Summary
We are seeking a specialized and skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join our legal team. If you are a passionate lawyer with a proven track record of providing strategic legal guidance and mastering complex agreements in the software industry and extensive background in personal data protection, we encourage you to apply.Job description
You will work closely with our business teams to ensure that our company's business goals are achieved, while at the same time the agreements are compliant with all applicable laws and the company’s interests are protected.
To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate extensive experience and expertise in working with large enterprise and corporate international clients on a wide range of technology, software agreements, ranging from software services and products to complex software solutions, including SaaS agreements,. Concurrently, you must possess an extensive expertise in GDPR compliance, international data transfers, and data protection frameworks.
To enhance your likelihood of being shortlisted for an interview, please ensure that your CV includes comprehensive and detailed information about your specific experience in the aforementioned fields, including not only your SW contracts related, but also your hands-on experience and your ability to navigate and implement complex data protection regulations in international contexts.
The content of your CV is crucial in demonstrating your qualifications and expertise.
Powers and responsibilities:
Independently manage complex legal projects, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating products/service and data protection agreements ( DPAs), as well as supporting and coordinating international personal data transfers (e.g. SCCs, TIAs and related measures)
Independently prepare complex legal analysis
Provide tailored legal guidance to our business teams in matters with significant impacts for the company in areas of software/IT law and personal data protection
Act as a subject matter expert on software-related agreements, ensuring that our company's agreements are compliant with industry standards and best practices
Stay up-to-date on the latest legal developments in the software industry and personal data protection and identify potential risks and opportunities
Continuously identify areas for improvements in legal processes, contract templates or other areas and implement the changes
Represent the company in negotiations with external parties
EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
Advanced legal degree (Mgr. or LLM)
Minimum of 8 years of post-graduate legal experience, with at least 5 years in a law firm or as in-house counsel
Expertise and experience as described in Job Description, including a minimum of 3 years of practical experience with GDPR implementation and data protection compliance
Language skills
Legal English (C1) - Advanced knowledge (you will be expected to work almost exclusively with English language agreements)
Personality traits and skills
Demonstrated ability to provide clear, concise, and persuasive legal advice
Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Key team player working mostly with multiple other teams and individuals across the company
Outstanding and reliable performance
High integrity standards
Good understanding of technology, IT and data protection and their terminology
Basic wage component (brutto): from 3500 EUR
* Financial bonus based on performance paid twice a year up to 15% from the base salary paid during the evaluation period (normally 6 months).
* The final basic wage component can be increased accordingly to individual skills and experience of the selected candidate.
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Benefits
Health & well-being- BenefitPlus
- Healthcare (check-ups/annual programs)
- Multisport card
- Travel card "električenka"
- Supplementary pension saving
- Sick days
- Marriage allowance
- Childbirth allowance
- Parental contribution
- ESET family events (Family day, St.Nicholas)
- Refreshments in the office (fruits, coffee, soft drinks)
- Let´s get together breakfast
- Activity room, quiet room
- ESET events (Žranica, Christmas party..), teambuildings
- Loyalty allowance
- Loyalty extra days off
- Loyalty cake
- Loyalty glass award
- Refer a friend
- Christmas presents
- Discounts from external providers
Primary location
BratislavaAdditional locations
Time type
Full timeTop Skills
What We Do
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Meanwhile, the world continues to move forward at pace. When ESET was founded, the Internet was in its infancy. Now technology is part of everything we do and is central to the continued advancements in our society. Most of the time technology does just what it is supposed to, but in order to ensure continued progress in the digital age we need someone to question what’s going on in the background.
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