Data Privacy Operations & Tooling Consultant

Jacobs; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible hours

Lux Med medical care

Life insurance

Multisport card

Job summary

Jacobs in Poland seeks a Data Privacy Operations specialist to support global privacy initiatives, bridging Legal, IT, Security, Risk and AI Governance to build scalable privacy operations using OneTrust. You will deploy privacy tooling and manage DPIAs/PIAs and data mappings across clients.

The role emphasizes automation to improve workflows, handling data subject requests, and ensuring compliance with GDPR/CCPA, with a hybrid work model from Kraków or Warsaw.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Cybersecurity/IT/CS/Engineering) required.
• Proven consulting experience delivering data protection and privacy operations projects for external clients.

Responsibilities

• Support client engagements relating to global privacy operations and compliance (GDPR, CCPA).
• Act as a technical SME for privacy tooling, including design, configuration, and deployment.
• Collaborate with IT, Security and Engineering to translate privacy requirements into technical workflows.
• Manage deployment of Cookie Consent, DPIA/PIA processes, and data mapping workflows.
• Identify workflow improvements via automation to reduce manual effort.

Skills

Privacy operations

OneTrust

Client management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OneTrust

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Hybrid work model Candidates are required to work from our Kraków or Warsaw office at least two days per week. The remaining working days may be performed remotely from home.

We are looking for a Data Privacy Operations specialist to help support our clients in implementing and maturing their global privacy initiatives. In this role, you will bridge the gap between Legal, IT, Security, Risk, AI Governance and Business teams to build practical, scalable privacy operations for external clients. You will focus heavily on enhancing privacy practices and processes, whilst also supporting the deployment and management of privacy tooling, specifically OneTrust, to support automated compliance across firms covering a range of disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Support client engagements relating to global privacy operations management & delivery, supporting their compliance with major data protection frameworks (such as GDPR and CCPA).
• Act as a technical SME in privacy tooling, focusing on the design, configuration, and deployment of privacy technologies including ongoing management activities.
• Work closely with clients’ IT, Security, and Engineering teams to translate complex privacy requirements into workable technical workflows and outcomes.
• Support the deployment & management of Cookie Consent, Incident management, data subject requests, data mapping workflows, and privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs) across client organizations.
• Identify areas where clients’ data protection processes and operating models can be improved through enhancing workflows using automation to make them more efficient and reduce manual overhead.

Here's what you'll need

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven consulting experience delivering data protection and privacy operations projects for external clients in complex or regulated environments.
• Hands-on technical experience configuring, deploying OneTrust solutions with various client enterprise systems.
• Practical background in privacy automation, consent management, and applying privacy-by-design principles.
• Good understanding of global privacy laws and standard industry frameworks, including data transfers and global privacy requirements.
• Relevant privacy qualifications (such as CIPT, CIPM, CIPP/E, CISM, or CISSP) or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong problem-solving and client-management skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguous technical and stakeholder challenges.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Universal Consent Preference Management (UCPM) tools or data discovery tooling.
• Experience designing and implementing integrations with third party tools such as API integrations between OneTrust and client systems.
• Experience developing Agentic AI solutions to support privacy activities
• Knowledge in surrounding domains such as AI Governance, Third-Party, Risk Management, Operational Resilience & Governance, Risk & Compliance.

We offer

• Rewarding employment - full-time employment with a salary that matches your qualifications
• Hybrid work model - enjoy the flexibility of working mostly from home
• Flexible hours - start your day anytime between 730 and 1000 AM
• Comprehensive benefits, including Lux Med medical care, psychological support, life insurance, My Benefit cafeteria system, Multisport card co-financing, and a car/bike park sharing system
• Co-financed holidays - enjoy "Wczasy pod Gruszą" for a well-deserved break
• Global projects - engage in exciting international projects
• Inclusive networks - join our diverse employee networks like Women's Network, OneWorld, PRISM, Careers Network, Green Team, SpeakUp, Collectively, and more
• Continuous learning - participate in our Graduate Development Program, Learners’ Community, and self-learning platforms
• Language courses - enhance your skills with courses in English, German, and Polish

We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disabilities, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. Find out more about life at Jacobs. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team [e-mail]

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