DPO & Legal Counsel

In order to strengthen its Legal & Sustainability Department, Satellic is looking for a DPO who will also take up other Legal tasks. 

Skills and competences

  • You have obtained a Belgian Master in Law
  • You fulfil the requirement to register as the DPO for Satellic 
  • You have 2 to 4 years of relevant experience
  • You have an excellent knowledge of business English (spoken and written) and you are fluent in Dutch (formal contract language)
  • You are willing to work in a large variety of legal matters and to expand your knowledge and experience in new matters
  • You have a client oriented and can-do attitude and you have strong organisational skills
  • You are willing to work in a technical environment and with different profiles
  • You are a flexible team player - showing great respect towards colleagues - but you are also able to work effectively by yourself
  • You have excellent communication skills and the ability to convince others
  • You are pragmatic and able to offer business-focused solutions, which means that you are able to translate complex legal matters in business terms and that you can identify potential risks in the department and find solutions. 

What your job will look like

Reporting to the Head of Legal & Sustainability and working closely with the different departments of Satellic, you will assist the business in accomplishing its objectives by pro-actively offering advice.

As DPO and Legal Counsel, your responsibilities are:

  • Providing legal advice re data privacy and manage the Confluence database related to data privacy
  • Supporting the drafting of compliance and data privacy policies and support in the setting up of data privacy and compliance trainings
  • Providing legal advice in a variety of legal matters within the framework of the existing DBFMO agreement
  • Supporting the business in the realisation of projects, while at the same time understanding the requirements of Viapass
  • Coordinating the insurances, handling the renewals & claims
  • Assisting in corporate housekeeping
  • Advising on legal sustainability requirements and assisting in roll out of the strategy
  • Keeping up to date with new applicable legislation and support the implementation thereof
  • Handling and following up litigations
  • Supporting the drafting and reviewing of contracts and other documents. 

Language skills

  • Dutch: Mothertongue / Excellent
  • English: Good Business English, written and spoken 

Competences  

  • Creative solution orientation - Formulating and implementing innovative solutions and proposals
  • Organizational awareness - Acting with consideration of influences and consequences of own decisions or actions on other parts of the organisation
  • Resilience - Flexible handling of setbacks, changes, and stressful situations. Ability to remain positive, efficient, and effective in crisis situations or extremely difficult times and situations 
  • Accuracy - Acting with attention to details and focus on avoiding mistakes 
  • Confidentiality - Knowing when not to speak about sensitive subjects. 

Our offer

Satellic staff is characterised by drive, flexibility, and ownership. We encourage continuous growth and learning via internal and external training opportunities. Customer delight, teamwork, respect, integrity, and going the extra mile reflect the values of our company. 

In addition to working in a thriving and dynamic company, we offer a contract for an indeterminate period and a competitive salary package with extra-legal benefits like group and hospitalisation insurances, meal vouchers, bike lease plan, flexible hours, 32 holidays (including 12 days of compensatory leave). Satellic offers numerous training and development opportunities.