# Junior Legal Counsel - 12 Month FTC

[Edenred](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/edenred.md) · London · United Kingdom · [In-house Legal](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/in-house-legal.md)

Edenred is hiring a Junior Legal Counsel - 12 Month FTC in London. Posted 2026-06-16; applications close 2026-08-15.

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Posted 25d ago.

## Role details

## About Edenred PayTech

Edenred PayTech is part of the Edenred group and a leader in prepaid and payment solutions, including virtual cards, debit/credit processing and banking services. We combine strong governance with fast-paced product development to deliver secure, compliant payment experiences at scale. As a member of our legal team you’ll help shape how we use data responsibly and prepare our business for new regulatory regimes such as the EU AI Act.

## Position

**Junior Legal Counsel - 12 Month FTC**

Location: Hybrid — Swindon (Wiltshire) or Paddington (London)

Salary: Up to £94,000

## Role overview

We are recruiting a Junior Legal Counsel on a fixed-term contract to support GDPR, global privacy obligations and emerging AI regulation. You will help embed privacy-by-design across products, support operational decision-making, and contribute to Edenred’s privacy and AI governance programs.

## Key responsibilities

  
- Support privacy risk management, including conducting and advising on DPIAs and related assessments to enable compliant product and project decisions.
  
- Manage data subject rights requests end-to-end, ensuring timely, accurate and rights-respecting responses.
  
- Draft, review and help implement privacy and AI-related policies, procedures and standard contractual clauses.
  
- Maintain and improve records of processing activities and support governance and audit processes.
  
- Monitor regulatory developments (GDPR, e-privacy, EU AI Act and related guidance) and translate legal change into clear, practical internal guidance.
  
- Provide pragmatic, business-facing legal support to colleagues across product, engineering, security and commercial teams.
  
- Collaborate with the Data Protection Office (DPO, Group DPO, PPS EU DPO) to align approaches and ensure consistency across jurisdictions.
  
- Support privacy awareness and training initiatives for the organisation.

## Essential experience & qualifications

  
- Law degree from a UK or European institution.
  
- Practical experience in roles with significant personal data protection responsibilities (e.g., law firm, in-house legal team, international company, or Data Protection Authority).
  
- Certification in data protection or privacy (CIPP/E or equivalent) and/or demonstrable experience in new technology law.
  
- Solid working knowledge of GDPR and practical experience applying data protection law in operational or product development contexts.
  
- Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills; confident advising cross-functional teams.
  
- Proven integrity, collaborative working style and commitment to responsible data use.

## Desirable

  
- Experience in payments, fintech or regulated financial services.
  
- Familiarity with the EU AI Act and AI governance frameworks.
  
- Advanced spoken/written French.

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## Applying to this role

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