Privacy Officer

Lynx Beleggen; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible hours in Amsterdam

13th-month salary

Pension scheme

Travel expense reimbursement

€2,000 training budget

Team outings and weekend trip

Job summary

LYNX Beleggen is seeking a Medior Privacy Officer to strengthen and continuously improve the privacy framework across international branches. You will work with the International Privacy Officer, DPO, and cross-functional teams to translate GDPR into practical business solutions.

The role blends governance, compliance, and stakeholder collaboration in a FinTech setting, with a focus on DPIAs, RoPA, incident handling, and privacy training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law or IT or a related field.
• At least 2 years in privacy, data protection, or a related compliance role.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR and its practical application.
• Excellent Dutch and English communication.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across an organization.
• Highly accurate, structured, and discreet handling of confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Support privacy framework implementation and improvement across international branches.
• Maintain and develop privacy policies, standards, procedures, and governance docs.
• Advise on GDPR and operational privacy matters to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, and business teams on privacy initiatives.
• Support data retention and disposal processes per legal and business needs.
• Identify privacy risks and help implement mitigating controls.
• Coordinate and support DPIAs for new products and projects.
• Assist with data breach handling, including incident coordination and regulatory reporting.
• Maintain RoPA and ensure processing activities are up to date.
• Review new initiatives to apply privacy-by-design/by-default principles.
• Deliver privacy awareness initiatives and GDPR training across the org.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to continuously improve privacy compliance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Dutch-English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law or IT

Tools

CIPP

CIPM

CIPT

Job description

At LYNX, protecting the personal data of our clients and employees is essential to maintaining trust. As a Medior Privacy Officer, you help strengthen and continuously improve LYNX's privacy framework across all international branches.

Working closely with the International Privacy Officer, Data Protection Officer (DPO), Information Security Officer, Legal, and business stakeholders, you advise the business on GDPR-related matters, identify privacy risks, and ensure privacy requirements are embedded into business processes.

This is a hands-on role combining governance, compliance, and stakeholder collaboration. You will support privacy-by-design initiatives, coordinate Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), maintain privacy documentation, assist with data breach management, and promote privacy awareness throughout the organization.

If you enjoy translating privacy legislation into practical business solutions within an international FinTech environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Whad you\'ll do

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of LYNX's privacy framework and strategy across all international branches.
• Maintain and further develop privacy policies, standards, procedures, and governance documentation.
• Advise employees and business stakeholders on GDPR and operational privacy matters.
• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, and business teams on privacy-related initiatives.
• Support data retention and disposal processes in line with legal and business requirements.
• Identify privacy risks and support the implementation of appropriate mitigating controls.
• Coordinate and support Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new products, projects, and business initiatives.
• Support the handling of personal data breaches, including incident coordination and regulatory reporting where required.
• Maintain the Register of Processing Activities (RoPA) and ensure processing activities remain accurate and up to date.
• Review new initiatives, products, systems, and services to ensure privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles are applied.
• Deliver privacy awareness initiatives and GDPR training sessions across the organization.
• Collaborate with the International Privacy Officer, DPO, Information Security Officer, and other stakeholders to continuously improve privacy compliance.

Who you are

You have a strong interest in privacy and data protection and enjoy helping organizations translate legislation into practical business solutions. You combine analytical thinking with a pragmatic approach and are comfortable advising stakeholders across different departments and countries.

• Bachelor\'s degree in Law, Information Technology, or another relevant field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in privacy, data protection, or a related compliance role.
• Strong knowledge of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its practical application.
• Excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate legal and regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across an organization.
• Highly accurate, structured, and able to handle confidential information with discretion.

Nice to have

• Master\'s degree in a relevant field.
• Privacy certifications such as CIPP, CIPM, or CIPT (or willingness to obtain them).
• Experience working in an international organization.
• Experience with privacy governance frameworks, DPIAs, RoPA management, or privacy incident handling.
• Experience within financial services, fintech, or another regulated industry.

What we offer

• A competitive salary based on experience.
• Flexible working hours in the heart of Amsterdam.
• A fixed 13th-month salary.
• Pension scheme.
• Travel expense reimbursement.
• An annual training budget of €2,000, freely allocated to your professional development.
• Team outings, social drinks, and an annual weekend trip with the entire team.

Who we are

"LYNX helps you invest in yourself."

"Working at LYNX means joining the LYNX family."

"The development opportunities make LYNX the best place to work."

This is what our employees say about LYNX, and it reflects exactly what we aim to offer: an environment where you can get the best out of yourself.

From our offices in Amsterdam, Ghent, Berlin, and Prague, we work every day to provide private and professional clients with the best trading opportunities through a fast, user-friendly, and reliable platform.

LYNX is an international FinTech company where around 300 colleagues contribute to client success across Europe in an informal, collaborative, and growth-oriented environment.