Founded in 1938 by sociologist Jean Stoetzel, Ifop pioneered the polling method and was the first to deploy public opinion surveys in France. Over the years, Ifop has grown in Europe, the United States and China, as a specialist in consumer and citizen knowledge, to become a multi-expertise group integrating Sociovision, Occurrence, Deep Opinion and Brain Value. Driven by the conviction that it’s people who move the world, and driven by a passion for people, a culture of expertise, a demand for objectivity and a sense of investigation, the Ifop group’s mission is to connect with people and, by deciphering their expectations, attitudes and behaviors, to support its customers in a global way to find the drivers enabling them to create value and pave the way for a positive future.
We are currently recruiting Senior Data Protection & Contracts Lawyer (permanent contract)
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Group’s General Counsel and DPO, you will contribute to the legal security of Ifop and its subsidiaries by promoting the development of business activities, in line with the Group’s values.
Working with your team-mate, your main tasks will be to:
- Provide legal advice and assistance to operational staff;
- Ensure compliance with personal data protection rules in Group projects;
- Contribute to the management and maintenance of personal data protection compliance documentation (data processing register, PIA, internal policies, claims management, impact analyses, etc.);
- Participate in the implementation of RGPD-related processes and automation tools
- Ensure a legal watch and documentary research in order to anticipate the future of regulations and uses in the market research sector, in particular with AI projects ;
- Participate in actions to disseminate information and raise awareness among operational staff;
- Draft, analyze and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts for the Business Units reporting to you (drafting, negotiation and reporting);
- Participate in the drafting of standard contractual documentation and validate it with regard to RGPD requirements and Group policy ;
- Regularly update monitoring tables;
- Produce regular activity reports.
As the list of these assignments is not exhaustive, they may evolve according to the candidate’s potential and skills, including the ethical aspects of market research.
Profile:
With a Master’s degree in digital law / personal data protection, or business law, you have at least 3 years’ experience in a similar position.
You have a sound knowledge of data protection regulations, contract law and experience in negotiating contractual documents.
For this position, which involves working with the Group’s various contacts, we are looking for a candidate with excellent interpersonal, contact and listening skills.
You are structured and rigorous, with a good sense of organization and priorities.
You have excellent writing skills and a very good level of legal English (written and spoken).
Why join us?
Our values:
As a fast-growing company with a strong national and international presence, we offer our employees a stimulating and rewarding working environment, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and a healthy work-life balance.
We enable our employees to develop their skills through our training programs and internal mobility.
Always innovative, we implement measures such as an effective R.S.E policy and a constant affirmation of our cultural diversity as a source of wealth.