Data Privacy Manager M F D

A global financial institution offering a broad range of services, including investment, corporate, and private banking, as well as asset management. The organization is currently seeking a Senior Data Privacy and Governance Manager to join their team and ensure compliance with data privacy and governance regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise on compliance with data privacy and governance regulations.
• Act as Deputy Data Protection Officer as assigned by the CISO.
• Execute and manage DPIA assessments across business, IT, and cybersecurity teams.
• Accountable for the delivery of privacy budget-approved projects on time and quality.
• Create and manage the privacy controls framework, designing monitoring metrics for risk and performance.
• Assist in the design of data catalogues, data flow, and data quality for data managers and owners.
• Manage data privacy and governance frameworks to integrate and operate under the enterprise risk framework.
• Maintain and seek approvals for roles and responsibilities matrix of privacy and data governance frameworks.
• Oversee compliance with data privacy and governance laws and regulations for subsidiaries and international business.
• Monitor adherence to data protection, data governance, and data privacy laws and regulations.
• Develop and execute data privacy and governance plans as approved by the CISO.
• Drive data privacy and governance programs.
• Build and lead the data privacy and governance unit and team.
• Build internal capabilities for data privacy and governance.
• Act as point of contact with relevant staff, internal teams, and supervisory authorities.
• Estimate and manage the budget allocated for data privacy and governance.
• Plan and implement central data privacy controls to achieve full compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR).
• Conduct Data Privacy Impact Assessments for significant changes, ensuring privacy by design.
• Own and monitor adherence to data privacy and governance policies and procedures.
• Address queries from data subjects within legal timeframes.
• Liaise with organizations/vendors processing data on behalf of the group.
• Offer consultation and advice on privacy breaches.
• Follow up with changes in laws and regulations, issuing recommendations for compliance.
• Oversee data processing activities such as data identification and classification.
• Automate data privacy and governance management where applicable.
• Ensure enterprise data assets are governed by comprehensive data management approaches.
• Approve data privacy and governance exception requests and recommend appropriate actions.
• Assess the effectiveness and compliance levels of implemented data privacy and governance controls.
• Establish data quality guidelines and metrics, regularly monitoring and reporting on data quality issues.
• Assist efforts to identify, classify, and document sensitive data, ensuring compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA.
• Review and oversee data governance workflows, including data lineage, access controls, and retention policies.
• Lead efforts with IT teams to implement data governance tools and technologies.
• Collaborate with risk and compliance teams to ensure alignment with internal policies and external regulations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on data governance and privacy matters.
• Collaborate with external vendors and partners to maintain standards in outsourced processes.
• Participate in audits and assessments related to data governance and compliance.
• Discover data within the organization and determine gaps in data governance controls.
• Oversee data processes around data profiling, cataloguing, metadata management, master data management, and data quality.
• Support and maintain an inventory/catalogue of enterprise information maps.
• Support strategic requirements of the bank, reducing data risk and enabling business value.
• Oversee the management of cross-border and intra-jurisdictional data transfers.
  
  

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional experience in data privacy and governance.
• Extensive hands-on experience with data privacy and governance frameworks.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing privacy controls and frameworks.
• Solid understanding of regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
• Experience with Data Privacy Impact Assessments and third-party assessments.
• Strong knowledge of data governance tools and technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
  
  

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Data Privacy Manager in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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