Data Protection Manager

Our Client:

Huawei
is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – they are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. They invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. With approximately 208,000 employees, they operate in more than 170 countries and regions.

Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, they create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Job Title: Data Protection Expert

Job Location: Düsseldorf, Germany

Main Responsibilities:

• Act as privacy and data protection advisory point of contact for appropriate business and functional stakeholders
• Support the day-to-day data privacy activities of the Data Protection Office and provide support in strategic efforts to ensure data privacy compliance
• Assist in handling inquiries and issues related to data privacy
• Advise on the fulfilling of data subject rights requests and handle escalations
• Support communications with supervisory authorities
• Support with data breaches in assessing, documenting and, where appropriate, notifying data breaches to data subjects and authorities
• Conduct research and analysis of European and international privacy landscape and be able to synthesize into insights for business and senior leadership
• Coordinate and collaborate with the data privacy coordinators on a regular basis
• Contribute to developing and updating policies and procedures for compliance
• Conduct internal inspections and support external audits
• Assist in developing and delivering data privacy training to employees
• Support in building and maintaining reporting dashboards and presentation materials to senior leadership
• Collaborate with internal groups such as Legal, IT Security, HR, Procurement, and Marketing to address inquiries, identify privacy gaps, propose solutions, and incorporate practical approaches into official procedures

Requirements:

• You have an educational background in Law, International Relations, IT or Communications
• You have at least 5 years of experience with data protection and privacy - have knowledge of GDPR and other data protection laws (e.g. ePrivacy Directive), and soft law sources (e.g. opinions and guidelines of European Data Protection Board, data protection authorities)
• You have strong report writing and communication skills
• You are tech-savvy
• You are collaborative and able to build strong stakeholder relationships at different levels
• You are effective at explaining complex issues and solutions in a clear and concise manner
• You have project management skills and a sense of ownership over your work
• You have very strong analytical skills, including the ability to assess risk and impact to individuals from a privacy and data protection perspective
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Other European language or Chinese skills would be advantage

What They Offer:

They offer you an exciting professional career in one of the leading and fastest growing multinational telecommunication companies, challenging work and a competitive salary package. Personal development is ensured through many training opportunities across Europe.

Important:
To be considered for this role, applicants must be eligible to work and live in the job location.

Privacy Statement:

They are committed to protecting your privacy by following the applicable data protection legislation. By applying to this position at Huawei, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the Huawei Recruitment Privacy Statement containing information on how they process your data. Please note that your data will be treated confidentially and securely.

You can contact us by clicking here to get information about Huawei, contact Huawei's DPO, submit any requests regarding your personal data, exercise your privacy rights, or submit any questions, comments, or suggestions related to the Privacy Statement.