Legal Counsel

Are you interested in the legal design of digital transformation in a complex group environment? Do topics such as data protection, IT and technology law, data flows, cloud solutions and Artificial Intelligence at the interface of law and technology inspire you? In this role, you combine regulatory requirements with innovative solutions and actively help shape future-oriented digital projects. You can expect a future-oriented field of law with high relevance for the digital development of the Post as a key player in Switzerland. You will receive scope for design, work close to strategic projects and are part of a team that combines data protection, technology and business enablement. With you, data protection becomes a strategic success factor for secure and sustainable innovation. Your benefits at the Post. With us, you work in a future-oriented, dynamic environment in which you contribute and grow with. With us, various benefits await you, which allow you to design your everyday life flexibly according to your needs. Vacation We send you on 6 weeks of vacation. Education and training We support you with education and training, temporary job changes and offer you advancement opportunities. Family-friendly We offer 18 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks of leave for the second parent. In addition, we participate in the costs for family-supplementary childcare. Mobility offers We offer you a free Half-Fare travelcard, a discounted GA or a commuter bonus. You only pay CHF 10 per year with PubliBike or Velospot. PostMobil and PostFinance Via PostMobile, we offer you an attractive employee subscription for CHF 12.95 per month. At PostFinance, you also benefit from numerous advantages, e.g., from a free private account. Vouchers We give you up to CHF 500 in personal credit, which you can use for all products in the PostShop (incl. gift cards) as well as for products from SBB and Reka. What you can achieve. • As Legal Counsel, you work in the functional area Stab CEO Legal, which is directly subordinate to the Group Management, and perform a central function within the Group. • You are the contact person for data protection issues according to DSG, GDPR and other data protection regulations. You advise on new data processing activities, conduct data protection impact assessments and accompany the handling of data protection breaches. • You accompany digital projects independently from the initial idea to implementation. In doing so, you ensure the consideration of Privacy by Design, create holistic contractual foundations, provide legal risk assessments and support the establishment of suitable governance structures. • You provide legal support for technology and procurement projects and design and negotiate contracts in the areas of IT, software, SaaS, cloud and outsourcing. In addition, you process data processing agreements, data-sharing agreements and standard contractual clauses. • You actively develop data protection governance by developing policies, privacy statements, registers, deletion concepts and action plans. • Furthermore, you help shape the legal foundations of AI governance. In doing so, you assess issues surrounding AI, Automated Decision-Making, EU AI Act as well as IP and liability aspects, thereby effectively contributing your professional expertise. • You work interdisciplinary with internal and external stakeholders and develop implementable, legally sound solutions. In addition, as part of the legal department, you actively work with our legal tech solution and can help shape the digitalization of the legal department.