Data Protection Manager (Wirtschaftsjurist)

MAM Gruppe Limited; Deutschland; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An international group is strengthening its in-house privacy function and seeks a data protection professional to own advisory, governance and project work. You'll join a small specialist team that supports the group's businesses and corporate departments.

The role focuses on evolving the privacy management system, building the internal rulebook, and enabling teams to embed privacy in workflows, with regular cross-country interaction.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of privacy experience in an international corporate setting.
• Academic background in law, economics or social sciences.
• Understanding of IT systems and how processes connect.
• Ability to translate legal topics for non-lawyers.
• Self-starting with teamwork.
• Fluent German and English.
• Proficiency with standard Microsoft tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the evolution of the privacy management system.
• Build out the internal rulebook from policies to guidance.
• Help teams embed privacy into workflows from concept to rollout.
• Review data processing from a legal perspective and recommend approaches.
• Serve as sparring partner for privacy coordinators.
• Steer data protection projects with leadership.
• Raise privacy awareness through training and targeted communication.
• Interact with colleagues from other departments and countries.

Skills

Privacy governance

Legal writing

Cross-functional collaboration

German language

English language

IT systems understanding

Education

Law/economics/social sciences degree

IT qualification welcome

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

A globally operating group is strengthening its in-house privacy function and is looking for a data protection professional to take ownership of advisory, governance and project work. You'll join a small specialist team that supports the group's businesses and corporate departments.

The role:

• Own the evolution of the privacy management system, keeping it fit for purpose as the business changes.
• Build out the internal rulebook, from group-wide policies down to practical guidance for day-to-day operations.
• Help teams across the organisation embed privacy requirements into their workflows, from first concept to rollout.
• Review data processing from a legal perspective, weigh competing interests and recommend workable approaches.
• Serve as a sparring partner for privacy coordinators within the business.
• Steer data protection projects together with the function's leadership.
• Raise privacy awareness through training formats and targeted communication, and check that established controls deliver results.
• Expect regular interaction with colleagues from other departments and countries.

What you'll need:

• Roughly three to five years of privacy experience in an international corporate setting.
• An academic background in law, economics or social sciences. Candidates whose strength lies in IT, gained through a degree or a comparable qualification, are equally welcome.
• A confident understanding of IT systems and how business processes connect.
• A talent for making legal topics accessible to non-lawyers.
• A self-starting approach combined with genuine enjoyment of teamwork.
• Fluency in German and English.
• Confidence with standard Microsoft tools.