Privacy and Cybersecurity Counsel EMEA (m/f/*)

Job Description:

Please submit your complete application in English.

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with curious, creative 3Mers.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Privacy and Cybersecurity Counsel EMEA (m/f/*) you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.

Here, you will make an impact by:

Oversee EMEA privacy and cybersecurity legal issues, training, third-party assessments, risk management, and compliance.

Provide legal guidance on data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity for a large, tech-driven organization.

Serve as EMEA Data Protection Officer, handling EU regulator interactions and ensuring GDPR compliance.

Advise 3M leaders on EMEA privacy and cybersecurity regulatory compliance globally.

Support global privacy initiatives, manage investigations, and monitor new privacy and cybersecurity developments.

Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

Law degree and qualified to practice in at least one Member State of the European Union

Fundamental experience in data privacy law

Fluently speak German and English

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

Certification from relevant professional organizations, such as the International Association of Privacy Professionals

Work experience in an AmLaw 100 firm and/or Fortune 500 environment in an attorney role is strongly preferred

Deep experience in the application of the Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable regulations

Experience providing strategic direction on implementation of privacy programs and compliance mechanisms

Possesses knowledge of business processes within diverse industries, including, product development and approval, manufacturing, marketing and selling

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Resources for You

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Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. Our global Work Your Way initiative gives our employees flexibility in where and how their work can be performed, subject at all times to any location-specific rules and policies that may be in place from time to time (more information on such rules/policies can be provided upon request from the relevant in-location HR).At 3M, we believe diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people! This Job ad is addressed to all potential candidates. As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity-related matters, age or disability, or any other relevant characteristic protected under applicable local law.