Legal Counsel & DPO
Paris
Legal /
Full-Time /
On-site
About the Role
Zoī is seeking a Legal Counsel who will work hand-in-hand with the General Counsel to structure the legal foundations of the company on our high priority topics: GDPR compliance and intellectual property. You will provide a range of legal, strategic and proactive advice to our teams across the full scope of product development, medical research, and technological innovation. You will juggle a large number of complex and sophisticated legal questions, with a steep learning curve. We are therefore looking for someone with a unique mix of humility, curiosity, organization & structure, creativity and keen sense of analysis, as well as a dynamic and entrepreneurial approach to work. You will be challenged, but you will have a lot of fun in the process.
This is not a typical position within a typical company; this is a unique opportunity for a Legal Counsel and DPO to join an innovative project at the crossroads of the physical and digital worlds, and provide a material contribution to the ultimate goal of offering preventive health services to as many people as possible.
Main Missions
- Support daily activity in IT/IP and GDPR areas, providing a range of legal, strategic, and proactive advice;
- Assume the role of Data Protection Officer at Zoī;
- Ensure GDPR compliance for the company by helping navigate an innovative domain, which often raises unprecedented and complex questions;
- Drive associated risk mapping and propose pragmatic solutions to prevent them and always stay ahead of the curve;
- Secure compliance of research projects in the health domain;
- Negotiate and draft strategic contracts for the company, including technology agreements;
- Manage the portfolio of trademarks and domain names;
- Handle potential IP pre-litigation and litigation;
- Train Zoī’s employees on GDPR.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Master of Law, Bar examination preferred.
- 4+ years of experience in protection of personal data;
- Taste for technological innovation and legal work in fast-paced & agile environments;
- Experience in the health sector and/or technology sector preferred;
- Good knowledge of IT processes and basic notions of computer security;
- Excellent legal and commercial judgment, communication, interpersonal skills, and impeccable writing style;
- Strong pedagogy to make complex subjects understandable and intelligible to non-lawyers;
- Ability to lead projects autonomously;
- Fluency in French and English;
- Humble, curious, structured, organized, creative, analytical, dynamic, and entrepreneurial.
What We Can Offer
- Horizontal organizational structure, with opportunities for accelerated professional development;
- Team spirit and stimulating work environment with strong commitment from everyone;
- Impactful position and recognition of performance;
- The unique opportunity to participate in an extraordinary entrepreneurial adventure, at an early but secure stage of development
- Benefits: Competitive salary, Swile restaurant card, gym in our premises, regular after-work events, computer equipment, and home office possible on a weekly basis.
