(Senior) Legal Counsel - Data Privacy & IT Law (m/f/d) EGYM SE

EGYM is building the world’s best fitness platform — and we’re looking for a (Senior) Legal Counsel (Data Privacy & IT Law) in our Munich Headquarter who is a strategic partner to our Product, Engineering, Go-To-Market, and Leadership teams. In this role, you will reinforce our commitment to safeguarding sensitive information and maintaining compliance with data protection regulations — while enabling innovation and speed. You will own data privacy for EGYM, negotiate and standardize SaaS/IT contracts (including DPAs, joint-controller, and C2C agreements), translate complex legal frameworks into pragmatic business solutions, and coordinate our network of global and regional legal experts. Your work will blend strategic guidance, hands-on execution, and cross-functional collaboration to keep EGYM both compliant and competitive.

Ready to shape the future of data privacy and IT law at EGYM? Apply now and become part of our journey!

• Privacy Leadership: You drive and evolve our privacy framework, maintain processing records, conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and Third-Party Transfer Impact Assessment (TTIAs), and ensure strong compliance across products and regions.
• Operational Excellence: You simplify, standardize, and continuously improve privacy operations in close partnership with the Product, Technology, and InfoSec team.
• Training & Awareness: You design and deliver targeted training to internal teams, building a culture of privacy awareness and compliance.
• Contracting: You review, draft, and negotiate IT/SaaS contracts, DPAs, Joint Controller Agreements, and C2C agreements—creating and maintaining lean, business-friendly templates.
• Coordination: You manage and align the work of global and regional legal experts, ensuring consistent guidance and efficient execution across jurisdictions.
• Advisory Partner: You act as a trusted partner to product and tech teams—embedding early in feature development, go-lives, and international rollouts to spot risks and find solutions.
• Scaling: You lead or contribute to cross-functional and global projects, aligning stakeholders on priorities, goals, and expectations.

Your fitness level

• Qualification: You are a fully qualified lawyer (2. Staatsexamen or equivalent in other jurisdiction - additional qualifications as LL.M or Dr.iur a plus but not a must).
• Experience: You hold 3+ years in privacy and IT/commercial law as well as strong experience with SaaS/IT contracts and data protection agreements in a reputable law firm or in-house (ideally in a digital-first or tech-focused organization).
• Mindset: You are business-oriented, pragmatic, and collaborative plus capable of prioritizing according to business risk and value.
• Skills: You possess strong drafting and negotiation skills while being able to translate legal requirements into clear operational actions.
• Languages: You are fluent in English (legal terminology) and professional in German.
• Bonus: You have knowledge of emerging digital regulations (e.g., AI Act, NIS2, DORA) as a plus.

Your training goal for your first 6 months

• Visibility & Inventory: You establish a clear, living overview of our privacy landscape and key risks - focusing on the areas most critical to our products and markets.
• Tooling & Templates: You deliver a lean privacy ops toolkit (ROPA/DPIA templates, consent patterns, vendor assessment process) and refresh core contract templates.
• Enablement: You become the go-to partner for Product and Technology - embedded in product launches and international rollouts.
• Coordination: You build an effective collaboration model with global/regional legal experts, including streamlined intake and alignment processes.
• Execution: You close your first set of strategic IT/SaaS deals while balancing compliance, speed, and business needs.

The equipment we provide

• Modern & International: Be part of a modern and international company culture where talent and passion are welcome, heard, and part of the decision-making process.
• Work-Life-Balance: Benefit from flexible working hours, hybrid working policy, and 30 days of vacation per year.
• Continuous Development: Develop your skills with varied, challenging tasks and regular feedback to benefit from a steep learning curve.
• Fit & Healthy: Train for free with EGYM Wellpass in several thousand sports and health facilities across Germany and/or use our in-house gym with EGYM products.
• Mobility: Enjoy a monthly travel subsidy of 45€ for public transport.
• Discounts: Get a variety of great discounted offers, from fashion to leisure, through our employee benefits portal.
• Bike Leasing: Stay active and use our leasing bike offer on your way to work or in your spare time.
• Subsidized Pension: Profit from our employer-subsidized pension.

Have we piqued your interest?

Then we look forward to receiving your application via our careers page!

Please upload your application documents (CV, certificates, earliest possible starting date) in PDF format, quoting ID#1705.