Senior Data Privacy & Compliance Lead (UAE)

Aspire Manpower Services; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Manpower Services is hiring a Data Privacy Professional for a client in Abu Dhabi, seeking an experienced specialist to manage privacy governance and compliance across the organization.

The role will develop practical privacy controls, guide teams on responsible use of personal data, and support compliance, data-subject requests, PIA activities, audits, and governance reporting.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of hands-on data privacy, governance, and compliance experience.
• Practical knowledge of UAE PDPL and Abu Dhabi data-governance requirements.
• Experience with privacy assessments, third-party reviews, stakeholder management, and audit-ready documentation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain privacy policies, procedures, registers, and records of data processing.
• Lead privacy impact assessments for projects, technology, AI, and data-sharing activities.
• Review privacy notices, consent wording, contracts and third-party data-processing agreements.
• Coordinate data-subject rights requests and support 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

Privacy governance

Compliance management

Audit readiness

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Arabic language

Education

Bachelor's degree in law, cybersecurity, IT, information governance, risk, compliance, or related field

Job description

Aspire Manpower Services is hiring a Data Privacy Professional for a client in Abu Dhabi, seeking an experienced specialist to manage privacy governance and compliance across the organization.

The role will develop practical privacy controls, guide teams on responsible use of personal data, and support compliance, data-subject requests, PIA activities, audits, and governance reporting.