Data Protection Specialist

Sailglobal; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sailglobal seeks a Data Protection Expert to join the Office of the Data Protection Officer within the Digital Regulatory Compliance team. This Specified Purpose Contract role is based in Dublin or London and focuses on HR privacy, incident response, and global program enhancements.

You will partner with internal teams on HR privacy matters, advise on UK GDPR and EU GDPR, and support the Payments Privacy program and DPO tasks.

Qualifications

• Must hold a qualified lawyer status in the UK or EU.
• Knowledge of privacy laws and payments industry data protection standards (UK GDPR, EU GDPR).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to explain complex legal concepts.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end assessment and response for HR-related regulatory complaints and escalations to the ODPO.
• Support evaluation of potential privacy incidents and data breaches.
• Advise internal teams to enhance the global HR privacy program and compliance.
• Assist the Payment DPO with regulatory tasks and governance.
• Collaborate with the Global Legal Privacy Payment team to support payments privacy program enhancements.

Skills

Privacy law expertise

Legal drafting

Stakeholder communication

Education

UK/EU qualified Lawyer

CIPP certification

Job description

Contract Term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)

Work location: Ireland or UK

The Team

We are looking for a Data Protection Expert to join the Office of the Data Protection Officer (“ODPO”). The ODPO is part of the Digital Regulatory Compliance team sitting within the wider Legal Department. This is a fantastic opportunity for a privacy professional to further develop their career in a company that enjoys hyper growth on a truly global scale and cutting edge products and features. This is a Specified Purpose Contract that will be based in Dublin or London.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end assessment, triage and response for all HR-related regulatory complaints and for all HR-related escalations to the ODPO;
• Support the evaluation of, and response to, potential privacy incidents and data breaches;
• Work closely with internal teams providing data protection advice and guidance to drive continuous enhancement of the global HR privacy program;
• Support the Payment DPO in the execution of the DPO regulatory tasks;
• Work closely with the Global Legal Privacy Payment team providing required data protection advice and supporting the implementation and continuous enhancement of the payments compliance privacy program.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• UK or EU qualified Lawyer with 5+ years of privacy related legal experience.
• Knowledge of privacy laws and payments industry data protection standards, including UK GDPR and EU GDPR.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in employment law and PCI-DSS.
• CIPP certification in one or more jurisdictions.