Privacy & Commercial Counsel

Privacy and Commercial Counsel

Location: Paris-based, 3 days/week in the office. Relocation within Europe.

Responsibilities

• Run GDPR compliance operations, taking full ownership of data subject requests, maintaining core privacy documentation, and producing required artifacts such as DPIAs.
• Embed privacy and security compliance into product development, working closely with ML and technical teams to ensure compliant by design.
• Monitor evolving privacy laws, assess their impact on the business, and proactively brief relevant teams.
• Evolve into the Data Protection Officer role as the privacy program matures.
• Own commercial contracting: review, draft, and negotiate sales agreements and handle daily contract requests from business teams.
• Support the Head of Legal with trademark registrations, corporate, labour, public affairs, and other legal needs as the company grows.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of legal experience in data protection/privacy, from a tech‑focused law firm or in‑house counsel at a SaaS start‑up or scale‑up.
• Proven ability to draft compliance documents (DPAs, DPIAs, LIAs).
• Comfortable with managing a steady volume of commercial and sales contracts, reviewing, drafting, and negotiating independently.
• Master’s degree in law; bar admission is a plus but not required.
• Fluent in French and English, with aptitude for drafting and negotiating in both languages.
• Business‑oriented mindset: able to translate legal questions into commercial solutions and collaborate effectively with technical teams.
• Self‑directed, async‑friendly, capable of managing multiple workstreams and keeping stakeholders informed proactively.
• Familiarity with AI technologies and their legal implications, including the EU AI Act, is an advantage.

Benefits

• Regular team gatherings, yearly company offsite, retreats, and social events.
• 25 days annual leave + RTT, and local public holidays.
• Competitive equity package with stock options/BSPCE.
• €1,000 annual learning and development budget.
• Private health insurance.
• Personalised mental health support through 1:1 sessions, self‑care tools, and resources via MokaCare.
• Sports and cultural activities reimbursement.

Visa sponsorship and relocation support are only available for positions based in France. We cannot sponsor visas for remote positions outside of France.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family status, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.