Data Privacy & Security Strategy Consultant

Alchemy Global Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Alchemy Global is seeking a seasoned Data Security & Privacy Consultant to lead a major data governance and protection initiative in Saudi Arabia. You will help develop and implement security and privacy frameworks to ensure proper classification, protection, and compliant data handling across the organization.

The role requires expertise in information security, data protection, privacy management, and risk assessment within complex environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in data security, information security, data privacy, or related disciplines.
• At least one of the following certifications: CIPP or CISSP.
• Experience developing and implementing data protection and information security controls.
• Strong knowledge of privacy management, data classification, risk assessment, and information security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data security, privacy, and protection policies, procedures, and controls.
• Conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs), security risk assessments, and data protection reviews.
• Establish data classification frameworks and appropriate controls for sensitive, confidential, and personal information.
• Support the implementation of data discovery, classification, and privacy management solutions.
• Assess and recommend data protection measures, including encryption, access controls, data masking, and data loss prevention.
• Develop and maintain processes for managing data subject requests, privacy incidents, and data protection risks.
• Support secure data sharing and integration across internal systems and external stakeholders.
• Monitor compliance with relevant privacy and security policies and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with governance, IT, cybersecurity, and business teams to ensure consistent application of data protection requirements.
• Prepare compliance reports, risk assessments, and supporting documentation.
• Deliver workshops and knowledge-transfer sessions on data security and privacy practices.

Skills

Data security

Privacy management

Risk assessment

Information security frameworks

PIAs/DPIAs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Cybersecurity/Info Security/CS/IT

Tools

ISO/IEC 27001/27701

Job description

Alchemy Global is seeking a seasoned Data Security & Privacy Consultant to lead a major data governance and protection initiative in Saudi Arabia. You will help develop and implement security and privacy frameworks to ensure proper classification, protection, and compliant data handling across the organization.

The role requires expertise in information security, data protection, privacy management, and risk assessment within complex environments.