Data Protection Expert — Hybrid & Global FinTech

Riverty; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverty in Helsinki/Turku is seeking a Data Protection Expert to join our team on a full-time basis with hybrid work options. You will be the primary adviser to business units on data protection, manage our protection system, and collaborate on projects involving Big Data and AI to ensure compliant solutions.

You will develop policies, conduct audits, monitor GDPR developments, and deliver training across an international team. Fluency in Finnish and English is required; Swedish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Completed university degree focused on business/economics or law, ideally with a legal qualification.
• Two to three years of professional data protection experience.
• Ability to analyze data protection requirements and develop targeted solutions for operations and projects.
• Independent and proactive, with a service- and solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, assertiveness, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication in Finnish and English; Swedish knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Be the point of contact for business units and management on data protection matters.
• Manage the data protection management system within the integrated management system (e.g. information security and compliance).
• Join project teams on Big Data and AI topics, ensuring compliance with data protection requirements.
• Develop data protection policies and conduct audits; derive organizational and technical measures.
• Monitor legal developments in data protection and customer requirements; derive measures.
• Design and deliver data protection training sessions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Negotiation skills

Independent and proactive work style

Service-oriented mindset

Finnish and English communication

Education

University degree in business/economics or law

Legal qualification (preferred)

Job description

Riverty in Helsinki/Turku is seeking a Data Protection Expert to join our team on a full-time basis with hybrid work options. You will be the primary adviser to business units on data protection, manage our protection system, and collaborate on projects involving Big Data and AI to ensure compliant solutions.

You will develop policies, conduct audits, monitor GDPR developments, and deliver training across an international team. Fluency in Finnish and English is required; Swedish is a plus.