Amsterdam
1 week ago
Senior IP Counsel
JetBrains
Amsterdam
1 week ago
Senior IP Counsel
JetBrains seeks a senior IP and data protection lawyer to join its in-house legal team in Amsterdam. The role involves shaping IP and data protection strategy, supporting technology-driven products and startups, and ensuring global compliance. Candidates need 8-12 years PQE in IP, technology, and data protection law.
HybridFull-timeSeniorIntellectual Property LawData Protection Law
Senior IP Counsel
JetBrains seeks a senior IP and data protection lawyer to join its in-house legal team in Amsterdam. The role involves shaping IP and data protection strategy, supporting technology-driven products and startups, and ensuring global compliance. Candidates need 8-12 years PQE in IP, technology, and data protection law.
HybridFull-timeSeniorIntellectual Property Law
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Intellectual Property LawData Protection LawGDPRUK GDPRePrivacyCCPA/CPRAInternational Data TransfersContract DraftingNegotiationTechnology TransactionsIP StrategyPrivacy ComplianceDPIAData MappingStakeholder Management
Soft Skills
Commercial PragmatismAnalytical ThinkingCritical ThinkingProject ManagementOrganizational SkillsCommunicationIndependenceIntegrityAdaptability
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
AI GovernanceEU AI ActData ActDigital Services ActNIS2 DirectiveDPO ExperienceStartup SupportCloud ComputingOpen-Source SoftwarePlatform Businesses
Key Responsibilities
- Advise on all aspects of intellectual property law, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, domain names, licensing, and brand protection.
- Develop and maintain the group’s global IP strategy in line with business objectives.
- Provide legal support to the Platform Project Office, technology startups, and innovation initiatives throughout their life cycle.
- Draft, review, and negotiate IP-related agreements including licensing, SaaS, software, technology transfer, NDAs, and collaboration agreements.
- Provide legal guidance on ownership and protection of company-created intellectual property.
- Monitor and advise on infringement risks, enforcement actions, disputes, and litigation matters.
- Conduct IP due diligence in strategic partnerships, investments, acquisitions, and commercial transactions.
- Advise on IP risks related to software development, AI tools, open-source software, and emerging technologies.
- Advise on IP ownership, protection, licensing, and data protection considerations for new products and technologies.
- Lead the group’s privacy and data protection compliance program.
- Advise on compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations including GDPR, UK GDPR, ePrivacy, CCPA/CPRA, and international data transfer requirements.
- Draft, review, and maintain privacy policies, notices, consent mechanisms, and internal governance documentation.
- Support and oversee data processing agreements (DPAs), standard contractual clauses (SCCs), and vendor privacy assessments.
- Conduct and advise on DPIAs, legitimate interest assessments, data mapping exercises, and records of processing activities.
- Partner with internal teams on privacy and security governance matters.
- Advise on privacy-by-design principles for products, systems, and commercial initiatives.
- Monitor regulatory developments and provide practical implementation guidance.
- Support audits, regulatory inquiries, investigations, and compliance reporting.
- Provide practical, risk-based legal advice to internal stakeholders.
- Support complex commercial and technology transactions.
- Collaborate with external counsel and regulatory authorities where necessary.
- Contribute to legal operations, policy development, and governance initiatives.
- Assist in building scalable legal frameworks to support international growth.
LegalIP CounselData ProtectionPrivacyTechnologySoftwareSaaSGDPRAmsterdamHybrid