Legal Counsel IT & Privacy

Highlights

• Own data protection across Helsing group, building privacy framework from ground up.
• Guide AI model training and deployment on GDPR, AI Act and privacy-by-design.
• Shape how defence AI products handle sensitive government data.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning allowance: €500/£450 yearly
• Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
• Family support: 5 days paid family emergency leave, 100% remote option during pregnancy and phased return to work

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven qualified lawyer with hands-on GDPR experience in tech or AI who translates complex regulation into pragmatic, product-ready advice and balances rigour with pace in sensitive defence contexts.

Requirements

• Fully qualified lawyer (2. Staatsexamen or equivalent in another jurisdiction)
• Advised technology or AI organisations on GDPR in practice including privacy-by-design, data governance and international transfers
• Drafted and negotiated data processing agreements and IT contracts in a law firm or in-house
• Translates complex regulatory requirements into clear, pragmatic advice for non-legal colleagues
• Communicates fluently in English with judgement to balance regulatory rigour and commercial pace in government and defence contexts