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Legal Counsel – AI, GDPR

🔥 16 minutes ago

🌐 Spain, Portugal, +3 more countries – Remote

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💵 €40k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Posted on WorkMotion's careers page, not through a job board

First seen by Remote Rocketship 16 minutes ago

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WorkMotion

201 - 500 employees

👥 HR Tech

🎯 Recruiter

☁️ SaaS

HR Tech • Recruitment • SaaS

WorkMotion is a German-based company specializing in global employment solutions. They provide a platform for hiring, onboarding, and managing international talent in compliance with local laws. WorkMotion offers an Employer of Record (EOR) service, allowing companies to hire employees in over 160 countries quickly and efficiently. Their services include payroll management, contract creation, expense tracking, and compliance guidance. WorkMotion aims to simplify global hiring processes, ensuring data protection and legal compliance across different jurisdictions. Their platform also integrates with various HR tools to enhance productivity and ease management tasks.

📋 Description

• Run day-to-day GDPR operations, including drafting and negotiating DPAs and Standard Contractual Clauses • Conduct vendor privacy reviews • Maintain records of processing and privacy notices • Drive AI governance and maintain EU AI Act readiness • Handle data subject requests • Support company growth and formation of new entities globally • Resolve employment law matters across numerous countries • Support internal units and departments with legal compliance under local laws • Collaborate with Legal Counsel and specialised WorkMotion departments

🎯 Requirements

• A law degree (or equivalent legal qualification) • At least 1–2 years of hands-on data protection experience in-house, in a law firm, or in a consultancy • Working knowledge of the GDPR in practice • Genuine interest in AI regulation • Strong legal research skills • Interest in commercial contracts and employment law matters • Structured, pragmatic, and self-organised way of working • Comfortable owning topics independently in a fast-paced, remote-first environment • Business-fluent English • Privacy certification such as CIPP/E (bonus) • Knowledge of employment law (bonus) • Legal education or professional experience in a major Asian jurisdiction (bonus) • Cross-border experience or education (bonus) • Experience drafting and negotiating contracts in English (bonus) • Exposure to HR-tech, SaaS, global employment/EOR, or non-EU privacy regimes (bonus)

🏖️ Benefits

• WorkFlex program allowing work from anywhere, anytime • Well-Being Day (a full day off) • Subsidised gym memberships • Training & Development Allowance • Annual team meetups • Equal opportunity and diverse, inclusive workplace • Recruitment accommodations during the hiring process

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