Senior Data Protection Officer - Privacy & Compliance Lead

Munich Re Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Munich Re Group in Dubai seeks a Data Protection Officer to lead the Data Protection Framework across MedNet jurisdictions. You report to the Chief Compliance Officer and coordinate with the Data Protection Team and Regional Legal & Compliance on privacy matters.

You will oversee DPIAs, breach management, data subject rights, training, and third-party risk assessments, ensuring compliance with local laws and Munich Re transfer requirements while driving program maturity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Compliance, Information Governance, Information Security, Risk Management, or related field.
• Certification in Data Protection or Privacy (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CDPO) preferred.
• Additional governance qualifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance the Data Protection Framework across MedNet jurisdictions with governance reporting.
• Deliver Monitoring Plan, conduct reviews, report privacy risks and track remediation.
• Review DPIAs for high-risk processing prior to deployment and monitor actions.
• Oversee data breach and privacy incident management including regulatory notifications.
• Monitor data subject rights requests and escalate trends and regulatory inquiries.
• Drive privacy training and awareness for high-risk functions and initiatives.
• Provide privacy oversight for third-party risk assessments, data-sharing and cross-border transfers.
• Support regulatory inspections, audits, reporting, and drive continuous privacy programme maturity.

Skills

Data privacy

Regulatory compliance

Governance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law/Compliance/Information Governance/Risk Management

Data Protection or Privacy certification (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CDPO)

Additional compliance or risk qualifications

Job description

Munich Re Group in Dubai seeks a Data Protection Officer to lead the Data Protection Framework across MedNet jurisdictions. You report to the Chief Compliance Officer and coordinate with the Data Protection Team and Regional Legal & Compliance on privacy matters.

You will oversee DPIAs, breach management, data subject rights, training, and third-party risk assessments, ensuring compliance with local laws and Munich Re transfer requirements while driving program maturity.