Legal Counsel – IT & Data Protection (all genders)
About this role
Company Description
ABOUT YOU is one of Europe’s fastest growing e-commerce companies. Based in Hamburg and Berlin, we operate at the intersection of fashion and technology. Our mission is to rethink online shopping and make it personal and seamless. This takes more than good ideas. It takes people who take initiative and challenge the status quo. We believe in flat hierarchies, direct communication, and pragmatic decisions. No long approval chains. Just ownership, trust, and clear responsibility. We work hard, but we also believe in enjoying the ride together - over team lunches, afterwork drinks, company events, or a quick coffee in between meetings. If this sounds like you, ABOUT YOU could be the right place to bring in your perspective.
Job Description
- Provide independent legal advice on data protection matters in day-to-day business as well as on strategic and project-related topics, particularly at the intersection of IT and e-commerce
- Provide legal support in the development and implementation of e-commerce projects, IT systems, business processes, and contracts at both national and international level
- Advise on general legal matters relating to e-commerce
- Provide data protection support on complex national and international transactions and restructurings
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across various departments as well as external law firms
- Work directly with and regularly exchange with the Director of Legal & Compliance
Qualifications
- Successfully completed law studies and passed both German State Examinations in Law; ideally with at least one exam graded “fully satisfactory” (vollbefriedigend) or above
- 3+ years of relevant professional experience, e.g., at an internationally operating law firm or an international company
- Fluent German and English skills, both written and spoken
- Strong affinity for technology and a keen interest in quickly familiarizing yourself with new digital and legal topics
- Structured and solution-oriented approach, with the ability to quickly grasp complex matters and communicate them in a clear and comprehensible way
- Strong team player with flexibility and initiative, and an interest in working with diverse stakeholders in a dynamic and international environment
Additional Information
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A Place Where You Can Be You
We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are.
Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter.
What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and a fairer approach to fashion.
Company at a glance
The ABOUT YOU Group is an international e-commerce group, organized into different strategic business units: The online fashion store ABOUT YOU represents the Group's business-to-consumer business. With over 15 million active customers, ABOUT YOU is one of the largest online retailers for fashion and lifestyle in Europe and the leading provider of a personalized shopping experience on smartphones. In the award-winning ABOUT YOU app and on aboutyou.com, customers find inspiration and a range of approximately 1 million items from around 5,000 brands. The Group's business-to-business operations are largely handled by SCAYLE GmbH. SCAYLE offers a modern, cloud-based enterprise shop system that enables brands and retailers to scale their digital businesses quickly and flexibly, and adapt to growing customer needs. Around 350 online stores choose SCAYLE's Commerce technology under a license model, including leading brands and retailers such as Harrods, Manchester United, Deichmann, Fielmann, and FC Bayern. The newest subsidiary of the ABOUT YOU Group, SCAYLE Payments GmbH, complements the Group's portfolio of payment services. SCAYLE Payments enables the seamless integration of modern payment solutions and helps to scale customers' digital business models. Since 2025, ABOUT YOU has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Zalando SE.
For further information, please visit: corporate.aboutyou.de/en.
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ABOUT YOU Holding AG
Domstrasse 10
20095 Hamburg
Germany
E-mail: [email protected]
https://corporate.aboutyou.de/de
Local court: Amtsgericht Hamburg
Registration number: HRB 189825
Management Board: Tarek Müller, Hannes Wiese, Sebastian Betz
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: David Schröder
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