Consultant Digital Law

Zoetermeer

About the role

As a Consultant in digital law at Highberg, you advise our clients in the public and semi-public sectors on various legal issues. You serve as the essential link between complex legal requirements concerning data and digitalization, and their implementation within organizational business processes.

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Why Highberg?

At Highberg, everything revolves around people. Around colleagues who want to make a difference, take ownership, and work together based on trust and craftsmanship. We believe real change happens when strategy, execution, and humanity come together. That starts with our own team. This is why we create an environment where you can continue to grow, apply your expertise, and expand it further. An environment where you can make lasting impact.

Bringing strategy to life

At Highberg, you are not a remote advisor. You work closely with clients on challenges that truly matter, from strategy through to implementation. This allows you to make an immediate impact and see the results of your work in practice.

Collaborative, human, and professional

We work closely together, share knowledge, and strengthen one another to achieve the best possible outcomes. Our culture is open and built on trust, with room for both ambition and humanity. We listen, celebrate successes, and hold each other accountable, always with attention to people as well as to quality.

European outlook, locally rooted

With teams in the Netherlands and the DACH region, you work in an organization with a broad, European perspective. At the same time, the culture remains personal and close-knit. This gives you the opportunity to collaborate internationally at a high level, within a committed and engaged team.

Culture as a catalyst

Our culture is a key reason why colleagues enjoy working at Highberg. We place trust in our people, value initiative, and believe it is important that everyone can continue to develop. This enables you to get the best out of yourself, while together contributing to sustainable growth.

Your role as Consultant Digital Law

• Helping clients gain an overview of all current and upcoming regulations related to digitalization and data.
• Collaborating with clients to assess the impact of these regulations on their specific organizational processes.
• Carrying out implementation projects to ensure clients comply with applicable laws and regulations.
• Conducting assessments, including legally mandated ones, to verify compliance with laws and regulations.
• Drafting relevant documentation necessary for compliance purposes.

Who are you?

• Someone capable of quickly grasping a problem and articulating it in the simplest and most practical terms, both verbally and in writing.
• Someone who thrives on being challenged by multidisciplinary issues of a strategic nature involving various stakeholders.
• A sociable individual who enjoys maintaining client relationships, identifying commercial opportunities, and taking action upon them.
• You are AI literate and able to apply AI in a conscious, critical, and responsible way to enhance your work.

What are we asking?

• A completed WO (Master’s) degree in Dutch Law or a related field.
• Specialization in IT, privacy, and/or healthcare law or strong affinity with these areas.
• At least 3 years of work experience in the field of privacy, information security, IT law, or related disciplines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Dutch.

What are we offering?

• A competitive salary and excellent benefits including performance pay, provisions for mobility, pension and leave.
• Sincere attention to personal development including coaching by colleagues, access to and wide range of education and training and a personal development plan with matching investments.
• A place within a challenging and growing organization where taking personal responsibility is valued, you have the autonomy and freedom to perform your work flexibly with short lines of communication with colleagues.
• A pleasant working environment with a pleasant and easily accessible office, focus on performance as a team and not on the individual and numerous social activities such as get-togethers, sports activities and team meetings.

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About Highberg

Highberg is a European transformation consultancy. We support organizations in realizing their strategic ambitions by combining clear direction with execution.

We believe sustainable change happens when deep expertise and human dynamics are in balance. That is why we work closely with our clients, not only as advisors, but as partners in realization. Our teams combine analytical depth with pragmatism and build solutions that not only work on paper, but above all in practice.

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Our application process

At Highberg, we see applying as a meaningful two‑way conversation. It is about finding the right match for you as well as for us. Our selection process is transparent, thoughtful, and efficient, so you gain a clear understanding of who we are and how we work. Here is what you can expect:

1 Introductory conversation

We start with an introductory conversation to get to know you better. We discuss your background, interests, and motivations, and we also tell you more about Highberg, our culture, and our way of working.

2 In‑depth conversation

If there is enthusiasm on both sides, you will meet with team members and or managers. We take a deeper look at your experience, ambitions, and way of collaborating, and explore together whether there is a good match with our projects and approach.

3 Case, presentation, or follow‑up conversation

Depending on the role, we may ask you to work on a short case, give a presentation, or have an additional conversation. This gives both you and us a better view of your expertise and way of thinking in practice.

4 Offer and Onboarding

If we are both keen to move forward, you will quickly receive an offer. After that, we provide a warm onboarding experience so you feel welcome from day one and quickly find your way within Highberg.

Want to know more?

If you have any questions about this vacancy or would like to further discuss opportunities within Highberg, please contact our Recruitment Team through [email removed].