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Stephanie Roche

Senior Corporate Lawyer

€420/day
Nice, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Stephanie

360° Lawyer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in supporting hyper-growth companies from foreign groups establishing themselves in France. My mission: to transform legal from a cost center into a secure growth lever through process optimization (Legal Ops), GDPR compliance, and HR security. Navigating businesses through the jungle of laws ⚖️

TECHNICAL SKILLS & SPECIALIZATIONS

Contracts & Corporate Law
• Advanced drafting of client contracts (GTC, T&Cs, special clauses)
• Employment contracts and collective bargaining agreements
• Settlement agreements and conventional terminations
• Company law and corporate governance
• Management of powers of attorney and general meeting resolutions

Legal & Personal Data Compliance (GDPR)
• Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)
• Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) and GDPR documentation
• Confidentiality clauses and intellectual property law
• CNIL compliance and negotiation with data protection authorities

Business Continuity & Resilience Management
• Business Continuity Plan (BCP) - strategic design
• Service Level Agreement (SLA) - documentation and protocols
• Recovery Objectives (RTO, RPO) and business continuity planning

Human Resources Management
• Talent management and mobility planning
• Comprehensive recruitment (sourcing, selection, onboarding, offboarding)
• Payroll management and personnel administration
• Management of the Social and Economic Committee (CSE) and social relations
• Diversity and inclusion policies
• Management and leadership development consulting

Litigation Management
• File investigation and legal analysis
• Negotiation and amicable dispute resolution
• Judicial proceedings and monitoring
• Employment litigation
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Nice (up to 50km)

Experience

  • VIALYTICS GmbH
    Senior Legal Counsel & HRBP & Compliance Officer
    January 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)
    70 Stuttgart, Germany
    • Structuring of the French subsidiary: Complete setup of the contractual framework (Commercial contracts, GTC, Privacy Policy, ...)
    • Negotiation of complex contracts and representation in litigation
    • Compliance and data protection (GDPR): drafting and management of all GDPR policies, compliance audits, test protocols, BCP, SLA; negotiation with local data protection officers; Support for management teams on regulatory issues. Awareness and training of teams
    • HR Strategy: Full management of the recruitment and personnel administration process (employment contracts, variable pay, change management)
    • Business Enablement: securing tender documents, skills=[]
  • Epyx France
    Senior Legal Counsel & HRBP & Compliance Officer
    January 2014 - Today (12 years and 5 months)
    Compliance and data protection (GDPR): drafting and management of all GDPR policies, compliance audits, test protocols, BCP, SLA; negotiation with local data protection officers; Support for management teams on regulatory issues. Awareness and training of teams;
    HR Strategy: Full management of the recruitment and personnel administration process (employment contracts, variable pay, change management).
    GDPR Compliance Contracts HR Management Legal Ops
  • Corpay
    Senior Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer
    December 2013 - Today (12 years and 6 months)
    UK, Dinant, NA, Belgium
    • Global leader in payment and fleet management solutions (S&P 500)
    • Development and updating of the entire contractual framework (GTC, T&Cs, Privacy Policies) for the group's various entities
    • Creation and implementation of all compliance documentation (Anti-corruption, KYC, Data Protection). Awareness and training of teams on data protection
    • Commercial contracts, general terms and conditions, special clauses for regulated sectors
    • Management of the transition and complete overhaul of employment contracts to comply with the Syntec collective agreement. Denunciation of its historical collective agreement
    • Operational advice and support for the creation of new legal structures within the Corpay group, facilitating business expansion into new market segments, skills=[]

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Education

  • DESS Law of Transaction and Mediation
    Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II)
    DESS Droit de la Transaction et de la Médiation
  • DPO (Data Protection Officer)
    Université Panthéon-Assas
    2022
    DPO (Data Protection Officer)

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