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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Manager, Information Compliance - Privacy & AI Governance - **Company:** Simon-Kucher & Partners - **Location:** Köln, Germany (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service, Cyber Security, Cyber Laws, E-Business, Data Streaming, Privacy Controls, Data Logging, Generative AI, Data Analytics - **Published:** July 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5813908732 ## About the Role This senior individual contributor role is designed for alegal/privacy professional with strong exposure to technology, AI, data-driventools, and digital business models. You do not need to be an engineer or have atechnical degree, but you should be comfortable discussing data flows,AI-enabled workflows, SaaS/cloud tools, access rights, retention, vendorintegrations, and technical and organizational measures with engineers, IT,security, data/AI teams, consultants, and business stakeholders., * 5-8+ years of relevant experience in data protection, privacy, technology law, AI governance, legal/compliance, information compliance, or a related field. * Legal background required, for example through legal training, a degree in law or business law, an LL.M., qualification as Wirtschaftsjurist/in, or comparable professional experience in data protection, privacy, technology law, or compliance. * Strong understanding of GDPR, EU privacy requirements, confidentiality obligations, and risk-based compliance. Familiarity with German data protection requirements is a plus. * Experience advising on technology-related legal or compliance topics, ideally in a technology company, startup, consulting firm, SaaS environment, digital business, or technology-focused professional services environment. * Technology fluency and curiosity: able to discuss data flows, AI-enabled workflows, SaaS/cloud tools, access rights, retention, logging, vendor integrations, and technical and organizational measures with technical teams. * Practical familiarity with AI or generative AI use cases and related legal/privacy risks, including data sourcing, prompt and output handling, human oversight, vendor use, confidentiality, and monitoring. * Strong judgment, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to balance legal risk, business needs, practical implementation, and responsible innovation. * Professional fluency in English and at least one additional EU language is required. German language skills are a plus but not required. ## Description * Advise on privacy and data protection. Support practical guidance on GDPR/EU privacy, confidentiality, data use, retention, data subject rights, vendor matters, data transfers, and privacy risk questions. * Support core privacy governance. Contribute to data protection impact assessments, transfer assessments, processing documentation, policy updates, incident/risk follow-up, training, and governance reporting. * Translate requirements into controls. Turn legal, contractual, client confidentiality, and internal policy requirements into clear control expectations and implementable guidance for business and technology teams. AIgovernance and technology advisory: * Review AI and data-driven use cases. Assess AI tools, workflows, data flows, vendor/tool documentation, prompt and output handling, human oversight, monitoring, escalation, and confidentiality safeguards. * Partner credibly with technical teams. Work directly with engineers, IT, Information Security, data/AI teams, consultants, and product owners to understand how solutions work and help shape compliant, business-friendly approaches. * Build scalable governance. 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