Junior privacy counsel

Bending Spoons is striving to build one of the all-time great companies, focusing on serving a large customer base while adhering to high ethical standards. They are seeking a Junior Privacy Counsel to partner with various teams to embed privacy-by-design principles, manage privacy-related legal work, and ensure compliance with global data-protection regulations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Security teams to embed privacy-by-design principles and translate regulatory requirements into practical technical solutions
• Identify privacy risks and opportunities early, helping shape compliant product features, workflows, and internal processes
• Manage privacy-related legal work—using AI tools to accelerate drafting and initial review of DPAs, privacy policies, LIAs, and DPIAs, while applying your judgment to validate, adapt, and ensure compliance with global data-protection regulations
• Conduct privacy audits and coordinate work with external consultants and legal advisors, ensuring alignment across business and technical teams
• Monitor evolving privacy regulations and case law, sharing clear guidance internally to support ongoing compliance and sound decision-making

Skills

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Security teams to embed privacy-by-design principles and translate regulatory requirements into practical technical solutions
• Identify privacy risks and opportunities early, helping shape compliant product features, workflows, and internal processes
• Manage privacy-related legal work—using AI tools to accelerate drafting and initial review of DPAs, privacy policies, LIAs, and DPIAs, while applying your judgment to validate, adapt, and ensure compliance with global data-protection regulations
• Conduct privacy audits and coordinate work with external consultants and legal advisors, ensuring alignment across business and technical teams
• Monitor evolving privacy regulations and case law, sharing clear guidance internally to support ongoing compliance and sound decision-making
• Reasoning ability. Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems. You think from first principles, and structure your ideas sharply. You resist the influence of biases. You identify and take care of the details that matter
• Drive. You're extremely ambitious in everything you do—and your initiative, effort, and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition. You feel deeply responsible for your work. You hold yourself to a high—and rising—bar
• Team spirit. You give generously and without the expectation of receiving in return. You support the best idea, not your idea. You're always happy to get your hands dirty to help your team. You're reliable, honest, and transparent
• Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English

Benefits

• Access to equity in the company
• If you're offered a permanent contract, you'll also be able receive some of your pay in company equity at a discounted price, thus participating in the value creation we achieve together.
• If relocating to Italy, you may enjoy a 50% tax cut.
• Flexible hours
• Remote working
• Unlimited backing for learning and training
• Top-of-the-market health insurance
• A rich relocation package
• Generous parental support
• A yearly retreat to a stunning location
• Generous travel and accommodation assistance

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