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About TMF Group:
In TMF we areleading providersof critical administrative services all around the world. Currently we have the best professionals dispersed in over 125 offices located in 86 countries. We have more than 11,000 experts in accounting, tax, payroll and global entity management that arekey to the success of multiple international companies worldwide.
We have beenpresent in Spain for 25 years and in Portugal over 5 years, currently we are 300+ colleagues and wekeep growingevery day!
????Discover the role:
As aCountry Privacy Leadin TMF you will have the overall responsibility for the country data protection compliance of Spain and Portugal, providing advice and guidance to the business from a data protection perspective, for each of the countries legal entities.
If you are looking for the next step in your professional career, this is the opportunity to gain the technical and soft skills you are looking for.
Key Responsibilities:
Assist with the risk mitigation, monitoring and management of personal data processing operations in line with TMF Group privacy policies, procedures and guidelines;
Develop and present employee training and supporting material to local office staff;
Assist with the execution of the data protection auditing programme, and general monitoring of effectiveness of data protection strategy in coordination with business functions, the Group Privacy Office and other stakeholders;
Act as point person and/or subject matter expert for audits initiated by local office clients or the local Data Protection Supervisory Authority and prepare relevant responses to inquiries from the other relevant supervisory authority or any other legal or regulatory bodies;
Responsible for coordinating data protection compliance matters with the Group Privacy Office aligned to TMF Group's data protection strategy and provide support to the Group Privacy Office other stakeholders in the exercise of their duties;
Overall responsibility for the legal entities in a country in investigating data breaches, security incidents, data subject requests -from data protection compliance perspective- and ensuring relevant issues are handed in a timely, compliant manner;
Provide guidance and advice on ad hoc data protection compliance matters and manage and track data privacy issues raised by the business through closure;
Support in negotiating and executing local data processing agreements and standard contractual clauses as appropriate and consistent with the TMF Group data protection strategy and contracting guidelines from the Group Legal – Client Contracting Team and Group Privacy Office;
Support data subjects requests responses through initial analysis and providing guidance for responses and collection of requested information;
Responsible for co-ordinating, maintaining, monitoring and updating the registration of data processing activities (RoPA) in alignment with the business process owners;
Drive completion of data protection impact assessments and coordinate advice and input from various stakeholders as required;
Lead, promote and advocate data protection compliance following TMF Group's GDPR programme for the benefit of the local offices legal entities.
General assistance and support to governance, risk and compliance driven programs, initiatives and tasks to be locally implemented and executed.
Key Requirements:
Lawyerwith legal qualification e.g. Bachelor of Laws or Master of Laws, with2-4 yearsrelevant experience withEuropean Data Privacy regulations(preferably the country where the CPL is based);
Experience inprivate service oriented practicewith a law firm or as an in-house counsel;
Demonstrable understanding and at least 3 years of verifiable experience withPrivacy and Data Protection laws/regulations;
Understanding ofrisk mitigation practices,gap analysisandinternal audit processes, data protection best practices and impact assessments, and the support ofISO certificationsfrom a data protection perspective;
Experience in providing advice and in promoting data protection programs in particular in the financial services industry (desirable);
Project managementskills (desirable);
Sound knowledge ofMicrosoft 365andOneTrustcompliance tool (desirable);
Reliable and ability to work under pressure and within strict timelines;
Motivated and capable of managing own workload with a sense of priority and flexibility;
Ability to work in matrix management and interact with external parties: suppliers, service providers, clients, partners;
Discretion, and high ethical standards;
Excellent communication and coordination skills in order to interact with various departments, across different countries;
Ability to effectively and efficiently communicate with senior management and decision making individuals within the TMF Group;
Fluent in English.
?What's in for you?:
Our employees are our number one priority, so these are our top local benefits:
?Flexible schedule(Entry between 8:00 and 10:00 AM, end time between 5:00 and 7:00 PM)
Up to60% Working from home
Home working allowance+ economic compensation to build up your home office
FullHealth insurance
Flexible Payment Plan(Spain) orMeal & transportation allowance(Portugal)
Birthday Leave
?English Lessonswith a teacher
If you are open todiscover new opportunities, you like working in an international environment, where you will be able to learn, develop a career,meeting new people, all together with agreat work-life balance, this is the opportunity for you!
