Job Description
Career Family: Audit, Compliance & Risk
Job Type: Fixed Term Contract
Hiring Manager: Roland Verhaaf
Location: This role is based in Dublin on a hybrid basis with time spent working in the office and at home. Occasional travel to our Frankfurt office will also be required.
We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Standard Life (part of the Phoenix Group) as a Data Protection Consultant to join ourData Protection team.
Who are we?
We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.
Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.
If you would like to work in a growing, ambitious, and dynamic company, you have come to the right place!
The role
- Working in conjunction with the central Group Data Protection team, to provide all areas of the European business with insightful advice on compliance with the EU's data protection regime.
- Develop, implement, and maintain guidelines, training, and associated materials to help Standard Life identify, manage, monitor, and report on data protection risks in line with internal data protection policies.
- Contribute to Data Protection MI and communicate the risk position through risk governance reporting.
- Promote data protection compliance through effective two-way relationships across the business, understanding business needs and helping embed a strong data protection culture.
- Support the business to implement and embed key Data Protection processes and mature their understanding of key principles like Data Protection by Design.
- Develop, undertake and report assurance activity as part of our Line 2 oversight obligations.
- Manage data protection incidents, liaising with the regulator as appropriate, and ensuring the business takes a risk-based and compliant approach to remediation.
- Support the development and implementation of an on-going training and education programme which is tailored, as appropriate, to meet the needs of the business including delivering data protection training and presentations.
- Provide advice and oversight of key data protection activity within the Business, e.g. responses to subject rights requests, data protection complaints, and data protection impact assessments to ensure they are managed effectively.
- Support the businesses response to changes in data protection legislation and threat landscape.
What are we looking for?
Essential
- Proven in-depth understanding and experience of in European data protection laws and practices covering the General Data Protection Regulation (Irish DPA and German Data Protection Acts), including associated legislation and guidance.
- Proven Data Protection experience in a similar role.
- Ability to work autonomously with strong organisational skills.
- Solid stakeholder management skills at all levels within an organisation.
- Proactive, flexible with lateral thinking skills.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong team player with a collaborative approach.
Desirable
- Legal qualification or Data Protection qualification, ISEB qualification in data protection or CIPP/E or equivalent.
We want to hire the whole version of you.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.
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