Data Privacy Architect — PDPL & Compliance Leader

T&S; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

T&S seeks an experienced Data Privacy Consultant to support privacy compliance engagements across government and private sectors in Saudi Arabia. You will apply your knowledge of PDPL, SDAIA, and NDI standards to translate legal requirements into practical controls and program rollout.

You will conduct PDPL gap assessments, develop privacy policies and data handling frameworks, perform RoPA and DPIAs, and implement privacy tools such as OneTrust, Securiti, BigID, and Microsoft Purview.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
• 2–5 years in data privacy or privacy compliance.
• Hands-on with privacy tech platforms.
• Experience with PDPL and regulations.
• Strong English and Arabic communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct PDPL gap assessments and privacy maturity assessments for government and private sector clients, and develop remediation roadmaps.
• Interpret the PDPL and its Implementing Regulations, translating requirements into policies, procedures, and controls.
• Develop privacy governance artefacts, including policies, notices, consent frameworks, data retention schedules, and DPAs.
• Perform personal data discovery, data mapping, and RoPA.
• Design and operationalize Data Subject Rights (DSR) intake, verification, fulfilment, and tracking workflows.
• Conduct DPIAs and privacy risk assessments for new and existing processing activities.
• Configure data classification, sensitivity labelling, and DLP policies.
• Develop breach management and notification procedures aligned with SDAIA requirements.
• Align client privacy programmes with SDAIA, NDMO, and NDI requirements.
• Apply knowledge of privacy tools to support compliance.
• Deliver privacy awareness sessions and workshops with stakeholders.
• Contribute to proposals and practice growth in data privacy.

Skills

Data privacy

PDPL knowledge

Privacy governance

Policy development

Data mapping

RoPA

DPIA

Stakeholder management

English

Arabic

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law/CS/IT

Tools

OneTrust

Securiti

BigID

Microsoft Purview

Informatica

Job description

T&S seeks an experienced Data Privacy Consultant to support privacy compliance engagements across government and private sectors in Saudi Arabia. You will apply your knowledge of PDPL, SDAIA, and NDI standards to translate legal requirements into practical controls and program rollout.

You will conduct PDPL gap assessments, develop privacy policies and data handling frameworks, perform RoPA and DPIAs, and implement privacy tools such as OneTrust, Securiti, BigID, and Microsoft Purview.