Data Protection Officer/Senior Legal Officer

Advisory Key Luxembourg

Posted 8 days ago Temporary Competitive

Data Protection Officer/Senior Legal Officer

Your Day-to-Day:

Define and oversee the organisation's personal data protection strategy, ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements and applicable local regulations.
Maintain and update internal data protection policies, procedures, privacy notices and related documentation.
Manage and monitor the processing activities register, ensuring its accuracy and completeness.
Conduct or supervise Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and identify potential risks associated with personal data processing.
Recommend appropriate corrective measures and advise business and IT teams on privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles.
Oversee requests from individuals exercising their data protection rights, including access, rectification, erasure and objection.
Develop and deliver internal training sessions and awareness initiatives to promote data protection best practices.
Supervise internal GDPR compliance audits and monitor the implementation of technical and organisational measures.
Prepare regular data protection compliance reports for senior management.
Act as the main point of contact for data protection authorities and contribute to the review and drafting of third-party contractual clauses, including Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
Conduct legal research and provide comprehensive legal advice to various business functions and senior management.
Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of legal agreements, including client contracts, outsourcing agreements and intra-group contracts.
Manage legal disputes in coordination with external legal counsel.
Provide support and cover for the General Counsel when required.

Your Profile:

Hold a Master's degree in Law.
Have significant professional experience as a Data Protection Officer or in a comparable data protection role, ideally within the banking, financial services or investment sector.
Possess a recognised Data Protection Officer certification; this is considered an advantage.
Hold the Luxembourg Certificate of Complementary Studies in Law (CCDL); this is an advantage.
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the GDPR and related data protection legislation.
Have a strong understanding of financial law, commercial law, corporate law and/or civil law, including inheritance and succession matters.
Be fluent in both French and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Have knowledge of Dutch; this is considered an advantage.
Demonstrate strong analytical, research and legal drafting skills, with excellent attention to detail.
Be able to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
Be highly organised, rigorous and capable of handling complex legal and regulatory matters.
Have excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.