We are the scale-up that builds the financial services and payment experiences that users love!

As a pioneer and leader in Open Banking & Open Finance, we enable our 230 customers (fintechs, banks, insurance companies, SaaS solutions) to deliver exceptional experiences through our banking and payment connectivity API.

Neo-banks, investment apps, payment solutions, credit platforms, software editors: our API enables innovators to make everyday finance ever simpler, smoother and more accessible.

With the support of the Investment fund PSG Growth Equity (raising $35M in 2022), our ambition is to become the leader in Open Finance in Europe.

Powens is a multicultural team with 130 employees from all backgrounds. Four values are at the heart of our success:

• We are bold: we are audacious and value risk-taking ⚔️
• We are committed: we are engaged and involved in our daily work 🎯
• We work as a team: individualities are at the service of the collective 🤝
• We strive for the best: thinking things over is part of our culture 🚀

Job Description :

Within the Legal department, your mission under the supervision of Powens' legal manager will be to negotiate and draft the company's commercial and supplier contracts and to maintain a framework for the protection of data processed by the company.

As data is the core business of Powens, your role will be key to ensure that the company's operations are carried out in compliance with the GDPR and other related texts.

GDPR component:

• Be the company's GDPR referent (DPO);
• Maintain the data processing register and documentation to ensure compliance of the company's activity with the GDPR ;
• Inform and notify management of any significant data protection event;
• Contribute to the dissemination of a "data protection" culture, in particular by raising awareness among employees of the challenges of personal data protection;
• Be the preferred point of contact for the relevant data protection authority, including notifying regulatory authorities of personal data breaches.

Contracts component:

• Active participation in the pre-contractual and contractual phases with our customers and suppliers, in particular by negotiating and drafting contracts;
• Participation in the evolution of contractual models (GTCs, commercial contracts, GTUs, etc.);
• Support of the Finance department in the follow-up of invoicing and collection;
• Advise operational staff on legal matters to ensure the company's legal security and facilitate contractualization.

Profile and qualities required:

You have a Master II degree in Law, and you must have a first conclusive experience in personal data protection and contracts in an international environment.

• Mastery of the regulations relating to the protection of personal data as well as the practices of control authorities, IAPP, CIPP/EU, CIPM or CIPT certifications are a plus;
• Minimum 3 years experience;
• Excellent writing and analytical skills, you are a rigorous and applied person;
• Fluent written/oral English preferred - a language test is provided as part of the recruitment process;
• Extremely curious by nature, you are always on the lookout for new regulatory and technological issues;
• Enjoy teamwork and interaction with different professions;
• Demonstrate a spirit of challenge, willing to learn and to be a force of proposal;
• Very open-minded and able to integrate easily in an international group;
• Skilled in the various tools of the Office and Google suites, you have an appetite for the tech field (ideally fintech).

What we offer :

• International working environment
• 100% online health insurance (Alan),
• 25 holiday days + a minimum of 10 RTT days per year,
• Flexible remote working policy and IT equipments at your disposal,
• Swile meal ticket card (11€ per day),
• Office in the center of Paris (rue Beaubourg),
• Corporate events: team building, company parties, annual seminar ...
• Friendly working environment in the centre of Paris: Nintendo Switch, pastries...

Recruitment Process:

• HR telephone interview
• Online interview with the Legal Manager
• Case study