Senior Data Protection Advisor

Editx; Corbais; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Editx is seeking a Senior Data Protection Advisor to join its Privacy & Data Governance BU in Belgium. You will support clients across sectors, advise on data privacy, and help mature privacy and risk management practices with top-tier legal and governance guidance.

You will work within a small team, contribute to DPIA development, monitor compliance with GDPR and related laws, and train staff involved in data processing activities.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on data privacy and governance.
• Knowledge of GDPR, HIPAA, e-privacy directive, Data Governance Act.

Responsibilities

• Provide high value services to customers in light of Approach’s data protection offering/business.
• Bring knowledge and energy on different steps of data protection projects, autonomously or within the team.
• Advise on all aspects of data privacy.
• Participate in the development of Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIA) and supervise their implementation.
• Monitor compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, e-privacy directive, Data Governance Act, …
• Drive privacy compliance audits.
• Train employees involved in data processing activities.
• Liaise with national Supervisory Authorities (SA’s)

Job description

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a Senior Data Protection Advisor to integrate our Privacy & Data Governance BU.

The current business dynamics are unprecedented for this department, which is multiplying ambitious projects all over Belgium. In other words, Approach is a major player in Data Protection and Data Governance and is quickly evolving.

We are therefore actively looking for people who have the ambition to participate in the development of the data protection department at Approach, while advising clients from various sizes and sectors, helping them improve their privacy and risk management maturity, providing top-notch legal expertise as well as governance recommendations.

Your role and responsibilities

You will join a small team with all levels of seniority. You will integrate your field of action within a more global cybersecurity approach. Therefore, you could rely on the knowledge of your expert colleagues with both technical and legal backgrounds.

You could:

• Provide high value services to customers in the light of Approach’s data protection offering/business:
• Bring your knowledge and energy on different steps of data protection projects, autonomously or within the team.
• Advise on all aspects of data privacy.
• Participate in the development of Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIA) and supervise their implementation.
• Monitor compliance with the international and local data protection legislations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, e-privacy directive, Data Governance Act, …)
• Drive privacy compliance audits.
• Train employees involved in data processing activities.
• Liaise with national Supervisory Authorities (SA’s)

Use your energy, your proactivity, and your smile to develop our Privacy & Data Protection business unit by (for example):

• Actively contributing to the development of tools and methodologies used by your team.
• Sharing your knowledge about sector news to your team.
• Contributing to develop a business/commercial approach towards potential customers.
• Following and coaching junior colleagues on your specific expertise.