Experienced Data Governance and Protection Officer

ING; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary tailored

Vacation days 24–27

Pension scheme

13th salary

BIS 3.5%

8% holiday allowance

Hybrid working

Personal growth

Informal environment

Broad data protection scope

Job summary

ING Netherlands seeks an Experienced Data Governance & Protection Expert to strengthen the Safe Data team. You will translate privacy requirements into clear responsibilities, controls and practical working instructions, while supporting business objectives and regulatory compliance.

You will guide data protection practices, assess privacy risks, and collaborate with Legal, Compliance and global teams to ensure effective governance and execution across ING’s operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably in Law.
• Demonstrable GDPR and privacy regulation expertise with relevant certifications.
• Experience translating regulatory requirements into operational processes, controls and practical business solutions.
• Strong organizational sensitivity and ability to balance regulatory, business and operational considerations.
• At least 7 years of experience in data protection, privacy, compliance or risk management.
• Experience operating in a highly regulated environment, preferably within financial services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and guidance on data protection and privacy matters across ING Netherlands.
• Interpret relevant legislation and translate into practical requirements, controls and hands-on work instructions.
• Identify, assess and help mitigate privacy-related risks.
• Contribute to key data protection processes, including risk assessments, data subject rights requests, and breach management.
• Support awareness and continuous improvement of privacy practices across ING.

Skills

GDPR expertise

Stakeholder management

Data protection

Regulatory interpretation

Privacy risk assessment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law

Tools

GDPR certifications

Job description

ExperiencedDataGovernance & ProtectionExpert

Are you an experiencedDataProtectionprofessional who combines GDPR expertise with strong stakeholder management skills? Can you translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical and sustainable solutions?

We are looking for an experiencedDataGovernance & Protection Expert to strengthenING Netherlands’Safe Data team. In this role, youwill help ensure that privacyand data protectionrequirements are translated into clear responsibilities, effective controls and practical ways of working.

Roles & responsibilities

The Safe Data TeamhelpsINGNetherlandshandle personal data with care andcomply withallrelevant privacy and data protectionrequirements.

AsDataGovernance& ProtectionExpert, you will provide guidance and interpretations on privacylegislation, identify and assess privacyrisks, and help design practical, sustainablework instructions. You will translatelegal obligationsand regulatory expectations into clear responsibilities, controls andwork instructions, supporting ING in remaining compliant while enabling business objectives. In this role you will:

• Provide expert adviceand guidanceon data protection and privacy matters across ING Netherlands.
• Interpretrelevantlegislation and/orregulatory developments and translate them into practical requirements, controls andhands onwork instructions.
• Identify, assess and help mitigate privacyrelatedrisks.
• Contribute to keydata protectionprocesses, includingriskassessments, data subject rights requests, personal data breach management andmaintaining arecords of processing activities.
• Support awarenessand continuous improvement of privacy practices across ING.

The team

You will joinING Netherlands’Safe Data Team, within this team you will be joining theData PrivacyOffice and work closely with the Data Protection Executive, Data Protection Officer, Legal, Compliance, Non-Financial Risk, global privacy teams and business stakeholders.The other part of theSafe Datateamcovers the Data Governance aspects.

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’llstay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’llback you to developinto an even more awesomeversion of yourself.

In addition torelevantprivacyand data protectionexpertise, we are looking for someone who can effectively navigate a complex stakeholder environment and drive meaningful change.

You bring:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably in Law.
• Demonstrable expertise in GDPR and privacy-related regulation, supported by relevant certifications.
• Proven experience translating regulatory requirements into operational processes, controls and practical business solutions.
• Strongorganizationalsensitivity and the ability to balance regulatory, business and operational considerations.
• At least 7 years of experience in data protection, privacy, compliance or risk management.
• Experience operating in a highly regulated environment, preferably within financial services.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to engage constructively with senior management, control functions and global stakeholders.
• The confidence and professional resilience to challenge decisions when required and defend well-reasoned positions.
• An autonomous working style, taking ownership and driving initiatives from concept to implementation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Dutchand English.
• A pragmatic mindset combined with a strong sense of accountability and delivery.
• Familiarity with ING’sorganizationand governance structure is considered a strong advantage.

Ouroffer

ING offers you a job from 36 hours that fits in with the times of today.We want to make sure that it is possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at: https://www.ing.jobs/netherlands/Why-ING/benefits.htm.

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience;
• 24-27 vacation days, depending on contract;
• Pension scheme;
• 13 month’s salary;
• Individual Saving Contribution (BIS), 3,5% of your gross annual salary;
• 8% holiday payment;
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
• Personal growth and challenging workwith manypossibilities;
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues;
• Aunique opportunity to be closely involvedin a broad scope of activities around data protection.

About us

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please reach out to the recruiter that is linked to this vacancy. Are you already sure that you are the one that the tribe Data Management NL is looking for? We would love to hear from you!