Senior) Legal Counsel, Privacy; d​/f​/m

Job description

Job description

is Germany’s largest vehicle marketplace, with more than 1.6 million listed cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, and e-bikes (annual average 2025). Both private customers and registered vehicle dealers use the platform and benefit from more than 140 million visits per month*. As a “one-stop shop,” ’s offering includes not only buying and selling, but also financing and leasing solutions. Founded in 1996, the company is a subsidiary of Adevinta, a global leader in online classified portals.

Based in Berlin-Charlottenburg, we offer a dynamic environment where growth, learning, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. If you are driven by an eagerness to disrupt, have a passion for collaboration, and are excited about shaping the future of mobility, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a passionate new team member to join us as a (Senior) Legal Counsel, Privacy (d/f/m).

In this role you will serve as the primary day-to-day legal privacy expert at , taking operational workload off the DPO and enabling the organisation to move quickly on privacy matters without sacrificing legal rigour.

You will provide practical, impactful legal advice to the business on contracts, product compliance, and regulatory requirements, while escalating complex strategic questions to the DPO. This role is critical to embedding a strong, practical privacy culture across 's German operations.

This is a hybrid position based in Berlin, Charlottenburg, offering flexibility to work both in-office and from home.

• Experience
  :
  Qualified lawyer (Volljurist/in or equivalent) with at least 4 years of experience in data protection and privacy law, gained at an international law firm or in-house in a digital/tech company
• Legal Knowledge
  :
  In-depth understanding of GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, the EU AI Act, and applicable German national laws (BDSG, TTDSG)
• Contract Expertise
  :
  Proven ability to independently draft and negotiate DPAs, SCCs, and privacy-related commercial agreements
• Product Compliance
  :
  Practical experience advising product and engineering teams on privacy by design, cookie consent, and data minimisation
• Languages
  :
  Full professional proficiency in both German and English (written and spoken)
• Communication
  :
  Ability to translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance with a high level of integrity, professionalism, and discretion.
• Adaptability
  :
  Comfortable operating in a fast-moving digital environment where regulatory requirements and business priorities evolve rapidly
• Positive energy
  :
  Constructive, collaborative, and proactive in fostering a culture of privacy awareness across the organisation

You will be a trusted voice for privacy across the organisation — shaping how we build, what we launch, and how we grow responsibly.

• Provide timely, practical legal advice to internal stakeholders across Product & Technology, Marketing, Sales, and HR on all privacy-related matters
• Act as the first point of contact for privacy questions arising from daily business operations, reducing escalation volume to the DPO
• Advise on data processing activities and ensure alignment with GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, the EU AI Act, and other applicable German and EU regulations

• Draft, review, and negotiate Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), and privacy-related contract clauses with vendors, partners, and third parties
• Ensure all contracts involving personal data processing comply with applicable privacy regulations and 's…