Data Protection Expert (m/f/d)

Bertelsmann; Turku; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working conditions

Job summary

Riverty in Finland invites a Data Protection Expert to join our team in Helsinki or Turku, with an unlimited, full-time contract and flexible working conditions available.

You will advise business units on data protection, manage the data protection management system, and collaborate on topics like Big Data and AI, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement through training and audits.

Qualifications

• University degree in business or law, ideally with a legal qualification.
• Specialist expertise in data protection with 2–3 years of professional experience.
• Ability to analyze data protection requirements and develop targeted solutions for operations and projects.

Responsibilities

• Act as the point of contact for business units and management, advising on data protection and related topics.
• Manage the data protection management system and contribute to the integrated management system (e.g., information security, compliance).
• Work in project teams on topics like Big Data and AI, ensuring processes are compliant with data protection requirements.
• Develop data protection policies and concepts, conduct audits, and derive organizational/technical measures.

Skills

Data protection expertise

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Project collaboration

Finnish/English communication

Education

University degree in business or law

Job description

Everyone’s story matters. Come shape your story with us at Riverty.
But where does that take you?

To one of our 30 hybrid workspaces – designed for exchanging ideas, learning from others, and shaping the way we work. An international community of over 4,000 people, representing almost 80 nationalities across 11 countries. United by one mission: Combining empathy, advanced technology and data-driven insights to keep people and businesses in flow. With payments made for them. So that they don’t have to worry about it.

And there’s more.We are part of the family-owned Bertelsmann group. Established. Corporate. In a fast-paced industry. We enable flexible payments in various industries, simplifying the financial management of known brands and helping people repay debt to build financial confidence. In short: shaping FinTech.

Job Description

We are looking for a

Data Protection Expert (m/f/d)

(unlimited, full-time) Join our team at our location in Helsinki or Turku – flexible working conditions available

Your Responsibilities

• You are the point of contact for business departments and management, providing advice on data protection matters and related topics.
• As part of our international and diverse team, you manage the data protection management system and take a broader view as part of our integrated management system (e.g. information security and compliance).
• You work in project teams on exciting topics such as Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, ensuring that processes and services are designed in compliance with data protection requirements.
• You develop data protection policies and concepts, conduct data protection audits, and derive appropriate organizational and technical measures from the findings.
• You monitor legal developments in data protection as well as customer requirements and derive appropriate measures.
• You design and deliver data protection training sessions.

Qualifications

Your Profile

• You have a completed university degree with a focus on business/economics or law, ideally with a legal qualification.
• You have specialist expertise in data protection and already have two to three years of professional experience.
• You have a strong ability to analyze data protection requirements and develop targeted solutions for both operational activities and projects.
• You demonstrate an independent and proactive way of working, combined with a strong service and solution-oriented mindset.
• You have strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills, assertiveness, and excellent negotiation skills.
• You enjoy working in an international environment and communicate confidently in Finnish and English.
• Knowledge of Swedish would be an additional advantage.

Additional Information

Disclosure requirements pertaining to the collection of your personal data:

Responsible for processing the information provided in your application is the company specified in the job advertisement, with its registered office as indicated. The company processes your data for the purpose of establishing an employment relationship on the basis of Art. 6 (1) b GDPR / Section 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG.

The retention period for your data is determined by the statutory time limits applicable in the respective country, beginning upon completion of the recruitment process. You can find these here .

You can contact the company’s Data Protection Officer at the above-mentioned postal address.

Further information on data protection and your rights can be found here .

Date: Oct 31, 2026

Work Location:

Turku, Yliopistonkatu 31, Finland

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