Data Privacy & Compliance Strategist

C5i; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

C5i is seeking a seasoned privacy and data governance leader in Saudi Arabia to establish the Personal Data Protection and Data Classification framework. This role will drive strategy, roadmaps, and regulatory alignment across the bank’s privacy program.

You will oversee data protection policy enforcement, staff training, and collaboration with regulators to ensure compliant practices across datasets and artifacts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cyber-security or related fields.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in Data Governance and Data Privacy in a banking environment.
• Experience in privacy protections, data protection and data classification domains.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments of current Personal Data Protection environments.
• Develop privacy strategy, roadmap and implementation plan.
• Coordinate regulatory audits with Data Protection Authority of KSA.
• Create data classification plans and manage data inventories.
• Educate employees on privacy practices and breach handling.

Skills

Data privacy

Data protection

Data classification

Regulatory compliance

GCC privacy laws

GDPR

CIPM/CIPPE

SQL querying

Risk assessment

SAMA/NCA regs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / related fields

Tools

Securiti.ai

OneTrust

BigID

Job description

C5i is seeking a seasoned privacy and data governance leader in Saudi Arabia to establish the Personal Data Protection and Data Classification framework. This role will drive strategy, roadmaps, and regulatory alignment across the bank’s privacy program.

You will oversee data protection policy enforcement, staff training, and collaboration with regulators to ensure compliant practices across datasets and artifacts.