Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer (They/She/He)

If you’re here, it’s because you’re looking for an exciting ride.
A ride that will fuel up your ambitions to take on a new challenge and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone.
We’ll deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together.
Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category app connecting millions of users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from more than 170,000 local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. We operate in more than 1500 cities across 23 countries.
Together we revolutionize the way people connect with their everyday needs, from delivering essentials to connecting our ecosystem of users through innovative solutions powered by technology. For us, every day is filled with purpose.

What makes our ride unique? We have a vision: Building the largest marketplace in your city, to give access to anything in minutes. And this is where your ride starts.

Our culture and strong values.
Our career development philosophy.
Our commitment to being a force for good. 

YOUR MISSION

The Privacy Team aims to ensure compliance with company policies, GDPR and local regulations at all levels and in all aspects of the business. We are part of an international environment in which we are handling group-level policies and procedures. As a Privacy Lead in the GRC & Privacy team, you will play a key role in managing global Privacy projects, potential incidents and providing advice to all relevant stakeholders in privacy implications of business needs and objectives. You’ll lead privacy projects across multiple regions and functions, ensuring that regulatory compliance, and internal policies are complied, effective, and continuously improved.

THE JOURNEY

• Define and align Privacy objectives and action plans with senior management and other internal stakeholders.
• Communicate with the Group Privacy Team to ensure timely reporting and strategy alignment.
• Provide expert advice to senior management on data privacy regarding complex projects (e.g. involving AI or special categories of personal data).
• Interpret and apply GDPR, global data protection laws and industry-specific requirements to the projects, providing tailored solutions to the business teams.
• Manage data breaches globally, including the coordination of the teams, collection of information, notification to the authorities and affected individuals, among others.
• Lead the collaboration with cross-functional teams to implement privacy best practices and compliance solutions, in accordance with the regulations and group policies.
• Manage litigation cases related to data protection, tracking status and reporting to relevant stakeholders.
• Draft, review, and roll out privacy policies, data protection agreements, and other documentation.
• Conduct privacy impact assessments (DPIAs), provide actionable recommendations to mitigate risks and monitor improvement.
• Develop and deliver training to internal teams and senior management on data privacy regulations and compliance strategies.
• Monitor emerging data privacy legislation and trends, proactively advising relevant stakeholders on necessary adjustments.
• Implement legal compliance mechanisms for international data transfers.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• Bachelor’s degree in Law
• At least 6  years of relevant work experience in data protection (in-house or in a law firm);
• Excellent English & Spanish language skills. 
• A Master or Certification in data protection regulations is a plus; DPO
• Expertise in the use of Google Workspace (Google Sheets, Google Slides and Google Docs, etc.).
• Ability to prepare excellent reports, executive presentations and dynamic training; 
• Ability to navigate across multiple geographies and cultures;
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including strengths in influencing, conflict management and negotiation;