Lawyer in Data Protection

IMY is now recruiting lawyers to work with data protection issues. With us, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic organization with an important mission that affects all citizens in our society. We contribute to sustainable digitalization, where proactive innovation is combined with strong privacy protection. Do you want to work for a safe information society with important issues regarding data protection? Then you should apply for a job with us.

Responsibilities

As a lawyer at the authority, you will work with a wide range of tasks within the data protection area. Your responsibilities will include handling self-initiated supervision, permit cases, referrals, and pre-consultations according to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You may also work with permit granting, complaints, and supervision according to the Credit Information Act. Additionally, you will be involved in court processes and provide both written and oral guidance to companies and organizations. Some tasks will involve cross-border cooperation, where English is our working language.

The needs of the organization form the basis for our division of labor. Therefore, changing needs and conditions may lead to changes in tasks and placements over time, within the framework of the employment contract.

In addition to the regulations that follow from the EU's General Data Protection Regulation and the Credit Information Act, lawyers at IMY also work with the application of the Camera Surveillance Act and the Crime Data Act. The organization is also affected by developments and regulatory changes in the AI field.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a law degree (jur. kand. or equivalent), who is notarized and has at least four years of experience in qualified legal work. You are development-oriented and have a strategic approach with the ability to prioritize initiatives that have an effect on data protection. You can easily express complex legal issues in a target group-adapted, clear, and concise manner and have excellent written and oral skills in both Swedish and English.

It is advantageous if you have:

• Experience in supervisory work
• Experience in conducting court processes
• Knowledge of data protection legislation and practical experience in applying these rules in the private or public sector
• Experience in providing guidance
• Experience in working with information security
• Interest and understanding of technology-related issues, such as artificial intelligence, that are relevant to the application of data protection regulations

Your Personal Qualities

As a person, you are analytical, meticulous, responsible, and unpretentious. You independently and proactively drive your tasks forward, are decisive, and can independently solve qualified tasks in a complex work environment. Additionally, you are flexible and have a good ability to listen to different perspectives. Furthermore, you have the ability to work effectively under changing conditions and can deliver quality results even under high workloads. As a representative of the authority, you are trustworthy, communicative, and have the ability to build trusting relationships. We place great importance on your personal qualities.

The Position

The positions are permanent full-time employment. IMY applies a six-month probationary period. The work is based in our pleasant activity-based premises in central Stockholm, with the possibility of individual agreements regarding remote work.

Questions about the Position

For further information about the position and the recruitment process, please contact:

• Unit Manager Catharina Fernquist, 08-657 61 18
• HR Specialist Julia Martinez Palm, 08-657 61 64
• Union Representative Theodor Adolfsson (Saco-S), 08-657 61 13

How to Apply?

The deadline for applications is April 21, 2025. You can register your application according to the instructions at imy.se/ledigajobb. Please refer to reference number IMY-2025-6647.

In preparation for the recruitment, we have carefully considered our advertising channels and therefore do not wish to be contacted by recruitment and advertising salespeople.

About IMY

We are the ones who review that companies, authorities, and other actors comply with GDPR – the General Data Protection Regulation. We educate and guide those who process personal data and also influence legislation.

We want to see sustainable and privacy-friendly digitalization. We are convinced that it is possible to safeguard citizens' security and the safety of society without unjustified tracking and surveillance. Together with other data protection authorities in the EU, we work to ensure that citizens' personal data has the same protection throughout the union.

We offer an exciting, dynamic, and pleasant workplace. Here you will find competent and engaged colleagues and experienced, exploratory leaders and managers. Our core values – together, trust, clarity, accessibility, and transparency – truly mean something, and it is important that you share them. Our vision is a secure information society – together we protect personal integrity. Please read more about us at www.imy.se.