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

Phiture; Lisboa; Híbrido; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading data privacy firm is seeking a Senior Legal Tech Expert in Lisbon. The role involves shaping legal tech strategy, managing legal frameworks, and collaborating across teams for compliance. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of legal experience and a strong understanding of legal tech. The company values diversity and offers a flexible, hybrid working environment among other benefits.

Serviços

Flexible working hours

Personal development budget

Job-related language courses

Qualificações

• 5+ years of relevant in-house experience in an international legal environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of international commercial and privacy laws.
• Excellent English communication and legal writing skills.

Responsabilidades

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

Conhecimentos

Legal Tech awareness

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Formação académica

University degree in Law

Ferramentas

Vendor risk management tools

ISO 27001

SOC 2

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Location

Hybrid in Lisbon (minimum of 2 days a week from the office)

Overview

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. You’ll 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.

Don’t 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 you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t 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 entrepreneurial-minded people 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 departments 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. They help make our team special and guide us in everything we do. They\'re 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.