Labor and Employment Counsel providing legal support on employment laws at Newell Brands. Collaborating with Human Resources and overseeing legal compliance across the organization.
About the role
- Legal Counsel responsible for data privacy initiatives within an international Legal Team. Supporting projects and advising departments on compliance for a family-run healthcare company.
Responsibilities
- Further development and maintenance of the record of processing activities (RoPA) and conducting risk analyses, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and Transfer Impact Assessments (TIAs)
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating data protection agreements, consent forms and privacy notices
- Advising business units and international subsidiaries on all data protection matters and directing required remedial actions
- Collaborating on digitalization projects and reviewing websites and social media presences
- Managing and handling data protection incidents (data breaches) and rolling out the data deletion concept
- Designing and delivering data protection training and further developing e-learning offerings
- Collaborating with the Group Privacy Officer and implementing data protection and compliance SOPs
Requirements
- Degree in law or equivalent; ideally with the German second state law exam (Assessorexamen) and qualification as company counsel (Syndikusrechtsanwalt)
- Minimum of 5 years' relevant professional experience as a lawyer, legal counsel or data protection officer
- Excellent knowledge of data protection law, in particular experience building and maintaining a privacy management system
- Experience with the data protection requirements of a pharmaceutical company is an advantage
- Strong communication skills, assertiveness and a solution-oriented approach
- Highly organized, reliable and committed
- Business-fluent German and English (written and spoken)
Benefits
- Individual career development in a purpose-driven role: you will help improve the quality of life for our patients!
- Hybrid working model supporting a healthy work–life balance
- Attractive location with good transport links, modern workstations and a subsidized company restaurant
- International family-owned company with flat hierarchies and an open, respectful corporate culture
- Competitive compensation with comprehensive social benefits
- Wide range of employer-subsidized benefits such as Wellpass, the Germany-wide public transport ticket (Deutschlandticket), Corporate Benefits and JobBike
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