Specialists in European Privacy Recruitment
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​Featured Career Opportunity
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EU Data Protection Officer
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Important note for candidates: 
DPO Network Europe has been officially assigned by the hiring company to manage this vacancy.
Location: Flexible EU location
Job type: External (freelance) role on service contract
Required relevant experience: 5+ years
Languages: EN


The role

For one of our clients, a US-based advertising technology company, we are recruiting an experienced data protection professional who will support the organization's compliance efforts under the upcoming privacy regulation (the GDPR).
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Applicants must be established as an independent contractor and be able to work on the basis of a service contract (freelance/independent) and in own home-office structure. Immediate availability to start (or with a short notice) is also required.

This role is offered on 4-5 days/week basis and for an initial period of 5 months (can be extended further).

Your profile
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  • Law degree preferred. Further education or certification relevant to EU data protection and privacy is highly desirable (e.g. CIPP/E, CIPM)
  • Strong understanding of the EU data protection legislative framework including the GDPR
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in European data protection gained through in-house privacy roles or as an external consultant. Experience must include interaction and cooperation with the EU DPAs.
  • Privacy management experience in advertising (technology) industry  is a strong asset
  • Good understanding of emerging technologies and platforms; strong knowledge of information security practices within technology-driven big-data businesses
  • Business fluency in English. Any other additional European language(s) will be a strong asset
  • Ability to work autonomously and under minimum supervision
  • Proven experience in working with cross-border teams; flexibility for frequent travel internationally within the EU and to the US, as needed.
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Interested? Please apply by using the form below. For more information, please contact us at 0032 2 3084286. All inquiries and applications will be treated with the utmost discretion. ​

Keywords: EU Data Protection, Privacy Consulting, CIPP/E, Operational Privacy, Corporate Privacy Compliance, Privacy Governance, External DPO, GDPR.
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