(Senior) Legal Counsel, Data Privacy & Technology / London

What it's about

The Corporate Legal team is a trusted partner to the firm and its internal stakeholders, providing pragmatic legal advice across a wide range of matters and strategic projects. With a strong commercial mindset, the team helps enable the business while protecting the firm’s interests and reputation.

Partners Group is seeking a dynamic and experienced (Senior) Legal Counsel, Data Privacy & Technology to join its Corporate Legal team in Zug, Munich or London. In this role, you will help shape the firm’s approach to data privacy and technology law across its global operations, with a particular focus on Europe and the GDPR.

You will advise on compliance with data privacy regulations, support technology-related legal matters, and work closely with management and key stakeholders to identify and mitigate legal risks. The role offers broad exposure to strategically important, high-impact projects, as well as significant scope to take ownership and drive meaningful change.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Be a strategic advisor to stakeholders (including senior management) on data privacy, AI, cybersecurity and technology law

• Drive and continuously improve GDPR compliance (and related frameworks), flagging emerging risks early and proposing practical responses

• Lead negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements (e.g., MSAs, tech and HR contracts), including DPAs and TIAs

• Build and evolve data protection governance: policies, procedures, templates and decision-making frameworks that scale globally

• Lead the legal response to data breaches and data subject requests, coordinating with relevant functions

• Create and deliver privacy training and awareness that actually sticks and supports a privacy-by-design culture

• Steer global privacy initiatives and act as an internal subject matter expert people want to involve early

• Manage external counsel efficiently and serve as a key contact point for regulators/public authorities when needed

What we expect

• Law degree and bar admission (Swiss bar admission a plus)

• 4–10 years of relevant experience (international law firm and/or in-house; financial services and/or tech exposure preferred)

• Strong, hands-on knowledge of GDPR and privacy risk management in real-world business settings

• Proven strength in drafting/negotiating technology and commercial contracts, including privacy and data transfer provisions

• Confident judgment under pressure (e.g., incident response) with the ability to balance legal risk, urgency, and business priorities