certificate is a plus

Benefits

• Compensation package: base salary and performance-based bonuses
• Office‑first: flexible hours with a possibility to work remotely 52 days per year
• Relocation Support: full assistance for a smooth relocation to Lisbon for the employees and their family
• Care & Wellbeing: health insurance (including dental care) for employees and their children, daily meal allowance, and 100% paid sick leave
• Team & Growth: collaboration with colleagues across Portugal, Brazil, Latvia and China, with opportunities for promotions, professional trainings, and English courses
• Community & Engagement: annual team building activities, knowledge‑sharing workshops, and a strong sense of team work