Overview
Privacy Counsel (AI And Product) at Bending Spoons. We are looking for a talented, driven, and collaborative individual to join our team as we build one of the all-time great companies while adhering to high ethical standards.
Responsibilities
* Partner with cross-functional teams—including Product, Engineering, and Security—to provide strategic privacy advice, embed privacy-by-design principles, and translate regulatory requirements into practical technical solutions.
* Identify privacy risks and opportunities proactively—helping to shape privacy-compliant tools, features, and workflows early in the development process and promote continuous improvement in data protection practices.
* Manage all privacy-related legal work—including drafting and reviewing data processing agreements (DPAs), privacy policies, legitimate interest assessments (LIAs), and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs)—to ensure compliance with data protection regulations.
* Conduct internal and external privacy audits and oversee relationships with external privacy consultants and legal advisors, coordinating inputs across business functions and ensuring alignment on key decisions.
* Monitor evolving privacy regulations, case law, and best practices, and communicate relevant insights internally to ensure ongoing compliance and strategic alignment.
What we look for
* Reasoning ability. Solve complex problems from first principles, structure ideas sharply, resist biases, and focus on relevant details.
* Drive. Ambitious, proactive, and responsible for high-quality work; maintains a high and rising standard.
* Team spirit. Collaborative, supports the best idea, is reliable, honest, and transparent.
* Proficiency in English. Read, write, and speak proficient English.
What we offer
* Talented, entrepreneurial teams. Small, result-oriented, autonomous teams with bright colleagues.
* Growth opportunity. We hire individuals with potential and place them in roles to thrive; significant impact on major projects.
* Competitive pay and equity. Salary ranges and equity opportunity; relocation tax considerations where applicable.
* Comprehensive benefits. Flexible hours, remote options, learning support, health insurance, relocation assistance, parental support, annual retreats.
Commitment & contract
Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time.
Location
Milan (Italy), London (UK) or remote.
Selection process
Screening followed by tests to assess problem-solving; then a series of interviews. The process remains rigorous to identify the right fit. We encourage applications even if your CV isn’t a perfect match.
Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities—please let us know through the application form.
Before you apply
If you’ve applied before and didn’t receive an offer, consider waiting at least one year before applying again.
Bending Spoons is a demanding environment with high standards. We may encourage spending early months in our Milan office to ramp up quickly and immerse in our culture, with travel and accommodation support. Depending on the offer, you may work from Milan, London, or remotely from approved countries.
If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to contribute, apply now—we’d love to meet you.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Legal
* Software Development
We are committed to equal opportunity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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