Senior Data Protection Specialist – HR & Payments

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

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.