Privacy counsel
Bending Spoons · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- On site
- Full-time
- €150,000 / year
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Job highlights
- Legal role focused on privacy and data protection.
- Partner with Engineering and Product teams.
- Manage privacy legal work, including AI tools.
- Remote or office-based in Europe/UK.
- Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.
About the role
About Bending Spoons
Bending Spoons is striving to build one of the all-time great companies, serving a huge customer base, fostering team member growth, and operating with unparalleled effectiveness and efficiency. We aim to create extraordinary value for shareowners while adhering to high ethical standards. We acquire and improve digital businesses for long-term ownership, implementing deep transformations to accelerate innovation, benefit customers, and strengthen business performance. Our environment features minimal hierarchy and small, talent-dense teams, operating established products with startup agility and urgency. AI is deeply integrated into our operations, reinforcing human judgment with machine intelligence. For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, Bending Spoons offers an opportunity to learn, make a significant impact, and advance their career at an exceptionally high rate.Responsibilities
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Security teams to embed privacy-by-design principles and translate regulatory requirements into practical technical solutions.
- Identify privacy risks and opportunities early, helping shape compliant product features, workflows, and internal processes.
- Manage privacy-related legal work, using AI tools to accelerate drafting and initial review of DPAs, privacy policies, LIAs, and DPIAs, while applying judgment to ensure global data-protection compliance.
- Conduct privacy audits and coordinate work with external consultants and legal advisors, ensuring alignment across business and technical teams.
- Monitor evolving privacy regulations and case law, sharing clear guidance internally to support ongoing compliance and sound decision-making.
What We Look For
- Reasoning ability: Ability to solve complex problems from first principles, structure ideas sharply, resist biases, and identify critical details.
- Drive: Extreme ambition, initiative, effort, and tenacity, coupled with a deep sense of responsibility and a high, rising personal bar.
- Team spirit: Generosity, supporting the best idea, willingness to help, reliability, honesty, and transparency.
- Proficiency in English: Excellent written and spoken English skills.
What We Offer
- Talented Teams: Work in small, result-oriented, autonomous teams with bright, entrepreneurial individuals.
- Growth Opportunity: Exceptional potential for learning and career progression, with opportunities to lead significant projects early on.
- Competitive Compensation: Competitive pay and access to equity, with salaries reflecting location, impact, and experience. Potential for compensation beyond usual ranges for exceptional capability.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, remote working options, unlimited learning and training support, top-tier health insurance, relocation package, generous parental support, and a yearly retreat.
- Tax Benefits: Potential 50% tax cut for those relocating to Italy.
Commitment & Contract
Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time.Location
Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland) or remote in selected countries.Selection Process
We prioritize verifiable signals of excellence, regardless of seniority. Don't self-reject if you feel you lack experience or have an imperfect CV; if you believe you can excel, apply. If you pass the initial screening, you will be asked to complete challenging tests that may involve unfamiliar problems and take several hours. We set a high bar and only extend offers when confident in the candidate. This may result in roles remaining open for extended periods or being reposted. We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Please notify us via the provided form.Before You Apply
If you've applied before without an offer, we recommend waiting at least one year before reapplying. Bending Spoons is a demanding environment requiring significant commitment due to our ambitious nature and high standards. This leads to extraordinary learning and growth but demands dedication. To facilitate rapid ramp-up and success, we recommend spending the first few months in our Milan office, regardless of your long-term work location. This is the best way to absorb our culture and build team trust. We provide travel and accommodation assistance. Post-initial period, you can work from our Milan or London offices, or remotely from approved countries, as agreed during the offer stage. If this role excites you and you're ready to give your best, we encourage you to apply. Key skills/competency: Privacy Counsel, Data Protection, GDPR, CCPA, Privacy by Design, Legal Drafting, Risk Assessment, Compliance, Regulatory Analysis, AI in Legal Tech.Skills & topics
- Privacy Counsel
- Legal Counsel
- Data Protection Lawyer
- Privacy Law
- GDPR
- CCPA
- Compliance Officer
- Legal Technology
- AI in Law
- European Data Protection
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience in privacy law, data protection regulations (GDPR, CCPA), and AI in legal tech, aligning with Bending Spoons' focus.
- Showcase problem-solving: Emphasize your ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical technical solutions for Product and Engineering teams.
- Demonstrate drive and team spirit: Provide examples of your ambition, initiative, and collaborative approach in previous roles, reflecting Bending Spoons' values.
- Prepare for challenging tests: Be ready for rigorous assessments that may cover unfamiliar problems, demonstrating your reasoning and problem-solving skills under pressure.
- Research company culture: Understand Bending Spoons' commitment to AI integration, long-term ownership, and high ethical standards to align your application and interview responses.
Technical preparation
Master global data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA).,Familiarize with privacy-by-design principles.,Understand AI tools for legal document review.,Practice translating legal requirements to technical solutions.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex problem you solved.,Give an example of your ambition.,How do you support team success?,Share a time you took initiative.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the primary responsibilities of a Privacy Counsel at Bending Spoons?
- As a Privacy Counsel at Bending Spoons, your primary responsibilities will include partnering with Product, Engineering, and Security teams to implement privacy-by-design principles, identifying and mitigating privacy risks, managing privacy-related legal documentation using AI tools, conducting privacy audits, and staying abreast of evolving global data protection regulations.
- What specific privacy regulations does Bending Spoons focus on for the Privacy Counsel role?
- Bending Spoons emphasizes adherence to global data protection regulations. While GDPR and CCPA are common frameworks, the role requires a broad understanding and ability to adapt to various international privacy laws as they evolve.
- How does Bending Spoons utilize AI in the Privacy Counsel role?
- Bending Spoons integrates AI tools to accelerate the drafting and initial review of legal documents such as DPAs, privacy policies, LIAs, and DPIAs. Your role will involve leveraging these tools while applying your expert judgment to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- What is the expected work arrangement for a Privacy Counsel at Bending Spoons?
- The Privacy Counsel position can be based in Milan, London, Madrid, or Warsaw, or be remote in selected countries. A recommendation is made to spend the initial months in the Milan office for cultural immersion and team building, after which remote work or office-based work is possible depending on the offer stage.
- What kind of candidate is Bending Spoons looking for regarding 'Drive' for the Privacy Counsel position?
- Bending Spoons seeks candidates with extreme ambition, high initiative, strong effort, and tenacity. They value individuals who feel deeply responsible for their work, hold themselves to a high and rising standard, and are driven to achieve significant results.
- How does the selection process at Bending Spoons differ for the Privacy Counsel role?
- Bending Spoons prioritizes verifiable signals of excellence over traditional experience metrics. The process includes challenging tests that may cover unfamiliar problems, designed to assess deep reasoning and problem-solving abilities, rather than just a standard CV review.
- What are the salary expectations for a Privacy Counsel at Bending Spoons?
- Salaries for the Privacy Counsel role vary by location and expected impact. For entry-level candidates in London, it's around £85,797, and in Europe, €66,065. Experienced candidates can expect salaries between £112,189-£250,512 in London and €107,837-€188,848 in Europe, with potential for higher compensation based on exceptional capability.
- Does Bending Spoons offer opportunities for career growth for a Privacy Counsel?
- Yes, Bending Spoons emphasizes exceptional opportunities for growth. They hire individuals of outstanding potential and prioritize placing them in ideal positions to thrive, leading to rapid career progression and the chance to play essential roles in major projects.