Manager - Compliance (Data Protection)

HLB; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Leong Bank seeks a PDPA Compliance Specialist to support operational privacy across the organisation. The role focuses on risk assessments, policy monitoring, and regulatory liaison with the PDPC and data subjects.

You will execute DPIAs, report on privacy risks, and assist in breach management while delivering PDPA training to promote a culture of privacy within the bank.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (Professional certification in privacy is a plus).
• 5+ years of experience in banking/financial compliance, with at least 2 years dedicated to handling PDPA matters.
• Strong operational knowledge of the Malaysian PDPA 2010 and experience executing risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Internal Advisor: Provide day-to-day guidance to business units on personal data processing.
• Policy Monitoring: Oversight and implement data protection policies and SOPs across operations.
• Regulatory Support: Assist the DPO in acting as a point of contact for the PDPC and data subjects.
• DPIA Execution: Facilitate and execute Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) for new systems and projects.
• Risk Reporting: Identify, document, and elevate operational data privacy risks to management.
• Emerging Tech: Assess privacy risks associated with new technologies like AI.
• Breach Support: Assist in managing personal data breaches and compiling regulatory reports.
• Data Subject Requests: Handle data subject inquiries, complaints, and access requests timely.
• Awareness: Deliver PDPA training and foster a culture of privacy across the company.

Skills

PDPA knowledge

Data privacy

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Privacy certification

Job description

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Overview

Supports the team in ensuring operational compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA). This role focuses on executing risk assessments, compliance monitoring, and day-to-day data privacy operations across the company. This role focuses on executing risk assessments, compliance monitoring, and day-to-day data privacy operations across the company.

Responsibilities

Compliance & Operational Support

• Internal Advisor: Provide day-to-day guidance to business units on personal data processing.

• Policy Monitoring: Oversight and implement data protection policies and SOPs across operations.

• Regulatory Support: Assist the DPO in acting as a point of contact for the PDPC and data subjects.

Risk Management & Mitigation

• DPIA Execution: Facilitate and execute Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) for new systems and projects.

• Risk Reporting: Identify, document, and elevate operational data privacy risks to management.

• Emerging Tech: Assess privacy risks associated with new technologies like AI.

Incident & Request Management

• Breach Support: Assist in managing personal data breaches and compiling regulatory reports.

• Data Subject Requests: Handle data subject inquiries, complaints, and access requests timely.

• Awareness: Deliver PDPA training and foster a culture of privacy across the company.

Qualifications / Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree (Professional certification in privacy is a plus).

• 5+ years of experience in banking/financial compliance, with at least 2 years dedicated to handling PDPA matters.

• Strong operational knowledge of the Malaysian PDPA 2010 and experience executing risk assessments.

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve ourmission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation.Candidatesare assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available.Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.