Director

Director

**Requisition ID**:47723

**Business Unit**:Fitch Group

**Category**:Data & Analytics

**Location**:Frankfurt, DE

**Date Posted**:Feb 26, 2025

**Director, Data Privacy**

**Fitch Group is currently seeking a Data Privacy Director knowledgeable in EU/UK GDPR and other global privacy regulations.**
- The Fitch Group Data Privacy Office is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining data privacy policies, procedures, and initiatives across all departments and subsidiaries of the organization. This dynamic team ensures compliance with global data protection regulations fostering a culture of privacy and data protection awareness.

**What We Offer**:

- Opportunity to expand your technical and legal knowledge in the global world of data privacy.
- Contribute to meaningful projects and initiatives that impact Fitch’s global operations and compliance with global data protection regulations.
- Working with a diverse and inclusive Company that values collaboration, innovation, and respect for individual perspectives and intercultural experience.

**We’ll Count on You To**:

- Lead team to manage data privacy and resolve issues.
- Provide research and recommendations for requests to the Data Privacy Office from Business Units, Compliance, Risk or Legal teams at Fitch.
- Report to the Fitch Group Data Privacy Manager to advise the Chief Information Security Officer and Marketing Heads of Fitch Group and its subsidiaries regarding compliance trends as regulations evolve globally.
- Manage the vendor/supplier Data Privacy Assessments including data privacy and data protection due diligence, data privacy related contract reviews and amendments, transfer impact assessments (TIA), Data Processing Addendum (DPA).
- Risk assess Fitch operations and its policies and procedures, contribute to Data Privacy Coordinator training program, and provide research and tracking for Records of Processing Activity (RoPA) documentation work.
- Understand and support Data Breach cases and notifications as well as Data Subject Requests.
- Automate manual data privacy processes and streamline for our customers.

**What You Need to Have**:

- Strong understanding and experience with performing assessments according to GDPR
- Ability to work independently on assigned tasks
- Desire to learn compliance with data privacy laws and gain working knowledge of ongoing challenges and case studies related to international data privacy law
- Technological experience with assessing Data Privacy transmission and storage mechanism.
- Risk assessment experience with AI processing of personal data and sensitive personal data
- Experience working with and leading global teams
- Some legal background on data privacy with a passion to learn and achieve (5+ years of work experience is expected).
- Strong written and oral communication in principal language of English.

**What Would Make You Stand Out**:

- Language skills of other languages a plus.
- Medium level of technological expertise for data tracing and new AI technologies.
- Experience working in a legal department.
- Privacy Certifications or currently studying for these certifications from accredited organizations (e.g. IAPP: CIPP/E/M)

**Why Fitch?**
- At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.
- Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.
- We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.
- Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings |Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.
- For more information, please visit our websites
- Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent, and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.
- Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and oth