Senior Data Protection Specialist, Data Governance (W/M/X)

Ubisoft Entertainment Inc.; Saint-Mandé; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Company savings plan

Paid time off

Transport subsidy

Lunch vouchers

Healthcare for you and family

Maternity/paternity leaves

Saint Mandé office

Job summary

Ubisoft Entertainment Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Protection Specialist in Data Governance to lead data protection initiatives across the company. You will coordinate with business and production data teams to implement regulatory compliance, security, and access management measures, driving data protection by default.

You will mentor and grow the data protection culture, coordinating with Ubisoft technology teams to adopt the right tools and platforms, and reporting progress to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience as a data protection expert or technical project manager preferred.
• Ability to lead, coordinate and deliver cross-functional programs across business and technology teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; French a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Protection initiatives and related work streams.
• Assess needs of business and technology teams for regulatory compliance and security aspects.
• Coordinate actions with data owners to apply protection measures across assets.
• Promote protection principles and default data protection practices across Ubisoft.
• Collaborate with technology teams to select tools and platforms supporting data protection.
• Grow data teams' skills and awareness through coaching and events.
• Track progress and continuously improve the data protection framework.
• Stay updated on data industry trends and share insights with the data department.

Skills

Data protection expert

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Adaptability

Ownership & initiative

Results-oriented

English proficiency

Job description

Senior Data Protection Specialist, Data Governance (W/M/X)

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

JOB DESCRIPTION

Within Ubisoft International Headquarters, you will join the Ubisoft Data Office, responsible for Ubisoft’s Data Strategy, Governance, and a variety of data services and products for storing, processing, distributing, analyzing, and surfacing data across the company.

You will join the Data Governance team. As Senior Data Protection Specialist, you will play a key role in leading the way towards ensuring Ubisoft’s data protection, encompassing both regulatory compliance and security & access management topics.

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, execute and monitor several Data Protection initiatives and all the associated streams of work.
• Analize business & technology teams’ needs from a Data Protection perspective (Regulatory compliance -including but not limited to Privacy and AI-, and Security & Access) and identify & implement adequate solutions, leveraging your data expertise and background to adapt them to data experts’ and Ubisoft’s realities.
• Coordinate actions with business & production data teams and Data Owners to apply data protection measures to their assets and promote protection principles across the company.
• Drive change through Ubisoft by engaging your partners and progressively get to a target state where Data Protection is applied by default (Computational Data Governance).
• Monitor and ensure data protection across the company.
• Partner closely with Ubisoft technology teams to propose and coordinate the implementation of the right tools/platforms/solutions to support Data Protection principles and standards.
• Grow data teams skills and awareness about Data Protection through sharing, events, coaching/mentoring as well as Ubisoft employee’s data protection culture.
• Track and report on progress & success and improve/adapt the framework constantly.
• Stay up to date on data industry trends and introduce them to the data department and practitioners across the company.
• Maintain a network of support and expertise.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong experience as a data or data protection expert. Having acted as Data Protection specialist and/or technical project manager would be a plus.
• Experience in leading, coordinating and delivering programs composed of cross-functional moving parts and across multiple business and technology teams.
• Ability to collaborate with individuals at all hierarchical levels and with a wide range of functional and/or technical skills.
• Thorough knowledge of a company’s business functions and their objectives.
• Ability to clearly articulate the value of Data Protection within the company.
• Critical thinking
• Ability to quickly adapt to change.
• Strong sense of ownership and a self-starter.
• Data and result oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and communication skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. French would be a plus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Ubisoft's perks

Profit Sharing, yearly company saving plan. 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off. 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company, lunch vouchers (9€/day), healthcare for you and your family, and lots of Ubisoft additional perks.

Maternity leaves of 20 weeks, paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.

Our office is located in Saint Mandé, (Metro line 1, Saint Mandé station).

Information about Ubisoft

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers’ community.

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I am not familiar with the video game industry. Would I fit into Ubisoft?

At Ubisoft, everyone is welcome! We know that by bringing together different perspectives and experiences, we create a more inclusive environment for our team members. You’ll get the chance to work with teams and projects that inspire and challenge you every single day.