Privacy Counsel

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Privacy Counsel
Location: London, hybrid
Department: Legal
Reports to: Senior Privacy Counsel
 

Role summary
AVEVA supports industrial enterprise customers globally and handles personal data in a variety of contexts such as employee data, customer contacts and account users, prospect/marketing data and supplier data.

We are looking for a Privacy Counsel to help deliver pragmatic privacy advice across the organisation. The role will report to the Senior Privacy Counsel and will work alongside a Privacy Compliance Manager, supporting privacy-by-design, contracting, vendor risk, incident response, and day-to-day privacy governance.

The role holder is expected to (i) be a trusted point of contact for day-to-day privacy questions; (ii) manage customer/vendor negotiations of DPAs and related privacy clauses; (iii) support completion of privacy assessments with clearly documented outcomes; (iv) contribute to privacy governance (templates, playbooks, training, metrics etc).

Key responsibilities

Privacy advice & privacy by design

• Provide day-to-day privacy advice to internal stakeholders across HR, Security, Marketing, Sales, Procurement, Product.
• Support the Senior Privacy Counsel on complex queries, escalation items, and strategic initiatives.
• Assist with completion and review of DPIAs and privacy-by-design checklists.

Contracting support (customer and vendor)

• Review, draft and negotiate privacy-related terms in customer agreements (e.g. customer DPAs)
• Support procurement with vendor DPAs and privacy clauses in supplier agreements
• Help maintain and improve DPA templates and fallback positions aligned to AVEVA’s business.
• Support assessment of cross-border transfers and appropriate safeguards (e.g., SCCs, transfer risk assessments where required, onward transfer considerations).

Privacy governance

• Help maintain privacy policies, notices, playbooks and internal guidance (e.g., retention, transparency notices, ROPA support).
• Support handling of data subject requests (DSARs) and related enquiries.
• Assist with training/awareness materials for key functions (Sales, Marketing, HR).

Incident response support

• Support incident response processes from a privacy perspective (triage, regulatory notification assessments, customer notification considerations, record-keeping), in coordination with Security, IT and the Senior Privacy Counsel.

Continuous improvement

• Track global privacy regulatory developments relevant to AVEVA
• Contribute to reporting, and audit-readiness

Skills and experience

• Qualified lawyer with at least 2–4 years PQE (or equivalent experience) with demonstrable privacy/data protection experience (preferably in-house within the tech sector).
• Knowledge of major privacy frameworks (especially UK/EU GDPR), and ability to apply them practically in a commercial setting, exposure to other global privacy laws would be advantageous such as US state privacy laws, APAC privacy laws.
• Experience reviewing/drafting DPAs and advising on controller/processor topics.

• Experience with privacy assessments (DPIAs), ROPA, retention, and DSARs.
• Interest/experience in data governance topics such as AI governance

• Pragmatic and risk-based approach.
• Comfortable operating in a matrix environment with global stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Collaborative and open to learning.  This role is designed to grow under the guidance of the Senior Privacy Counsel and alongside the Privacy Compliance Manager.

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.