Your daily workout

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.

Contact Information

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

Contact: Jana Fakesch

For further information:  https://career.egym.com/

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