Data Privacy Specialist

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 254,000 - 304,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Manpower Services is hiring a Data Privacy Professional for a client in Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will develop practical privacy controls, guide teams on responsible use of personal data, and support compliance across the organisation.

Responsibilities include leading privacy assessments, reviewing notices and contracts, coordinating data subject requests, and delivering privacy training to teams while ensuring audit-ready documentation and ongoing governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law, cybersecurity, IT, information governance, risk, compliance, or related field.
• 6+ years of data privacy, governance, and compliance experience with hands-on privacy work.
• Knowledge of the UAE Personal Data Protection Law and Abu Dhabi data governance requirements.
• Experience with privacy assessments, third-party reviews, stakeholder management, and audit‑ready documentation.
• Strong written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.
• Privacy certifications such as CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, CDPSE, or ISO/IEC 27701 are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Maintain privacy policies, records, and data processing registers.
• Lead privacy impact assessments for projects, technology, AI use cases, and data‑sharing activities.
• Review privacy notices, consent wording, contracts, and third‑party data‑processing arrangements.
• Coordinate data‑subject rights requests and support personal‑data breach assessments.
• Monitor compliance, track corrective actions, and prepare reports for senior management.
• Deliver privacy guidance and awareness sessions to business and technology teams.

Skills

Data privacy governance

Compliance

UAE PDPL

Privacy assessments

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Privacy certifications (adv)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law / cybersecurity / IT / information governance / risk / compliance

Job description

About the Company

Aspire Manpower Services is hiring a Data Privacy Professional for a client in Abu Dhabi.

About the Role

The successful candidate will develop practical privacy controls, guide teams on responsible use of personal data, and support compliance across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain privacy policies, procedures, registers, and records of data processing.
• Lead privacy impact assessments for projects, technology, AI use cases, and data‑sharing activities.
• Review privacy notices, consent wording, contracts, and third‑party data‑processing arrangements.
• Coordinate data‑subject rights requests and support personal‑data breach assessments.
• Monitor compliance, track corrective actions, and prepare reports for senior management.
• Deliver privacy guidance and awareness sessions to business and technology teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law, cybersecurity, IT, information governance, risk, compliance, or a related field.

Required Skills

• At least 6 years of relevant experience in data privacy, governance, and compliance, including substantial hands‑on privacy work.
• Practical knowledge of the UAE Personal Data Protection Law and applicable Abu Dhabi government data‑governance requirements.
• Experience with privacy assessments, third‑party reviews, stakeholder management, and audit‑ready documentation.
• Strong written and spoken English. Arabic is an advantage.
• Privacy certifications such as CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, CDPSE, or ISO/IEC 27701 are an advantage.

Preferred Skills

• Arabic is an advantage.
• Privacy certifications such as CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, CDPSE, or ISO/IEC 27701 are an advantage.

Pay range and compensation package

• Salary: AED 25,000+ per month, negotiable based on experience.

Candidate preference: UAE Nationals.