Your mission: Help a leading European tech company set the gold standard for privacy compliance.
Since launching in 2013, Bending Spoons has served around half a billion people across the globe through our suite of cutting-edge products. Still, we’ve only just crossed the starting line on our mission to make an enduring positive impact on our customers, on our fellow Spooners, and on society at large.
Our business is growing rapidly on an international scale, with products and services that are increasing in complexity and legal challenges that are expanding in tandem. So we’re looking for someone meticulous and driven to ensure we always meet—if not exceed—legal compliance standards. The role promises a challenging and diverse scope of legal work, with a significant impact on our privacy audit initiatives.
A few examples of your responsibilities
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Oversee privacy and data protection initiatives, collaborating with the group DPO to ensure strict compliance with regulations, especially GDPR.
- Provide prompt assistance with all in-house privacy inquiries, supporting daily tasks, special projects, and urgent issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle privacy challenges.
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Foster and maintain productive relationships with external consultants and advisors, serving as a mediator between business lines and these partners.
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Draft and review data processing agreements, privacy policies, legitimate interest assessments, and data protection impact assessments.
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Stay updated with evolving privacy legislation and corporate best practices to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of compliance.
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Work with internal teams to develop tools and products that are privacy compliant by default, collaborating with security and privacy engineers to translate regulations into technical implementations and best practices.
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Conduct comprehensive internal audits aimed at refining internal processes and supporting teams, as well as external audits targeting suppliers and subsidiaries to ensure consistent compliance.
What we look for
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Passion. You love what you do, and your enthusiasm never wavers with the specifics of a given task or team. Whether you’re on a plane, train, or sofa, odds are that you’ll be found with your nose in a book or article on the subject.
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Drive. You’re energetic and hard-working, and you persevere through adversity until the job is done—and done impeccably. You’re massively into getting results, and always aim for excellence in what you do.
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Accuracy and precision. Your attention to detail is spot-on, and you’re painstakingly accurate.
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Common sense. Your judgment and intuition are sound and well grounded in reality.
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Some experience. After obtaining a law degree, you practiced at a law firm or in some industry environments for a period of time, in which you faced privacy-law related challenges, or you completed a specialization course on privacy-related topics.
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Reasoning and depth of learning. You’re structured and creative enough to solve most challenging problems independently, given the necessary knowledge. You learn new concepts and skills rapidly, and love to nerd out and go in-depth.
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Organization and structure. You’re meticulously organized and superbly structured, so you can handle multiple tasks and responsibilities with poise and precision.
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Communication skills. You can pose questions with clarity and explain your reasoning concisely.
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Humility. You’re down to earth, eager to listen to feedback and constructive criticism, and ready to support your team with whatever it needs to succeed.
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Fluent English and Italian. You can read and write fluently both in English and in Italian.
What we offer
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Real impact. We automate most menial tasks, freeing you up to focus your expertise where it can make the biggest impact.
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Flexibility and trust. From day one, you’ll be one of the team and fully trusted. No micromanagement or clipping your wings—just the freedom and responsibility to do great work.
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Talented, knowledgeable colleagues. Learn from (and teach) some of the brightest and most skilled people you’ll ever meet. Your talent is going to blossom here.
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Flexible schedule. Our regular hours are 9-6 GMT+1, with remote work allowed within GMT-2 to GMT+3 time zones.
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Continuous education. Spooners get unlimited backing for learning investments, including Italian or English lessons and things like courses, conferences, and books. There’s no permission or approval process—you’re fully trusted to use the company’s resources efficiently.
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Unique career opportunity. By joining a fast-growing company on a mission to become one of the world's greatest, it’s an unparalleled opportunity to turbocharge your learning and career prospects.
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People who lift up one another. We hire for talent and leave the ego at the door. You'll find a group of truly talented Spooners who are eager to teach their secrets and to learn. Reciprocal support and respect is everything—you’re unlikely to ever encounter a more harmonious crew.
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Wonderful HQ. Natural light, silent rooms, state-of-the-art hardware, fun-filled common spaces... the list never ends! You’ll certainly be in the right environment to do your best work. And, when it’s time to switch off, you can do that in style and comfort.
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Relocation package. If you need to relocate for the position, we typically cover reasonable transportation and moving expenses, provide up to three months of temporary accommodation, and help you and your close family members with visa support if necessary.
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Competitive salary and stock options. Our compensation packages are designed to attract and retain the best talent in the industry. The entry-level compensation package for this position includes a salary of €52,246 and a welfare bonus of €1,200. Compensation can grow rapidly as the individual accumulates experience and translates it into greater and greater impact. The individual can choose to receive part of their pay in equity at a discounted value, rather than in cash.
Before you apply
Thanks for taking the time to read this far. We’d be delighted if you decide to apply, but ask that you first consider the following:
Bending Spoons is an extremely demanding environment. We’re highly ambitious and we ask a lot of ourselves and our teammates, so you’re likely to work harder here than at most companies, and to regularly push yourself beyond your comfort zone. While this tends to drive tremendous learning and lead to fantastic achievements, it can also be stressful.
We’re uncompromising on our standard of excellence. The vast majority of Spooners stay for years and have amazing careers here. However, it can also happen that an individual doesn’t contribute at the rate we look for. In such cases, we support the Spooner in their efforts to make the necessary improvements, but will counsel them to leave if they don’t manage to do so.
We're proud of the company we've built, and many of us can't imagine working anywhere else. Still, we understand that a career at Bending Spoons isn't for everybody. We hope what you’ve read here helps you determine whether it might be the place for you. If you believe it is, then we encourage you to apply—and perhaps discover what you’re truly capable of!
The selection process
If you successfully pass through our screening process, we’ll invite you to take on a few tests that assess how you approach and solve unfamiliar problems. If you’re successful there, we’ll invite you to take part in some interviews. We welcome applications in English and Italian.
Bending Spoons is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider for employment all applicants and we provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, which can be requested at
[email protected].
Studies suggest that women tend not to apply for a job if their CV isn’t a perfect fit. Here, we look for talent and potential—not just experience and expertise. So if you like the role and think you could be awesome at it, go ahead and apply.
