Senior Data Protection / Compliance Lawyer - Paris
- Recruiter
- Fford & Stone
- Location
- Paris, France
- Salary
- Competitive package including bonus & benefits
- Posted
- 17 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 13 Aug 2018
- Ref
- FS0766
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Compliance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is a global business and a major force in their industry.
They are now seeking to appoint an experienced compliance lawyer to their team in what promises to be a business critical position.
As a member of this substantial businesses group DPO office, you will provide support in:
- All data protection matters arising within the business
- The development and implementation of GDPR compliance programs
- Collaborating with R&D, Security, IT, Legal, Business Development, Integrations and other internal stakeholders to ensure compliance
- Assessing internal applications and product and services offerings
- Acting as point of contact for R&D teams.
- Developing policies, guidelines and procedures
- Addressing data protection compliance in M&A due-diligence and integrations
- Leading country compliance projects
- Leading or assisting on audits
- Liaising with law enforcement and regulators as needed
QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS
- 5+ years experience in data protection compliance
- Experience in dealing with Privacy by Design, data classification & discovery exercises together with privacy / security assessments & audits
- Relevant education or external accreditation in the areas of law, data protection, security, audit, quality or risk management
- Technical background or solid privacy and product / technology counseling experience
- Ability to travel when required
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