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Senior Legal Counsel – Privacy - Tech Tracking
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13459-1 Senior Legal Counsel – Privacy
7 months - 135 EUR per hour – Independent Contractor - Outside IR35, 40 hours per week, Fully Remote
The hiring manager is seeking Tech Tracking experience for this position.
Senior Legal Counsel — Privacy (Marketing) | Contractor (Career Level G)
About the role
Booking.com is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel (Privacy – Marketing) contractor to join its Privacy Legal team. In this role, you’ll advise stakeholders across the business on privacy and data protection topics impacting marketing, tracking technologies, e-commerce, and product initiatives, helping ensure personal data is handled safely in a fast-evolving regulatory and risk landscape.
This is a global-scope role, working closely with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders. The assignment is fully remote, with availability required during Central European business hours.
Contract details
- Contract type: Contractor
- Workload: 40 hours/week
- Start: July 20, 2026
- End (current estimate): February 24, 2027
- Location: Amsterdam (hybrid) or remote (CET working hours)
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- Provide practical, business-oriented privacy advice on day-to-day matters across marketing and product teams.
- Review, advise on, and help approve data-sharing use cases (including sharing with sister brands and third parties).
- Track and interpret privacy law and regulatory developments globally, assess impact, and advise on commercial, risk-based implementation.
- Support legal review of privacy risks relating to new products, initiatives, and processes (especially in marketing and tracking contexts).
- Partner on privacy controls, frameworks, policies, and procedures to support scalable business growth.
- Collaborate closely with Legal colleagues (e.g., compliance, litigation, product counsel), Risk & Compliance teams, and external counsel as needed.
- Communicate clearly and consistently across stakeholders to maintain alignment and avoid siloed decision-making.
What you’ll bring
Required experience & background
- 5–8 years’ relevant experience in a reputable law firm and/or in-house legal team.
- Qualified lawyer (admitted to practise in at least one jurisdiction).
- Strong expertise advising on privacy/data protection in a business environment.
- Strong knowledge in
- E-commerce, marketing, tracking technologies, and product privacy compliance.
- Deep understanding of GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive; familiarity with evolving EU digital regulation impacting marketing/product (e.g., DSA/DMA/AI Act concepts and implications).
- Managing privacy topics across product development, data use, and data sharing.
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Skills & ways of working
- Excellent written and verbal English (native or fluent).
- Strong drafting skills; able to translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance.
- Confident advising senior stakeholders; able to balance risk and business objectives.
- Structured, organised, and comfortable prioritising in a fast-paced environment.
- Calm and pragmatic in escalations—able to act as a “voice of reason” when issues arise.
Preferred / nice to have
- EU, UK, or US law degree.
- Privacy certification (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPT, or similar).
- Comfort using productivity tooling (Microsoft Office / Google Workspace) and modern AI-enabled workflows.
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