Senior Legal Counsel – New Technologies, GDPR

Role Overview

• As a key member of a growing public organization, reporting to the Head of the Legal Affairs Department, you act as a genuine partner to Pix’s teams.
• You support the organization’s projects by providing pragmatic legal solutions tailored to operational needs and Pix’s digital environment.
• You manage your files independently while contributing to the structuring and evolution of the organization’s legal practices.
• Support projects and secure Pix’s activities
• Advise teams on legal issues related to Pix’s activities; participate in the legal qualification of projects and in defining appropriate contractual frameworks; support teams in running projects involving public and private partners; contribute to legal risk management and to securing the organization’s activities.
• Lead GDPR and data protection matters
• Assist with Pix’s compliance with data protection regulations; participate in maintaining processing registers and conducting data protection impact assessments; oversee relationships between data controllers and processors; respond to data subject requests; take part in exchanges with supervisory authorities; raise awareness and train teams on data protection issues.
• Draft and negotiate contracts
• Draft, negotiate and monitor execution of IT, partnership and service contracts; support procurement of digital products and services; participate in the award and monitoring of public contracts; adapt contractual templates to regulatory changes and the organization’s needs.
• Monitor developments and spread legal knowledge
• Carry out legal watch on topics related to digital technology, GDPR, artificial intelligence and contracts; produce operational recommendations; lead awareness sessions for teams.
• Contribute to Pix’s strategic objectives
• Support the development of new services and partnerships, including in an international context; participate in managing Pix’s intangible assets (software, databases, trademarks and domain names).

Requirements

• You have at least 3 years of professional experience in digital law, ideally gained in a public institution, a technology company, a law firm or an organization working on digital issues.
• You have solid expertise in several of the following areas: GDPR and data protection; IT and digital contracts; public procurement; intellectual property; competition law.
• Legal support for cross-functional projects
• Analysis and legal qualification of complex issues
• Drafting legal notes, opinions and recommendations
• Leading meetings and liaising with a variety of stakeholders
• Explaining legal topics to non-lawyers
• Autonomy
• Analytical and synthesis skills
• Service-oriented mindset and solution focus
• Rigour
• Ability to prioritise multiple topics in parallel
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Benefits

• A tailored onboarding introducing you to all teams
• Invitations to panels, demos and open design workshops to co-create Pix together
• Meal vouchers of €12.10 per working day with 60% employer contribution
• 75% coverage of your public transport subscription
• 25 days of paid leave + 20 RTT days per year
• An end-of-year bonus of up to 10% of annual gross salary
• Partial remote work possible for all employees, anywhere in France + a €450 allowance over 3 years for home office setup & a telework allowance of €253.44 per year (i.e., €63.36 per quarter)
• Access to over 1,500 gym chains at a heavily reduced rate through Gymlib
• Year-end gift vouchers
• A secure digital safe with Docaposte
• Weekly deliveries of a fruit and vegetable basket
• Last but not least: a large cafeteria and unlimited espressos!