Data Protection Specialist

Manning Global, a premier global staffing and managed services provider specialising in worldwide leading sectors such as Social Media, E-Commerce, ICT, Engineering, AI, Automotive and Energy is recruiting for a Data Protection Specialist on behalf of one of their blue chip international clients to join their organisation in the UK or Ireland.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform end-to-end assessment, triage and response for all HR-related regulatory complaints and for all HR-related escalations to the ODPO (Office of the Data Protection Officer)
  

• Support the evaluation of, and response to, potential privacy incidents and data breaches
  

• Work closely with internal teams providing data protection advice and guidance to drive continuous enhancement of the global HR privacy program
  

• Support the Payment DPO in the execution of the DPO regulatory tasks
  

• Work closely with the Global Legal Privacy Payment team providing required data protection advice and supporting the implementation and continuous enhancement of the payments compliance privacy program.
  

Experience/Qualifications: 

Minimum Qualifications

• UK or EU qualified Lawyer with 5+ years of privacy related legal experience.
  

• Knowledge of privacy laws and payments industry data protection standards, including UK GDPR and EU GDPR.
  

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in employment law and PCI-DSS.
  

• CIPP certification in one or more jurisdictions.