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Alejandra Salat

Trusted business partner, with extensive experience in delivering in-house legal functions for businesses in fast paced environments.

About Me

A trusted business partner, with extensive experience in helping hypergrowth tech companies / SaaS navigate complex regulatory environments. ’ve built and led in-house legal and privacy functions from scratch, developing scalable frameworks that enable business growth while maintaining risk control. In-depth understanding of key business drivers. Understanding of a broad set of core legal functions provided by an in-house legal team (data protection, commercial and contract law, tech and digital regulations). Ten years’ experience in data protection matters and digital regulations. Strategic partner in providing legal advice that aligns with business strategy. Experience coordinating multi-jurisdictional legal efforts to support global expansion and operational efficiency. Privacy and digital regulations professor at ESADE university. Good interpersonal skills, hard worker, proactive. Problem solving skills and “how yes” attitude.

Jurisdiction

Spain

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
LEGAL DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF GLOBAL PRIVACY
2022 - Present

• Founded the global privacy function from scratch, designing and executing the company's privacy program across multiple jurisdictions. • Lead initiatives in a hybrid team of lawyers and technical profiles (developers / program managers). • Defined metrics for the privacy team • Responsible for the implementation of EU digital regulations (like the AI Act, DSA) at a group level • Responsible for legal oversight in Spain and LATAM markets (Spain and Mexico being one of the key group markets).

LEGAL MANAGER
2019 - 2022

• Governance: power of attorney structure, minutes / board of directors

LEGAL COUNSEL AND DATA PROTECTION OFFICER
2014 - 2019

• E - commerce: legal assistance, drafting of agreements related to IT, IP, consumers' law, advertising, carriage of goods and other day - to - day matters.

PROFESSOR AT IP / IT MASTER
2019 - Present

(DATA PROTECTION ECOMMERCE)

IN HOUSE LAWYER
2013 - 2014

• Drafting and revision of commercial agreements. • Drafting of public deeds, communications and other legal documents.

LAWYER
2008 - 2012

• In charge of Court and out - of - Court claims regarding carriage of goods / insurance recoveries. • Drafting and revision of commercial contracts and translation of legal documents.

Education

Masters of MASTER ON DIGITAL LAW AND INFORMATION SOCIETYIL3 – Universitat de Barcelona
2016 - 2017
Masters of MASTER ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATIONUniversitat de Barcelona. Facultad de económicas.
2010 - 2012
Doctorate of LAW DEGREE.Universitat de Barcelona. Law Faculty.
2003 - 2009

Skills

Core skills9
Languages3

Skills

Data Privacy Laws
Business Acumen
Contract Law
Artificial Intelligence law
Implementation of international privacy programmes
Digital Regulations
Provide pragmatic legal advice
Enable business initiatives at controlled risk
Leadership

Languages

English
Italian
Spanish

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