Data Protection & Compliance Consultant | GDPR/NIS2 Expert

ACEN; Kontich; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car

Insurance

FIP plan

Job summary

ACEN is seeking a Business Consultant Data Protection to join our team in Belgium. The role focuses on helping clients translate business and compliance needs into actionable policies and roadmaps, with emphasis on GDPR, ISO27001, and related frameworks.

You will lead workshops with Legal, HR, Finance, and Operations, collaborate with technical consultants, and develop business cases to demonstrate ROI and strategic value. A hybrid working arrangement and occasional travel are expected.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience or strong interest in data governance, compliance and change management
• Familiarity with Microsoft compliance/security platforms (Purview, Information Protection, DLP) is a plus
• Excellent communication, able to make complex ideas accessible to diverse audience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to switch between high-level strategy and practical implementation
• Passionate about security and data protection, adaptable mindset
• Comfortable working independently and in a hybrid environment
• Fluent in Dutch and English (French is a plus)
• Willingness to travel occasionally for stakeholder meetings or workshops

Responsibilities

• Support clients and strategic advisors in defining and translating business and compliance requirements into actionable policies and change roadmaps
• Facilitate data governance and compliance framework adoption, audit readiness, and policy establishment (GDPR, NIS2, ISO27001)
• Lead stakeholder workshops (Legal, HR, Finance, Operations) and design awareness campaigns, adoption plans, and training programs
• Collaborate with technical consultants to align business objectives with solution design and configuration
• Contribute to building business cases and ROI analyses to help stakeholders understand value and strategic impact

Skills

Data governance

Compliance

Change management

Stakeholder workshops

Communication

Analytical skills

Dutch

English

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Information Protection

DLP

Job description

ACEN is seeking a Business Consultant Data Protection to join our team in Belgium. The role focuses on helping clients translate business and compliance needs into actionable policies and roadmaps, with emphasis on GDPR, ISO27001, and related frameworks.

You will lead workshops with Legal, HR, Finance, and Operations, collaborate with technical consultants, and develop business cases to demonstrate ROI and strategic value. A hybrid working arrangement and occasional travel are expected.