Senior Legal Counsel; Privacy

About DeepL

DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human‑sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 100,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity, and empower millions of individuals worldwide to make sense of the world and express their ideas.

DeepL’s Legal team seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to join the Privacy and Regulatory Compliance team within the growing Legal department. This role is crucial for navigating the complex international legal and regulatory landscape, particularly concerning digital, tech and privacy regulation. You will be instrumental in supporting our product development and growth, reinforcing DeepL’s position as a trusted, high‑performing leader in the AI space.

As a Senior Legal Counsel at DeepL, you will work closely with our Legal Technology team, our Compliance function as well as the Public Policy function and Product teams to provide critical support and assistance across a range of privacy, data protection and regulatory matters.

• Global Strategic Privacy & Regulatory Guidance:
  Deliver comprehensive legal advice on regulatory affairs, i.e. digital strategy of the EU, data protection and regulatory requirements applicable to DeepL’s AI services.
• Product Partnership:
  Collaborate directly with Product, Engineering and Commercial teams to embed compliance into cutting‑edge AI products and features.
• Regulatory Foresight:
  Monitor, interpret and advise on new and changing legislation, assessing the potential impact on DeepL and supporting the business in implementing new legal requirements effectively.
• Strategy & Training:
  Contribute to DeepL’s long‑term regulatory and data protection strategy, update internal policies, and conduct necessary legal training for internal teams.

• You are a fully qualified lawyer within your jurisdiction (e.g. German or UK qualified).
• You have 5+ years of demonstrable experience practicing law with a focus on regulatory compliance and/or data protection and privacy topics, preferably in‑house in a tech or scale‑up environment.
• Significant experience with other key regulatory domains (e.g. AI regulation, copyright laws, cyber security laws as well as consumer protection laws).
• Proven ability to partner with cross‑functional teams and translate complex legal requirements into clear, actionable guidance for non‑legal business stakeholders from Product, Engineering, Commercial teams.
• You bring business‑oriented thinking and have a proactive, solution‑oriented way of working and can effectively manage multiple projects in a global, fast‑growing company.
• You are willing to work in a highly demanding, fast‑changing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We’re more than just colleagues; we’re a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures.
• Open communication, regular feedback: as a language‑focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy and growth mindset makes us better together.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week. This allows you to engage directly with your team and experience the unique energy of our workspace, while still enjoying the flexibility and comfort of working from home. With flexible working hours and trust in your productivity, we are in sync with your team’s general locations and time zones to foster effective and seamless collaboration.
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