From the listing
About the role
WorkMotion is a remote-first team spanning across the world, helping companies hire, onboard, and manage talent internationally through smart, flexible workforce solutions. We empower businesses to build teams without borders through a fast-paced, people-driven, and globally connected environment.
We are looking for a pragmatic problem-solver to join our team of three legal minds based in Germany and Italy. You will be at the center of shaping and running our global data protection and AI governance programme, ensuring work is practical, risk-based, and aligned with wider business goals.
What you'll do
- Run day-to-day GDPR operations including drafting and negotiating DPAs and Standard Contractual Clauses with international vendors and clients.
- Conduct vendor privacy reviews and keep records of processing and privacy notices current across an international footprint.
- Drive AI governance forward and help maintain regulatory EU AI Act readiness by implementing new developments.
- Handle data subject requests.
- Support the organization in building new entities around the globe.
- Resolve employment law matters in numerous countries.
- Support internal units to ensure compliance with local laws.
What they're looking for
- Law degree or equivalent legal qualification.
- At least 1–2 years of hands-on data protection experience in-house, in a law firm, or in a consultancy.
- Working knowledge of the GDPR in practice.
- A genuine interest in AI regulation.
- Strong legal research skills to turn guidance and case law into actionable advice.
- Interest in commercial contracts and employment law matters beyond privacy.
- Structured, pragmatic, and self-organised way of working in a remote-first environment.
- Business-fluent English.
Nice to have
- Privacy certification such as CIPP/E.
- Knowledge of employment law.
- Legal education or professional experience in a major Asian jurisdiction (e.g. China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore).
- Cross-border experience or education.
- Experience in drafting and negotiating contracts of all sorts in English.
- Exposure to HR-tech, SaaS, global employment/EOR, or non-EU privacy regimes.
From the company page
Workmotion benefits
◉ Remote policy · in their words
“We believe in flexible working. Where and when you work should not matter. We encourage you to adapt your working time to your individual schedule.”
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The hot takeJeff's read on Workmotion
WorkMotion leans HEAVILY on their strong beliefs on hiring and working from anywhere. To lift a statement from their careers page: "By emphasizing talent over location, we've assembled a global team that values flexibility and relies on trust."
This is the way of the future employee-employer relationships. Our Values