Legal Counsel – IT & Data Protection (all genders)
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About the Position
Legal Counsel – IT & Data Protection (all genders)
ABOUT YOU
Hybrid | Hamburg, Germany | Experienced
About our Business Department
In our Business unit, ideas don't stay ideas for long.
We work on what moves ABOUT YOU forward. From strategy to day-to-day operations, from numbers to people. We sit close to the core of the company, connecting the dots, making sense of the data, and turning plans into action.
Business here means understanding how everything links together. It means making decisions. A lot of them. And those decisions set the direction.
Responsibilities
- Provide independent legal advice on data protection matters in day-to-day business as well as on strategic and project-related topics, particularly at the intersection of IT and e-commerce
- Provide legal support in the development and implementation of e-commerce projects, IT systems, business processes, and contracts at both national and international level
- Advise on general legal matters relating to e-commerce
- Provide data protection support on complex national and international transactions and restructurings
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across various departments as well as external law firms
- Work directly with and regularly exchange with the Director of Legal & Compliance
Requirements
- Successfully completed law studies and passed both German State Examinations in Law; ideally with at least one exam graded “fully satisfactory” (vollbefriedigend) or above
- 3+ years of relevant professional experience, e.g., at an internationally operating law firm or an international company
- Fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken
- Strong affinity for technology and a keen interest in quickly familiarizing yourself with new digital and legal topics
- Structured and solution-oriented approach, with the ability to quickly grasp complex matters and communicate them in a clear and comprehensible way
- Strong team player with flexibility and initiative, and an interest in working with diverse stakeholders in a dynamic and international environment
We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic and inclusive environment
- Professional growth and development opportunities
About the Company
We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter. What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and a fairer approach to fashion.
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ABOUT YOU is one of the fastest growing eCommerce companies in Europe and Hamburg’s first unicorn with a value of more than USD 1 billion. Our newest product the ABOUT YOU CLOUD a Infrastructure for High Scale eCommerce; ABOUT YOU CLOUD is an api based and enterprise ready infrastructure solution. Designed for ambitious eCommerce companies with +100m revenue.As a fashion and technology corporation, along with our strong team, our ambition is to digitalize the classic shopping stroll by creating an inspiring and personalized shopping experience on the smartphone. This is why we created ABOUT YOU, a shopping destination where people can discover fashion that really fits their personality from a range of more than 1.200 brands. With its consistent focus on personalization, inspiration and mobile shopping, ABOUT YOU has created sales in excess of €461 million in the fifth fiscal year 2018/19 and is now one of the largest fashion e-tailers in Germany.5 years old — 7 markets in 4 years 461 million EUR revenue in fiscal year 2018/19 > 1 billion USD company value > 500 employees from over 30 nationalitiesShort Video about us:www.youtube.com/... _continue=1&v=acYbrTxdZtIaboutyou.com&cloud.aboutyou.com