Legal Counsel

In less than 10 years, LeanIX has grown from a start-up to a truly global company, already recognized as a market leader in the Enterprise Architecture SaaS sector, and is poised to continue its expansion. To support our growth, we are looking for a

Legal Counsel - Privacy (fm/d/)
Freelance (contract till end of year) based in Amsterdam, NL or Bonn, DE

What are we looking for?
- State exam/Master degree in Law in a relevant European law system;
- 3+ years of post-graduation legal (in-house) experience in the IT/ software sector
- Working experience in privacy and data protection law
- A start-up mentality; a willingness to roll up your sleeves, think creatively, prioritise effectively and get the job done
- Independent and autonomous in making decisions and take the lead.
- Experience working in European (in particular Germany, Benelux, UK, France) and/or US markets
- Understanding of AI and Machine Learning privacy topics (or a willingness to acquire it)
- Fluency and working (drafting) experience in English; fluency in German language is a plus.

What is waiting for you?
- a dynamic, fast paced and goal oriented environment
- the opportunity to work side by side with colleagues from more than 40 nationalities
- an hyper-growth company already operating in four continents
- competitive compensation and benefits
- flexibility to work remotely, within the country of employment

What will you do?
- Serve as first point of contact for all privacy related topics and inquiries within the LeanIX Group
- Support the VP Legal in ensuring that LeanIX products and services comply with regulations applicable in the current LeanIX markets (Europe, North America, Australia) and those to come
- Ensure soundness of LeanIX internal processes with applicable regulations
- Maintaining and improving LeanIX ROPA
- Executing DPIAs and DTIAs
- Supporting management and operational teams in bringing their activities into compliance by carrying out impact assessment and providing appropriate training
- Where required, support the legal team in negotiations with customers and partners on privacy related topics
- provide sound advice and guidance on legal issues to the business organisation

LeanIX is not just a product, in fact it‘s a great place to work. Colleagues (600+) from dozens of countries jointly make our vision reality. We believe in transparent communication, personal development, diverse workforce, innovation by creating ideas that prove useful and that our world-class team deserves the best software stack money can buy.

At LeanIX we have a Connected Remote Work Mode which means you work remotely from your home office and work from one of our offices (20% of your time). LeanIX teams and team members decide together on the work mode which suits them best. Next to that we have great benefits for you,

All applicants will receive consideration for employment based on experience, qualifications, and competencies. LeanIX will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, belief, political affiliation, union membership, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.