Associate General Counsel, Data Protection Milano

Associate General Counsel, Data Protection
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Responsibilities**:

- Analyse services, policies and initiatives to provide practical legal assessments of risk across multiple jurisdictions

- Provide full service support to wider legal team on European regulatory and litigation matters and liaising with regulators

- Provide commercial, employment, security, sales and other business teams with legal advice on data protection laws and regulations

- Advise on, and negotiate, data protection issues within commercial contracts

- Coordinate with public policy and communications colleagues on external communication, policy development, and enforcement decisions

- Drive and manage large-scale data protection governance programmes and projects across the business

- Contribute to and provide data protection training and awareness programs

- Monitor and respond to developments in data protection and information security (i. e. , new laws, regulations, important judgements, regulatory guidance, etc.

).

- Support and manage team members

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Qualified to practice law in at least one EU jurisdiction

- Minimum of 8 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience (e. g.

at a law firm or as in-house counsel)

- In-depth knowledge of legal issues in the area of online social media platforms including an excellent understanding of GDPR and data protection laws

- Excellent multi-tasking and organisational skills

- Strong contract drafting skills and attention to detail

- Proven ability to successfully manage a team

- Proven ability to successfully manage large-scale projects

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Qualified to practice law in at least one EU jurisdiction

- Minimum of 8 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience (e. g.

at a law firm or as in-house counsel)

- In-depth knowledge of legal issues in the area of online social media platforms including an excellent understanding of GDPR and data protection laws

- Excellent multi-tasking and organisational skills

- Strong contract drafting skills and attention to detail

- Proven ability to successfully manage a team

- Proven ability to successfully manage large-scale projects

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