Description
As a Senior Data Protection Specialist, you will provide immediate, high-impact operational support to deliver personal data protection controls and compliance at Thunes.
This 3-month fixed-term contract focuses on accelerating key privacy deliverables, managing active workflows, and maintaining compliance frameworks.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal and sensitive data.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take immediate ownership of driving and accelerating some aspects of vendor data protection reviews to ensure robust third-party processing practices.
- Conduct efficient reviews of new technologies and projects to identify privacy risks, execute Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs), and Transfer Impact Assessments (TIAs) using OneTrust.
- Facilitate the execution of an organisation-wide data inventory and RoPA enhancement project leveraging the OneTrust platform.
- Manage the end-to-end operational workflow for Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), Erasure requests, and other regulatory rights requests to ensure statutory deadlines are met.
- Deliver immediate, actionable data protection advice to business units, helping them navigate privacy risks during the contract term.
What We Are Looking For:
- 4+ years of professional experience advising on data protection and privacy matters, with a proven ability to hit the ground running in a short-term contract.
- Experience within the international cross-border payments industry is highly desirable.
- Contract/Project Delivery: A proven track record of entering fast-paced global environments and immediately managing a varied workload with minimal onboarding.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Deep, current understanding of global data protection legislation and international data transfer requirements.
- Support with the review, negotiation, and drafting of Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and privacy clauses in contracts, preparing them for final escalation and sign off.
Skills and Qualifications:
- OneTrust Expertise: Advanced proficiency and hands-on experience using the OneTrust platform for data mapping, inventory, and assessments is essential.
- Highly self-motivated and capable of working independently from day one to drive projects to completion.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to manage diverse stakeholder groups under tight deadlines.
- Detail-oriented with the agility to thrive immediately in a fast-paced, global fintech environment.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in law, compliance, IT, or a relevant field.
- CIPP/E, CIPM, or equivalent professional privacy certifications are preferred.