Senior Legal and Compliance Counsel Senior Privacy Officer

Hexagons Autonomous Solutions division is seeking a highly experienced Legal and Compliance Counsel & Privacy Officer to join our world-class Legal & Compliance team. Reporting to the Vice President Legal & Compliance you will provide authoritative legal and compliance services with a specific focus on privacy and data protection. You will serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders delivering pragmatic risk-based legal guidance and supporting governance compliance and ethical standards across the division.

This role combines comprehensive legal counsel responsibilities with oversight of the companys privacy program ensuring compliance with evolving data privacy laws and regulations globally.

The Location:Hexagon is a global company with locations around the world. This position based in Aberdeen Scotland.

Legal and Compliance Counsel Duties

• Provide authoritative and comprehensive legal advice aligned with commercial and strategic business needs.

• Advise on legal risks and mitigation strategies and promote good governance by appropriately escalating issues.

• Draft review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts and government procurement agreements including but not limited to customer and supplier contracts distribution agreements intellectual property licenses NDAs development agreements and real estate leases.

• Maintain corporate governance documents including company registers board resolutions and meeting minutes.

• Develop and deliver legal and compliance training programs across the organization.

• Help maintain and improve policies standards and compliance checklists.

• Monitor and analyze new legislation and proactively implement solutions.

• Participate in cross-functional teams and committees to support legal and compliance initiatives.

• Lead the development and oversight of ethics and compliance programs promoting a culture of integrity.

• Conduct internal investigations into misconduct allegations and recommend appropriate remedial actions.

Privacy Officer Duties

• Develop implement and maintain privacy policies and procedures in compliance with relevant privacy laws and regulations (e.g. GDPR CCPA).

• Monitor and assess compliance with privacy regulations and conduct privacy risk assessments and audits.

• Oversee the management of data inventories data flow mapping and data retention policies.

• Ensure data protection clauses are included in contracts with external parties; review and negotiate data protection agreements.

• Assess the privacy practices of third-party vendors and monitor their compliance.

• Serve as the Data Protection Officer where applicable and act as the primary contact for privacy incidents and breaches.

• Lead investigations into data breaches and ensure timely notifications to stakeholders and authorities.

• Coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries and investigations related to privacy violations.

• Develop and deliver privacy training programs to promote awareness and compliance.

• Provide privacy guidance to HR marketing product development and IT teams.

• Collaborate with IT/security teams to implement robust data protection measures (encryption access controls).

• Stay current with emerging privacy trends technologies and regulatory changes.

• Champion division- and group-level privacy standards policies and governance.

• Prepare and present privacy-related reports and metrics to senior leadership.

Must Have

• Law degree (LLB or JD) from an accredited institution and license to practice law in a relevant jurisdiction.

• Minimum 15 years of corporate commercial legal experience in-house or at a top-tier law firm.

• Proven expertise in international corporate commercial and technology contracts.

• Strong track record of delivering pragmatic risk-based legal advice.

• Exceptional accuracy attention to detail and time management skills.

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.

• Demonstrated customer focus and ability to build strong relationships.

Nice to Have

• Expertise in intellectual property licensing.

• Certification in data privacy (e.g. CIPP CIPM).

• Familiarity with project management principles.

• Fluency in multiple languages.

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications for this role Let us decide! At Hexagon we are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. If youre excited about the opportunities this role could bring we encourage you to apply. For any questions about the role or our company please email our team atand we will be pleased to follow up with you. Please do not send cover letters or resumes to this address.

The Company:Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions combining sensor software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency productivity quality and safety across industrial manufacturing infrastructure public sector and mobility applications. Youll be joining over 24000 people in 50 countries on the leading edge of your field.

Hexagons Autonomous Solutions division is a global technology leader pioneering end-to-end solutions for assured positioning on land sea and air. We are an industry leader recognised for technical innovation unsurpassed quality and industry-leading customer support. Our solutions power intelligent positioning ecosystems in vital industries and safety-of-life applications. We enable the advancement of autonomous technology where cars UAVs industrial vehicles trains vessels and more will operate safely securely reliably and efficiently thanks to our solutions that provide assured autonomy and positioning.