Senior Legal Counsel (Privacy) in London

Meet DeepL. DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we have 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. Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and make a real-life impact.

DeepL's Legal team is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join their 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.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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.

Qualities we look for:

• 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.

What we offer:

• Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities.
• Open communication, regular feedback: we value the importance of clear, honest communication.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week.
• Virtual Shares: every employee receives Virtual Shares, linking your contribution directly to DeepL's growth.
• Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team.
• Monthly full-day hacking sessions: every month, we have Hack Fridays, where you can spend your time diving into a project you're passionate about.
• 30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind.
• Competitive benefits: we’ve crafted our benefits package to reflect the diversity of our team.

If this role and our mission resonate with you, but you’re hesitant because you don’t check all the boxes, don’t let that hold you back. At DeepL, it’s all about the value you bring and the growth we can foster together. Go ahead, apply—let’s discover your potential together. We can’t wait to meet you!

We are an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at DeepL for who you are—we appreciate authenticity here. Our product is for everyone, and so is our workplace.