Senior Data Privacy Counsel & Data Protection Officer (DPO)

About seQura

seQura provides innovative, flexible and easy-to-use payment technologies that help merchants acquire, convert and retain more customers.

We make a difference sales performance by tailoring our solutions to different sectors, to address their unique pain points and deliver superior results in Retail, Education, Eyewear, Repairs and Travel.
We also empower smart shopping to consumers who seek more value, convenience, and flexibility in their shopping, with new payment experiences that allow them to save, access interest-free credit, or pay in small, comfortable installments of up to 24 months.

Born in Barcelona, seQura is a privately-owned fintech, currently expanding throughout southern Europe and Latin America, growing above 50% CAGR and approaching 100 Million in Annual Recurring Revenue.
Over 5000 businesses, almost 2 million shoppers, and almost 400 employees continue to rate us as one of the most loved and trusted fintechs out there, with an NPS of 87%, a Trustpilot rating of 4.7/5, and a Glassdoor rating of 4.7/5.

About the role 🤓

We are looking for a Senior Data Privacy Counsel & Data Protection Officer (DPO) to join seQura’s Legal Team and play a key role in the design, leadership, and execution of the company’s global privacy and data protection strategy.

This is a highly senior position reporting directly to the Head of Legal, combining an advisory role with the formal responsibilities of Data Protection Officer under the GDPR. The role is central to ensuring eQura’s compliance with data protection laws and best practices, while actively enabling innovation, scalability, and business growth in a fast-moving fintech environment.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in data protection law, together with a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset and the personal credibility needed to lead change, influence stakeholders, and embed a strong data protection culture across the organization.

Requirements

What challenges you'll be solving 🚀

• Act as seQura’s Data Protection Officer (DPO), in accordance with GDPR requirements, overseeing and monitoring compliance with data protection laws across the group.

• Advise business, product, and tech teams on data protection and privacy matters across seQura’s current markets (Spain, France, Italy, Portugal) and future expansions.

• Design, maintain, and continuously enhance seQura’s privacy compliance framework, policies, and internal processes.

• Lead the implementation of privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles in product development, new initiatives, and strategic projects.

• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy-related contractual clauses, including data processing agreements and cross-border data transfer mechanisms.

• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments in the EU and other relevant jurisdictions, assess their impact, and provide clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.

• Oversee and conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs) and data protection risk analyses, working closely with Legal, Compliance, Security, Product, and Engineering teams.

• Serve as a key point of contact with supervisory authorities and, where relevant, support the management of data protection incidents and regulatory interactions.

• Deliver clear, practical, and business-focused guidance on GDPR, ePrivacy, and other applicable data protection laws.

• Drive privacy training, awareness, and cultural initiatives across the organization.

• Partner cross-functionally to ensure a coherent, pragmatic, and scalable approach to privacy, data governance, and risk management

What we offer 🤩

We have a strong and sustainable foundation, where we provide a secure and reliable workplace. You have the freedom and trust to make the best contribution possible.

One of our most valued strengths by our employees is our fellowship and supportive culture, which fosters a sense of belonging by working closely with our values. With us, you will have challenging projects to work on and push your skills and knowledge.

In addition, we are very proud of the unique office we have, which offers a comfortable and inspiring environment to work in with everything you need.

• 23 vacation days + 2 days of free disposal per year.