Privacy and AI Governance Consultant

About Forvis Mazars in Ireland

Forvis Mazars in Ireland is a leading professional services firm with ambitious growth plans and over 1000 staff based in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick. We are an integral part of Forvis Mazars Group, an internationally integrated partnership with over 40,000 professionals operating in over 100 countries and territories around the world. Our strategic framework drives positive and meaningful impact for our people, the environment and local communities while delivering unmatched client experience to our clients.

Why join us

Our people are ambassadors and leaders and have a bold entrepreneurial spirit to shape the future of our industry and the communities within which we serve. We empower and develop our teams to become professionals of the highest calibre in technical and client excellence. Our people first approach offers our teams a caring work environment which promotes belonging and inclusivity of all cultures and perspectives.

The Position

We wish to appoint a Privacy and AI Governance Consultant in our Consulting Division. The candidate will work within a collaborative and supportive team that delivers a range of privacy and data protection consulting services. The role will include occasionally working on client sites as part of our outsourced Data Protection Officer (DPO) service, delivering data protection impact assessments, legitimate interest assessments and other General Data Protection Regulation advisory services. In addition, you will support the build-out of our AI Governance services which enable clients to manage business risk and responsibly integrate AI into their organizations. This is an exciting opportunity to become involved in a rapidly growing area in professional services. The successful candidate will be part of a strong consulting team working in a dynamic and ever-changing technical environment and will have the opportunity to progress their career with Forvis Mazars. The team is part of our global Mazars Digital Trust group which is also delivering and developing services associated with GDPR Certification, the AI Act, the Digital Services Act and other legislation. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with either starting their career or with several years of experience in a Data Protection or Risk and Compliance role and would like the challenge of transitioning to a consulting role.

Key Responsibilities

• Simultaneously working with multiple client engagements of varying size, scope and complexity
• Providing advice to clients on data protection, GDPR compliance and other privacy related matters
• Supporting all aspects of client engagement from scope definition to delivery
• Conducting scoping meetings and developing tailored solution project plans for clients
• Oversight of fieldwork including management, guidance and review of junior staff
• Drafting plans and reports including proposed solutions and recommendations
• Conducting day-to-day DPO activities to support the accountability principle
• Concisely summarise the results of analysis undertaken (verbal and written)
• Contribute to the management of client engagement using project management skills
• Identify challenges, risks, problems and opportunities
• Liaise and maintain contact with staff at all levels of client organisations
• Contributing to the development and training of staff
• Contributing to the continued development of the privacy consultancy
• Support business development, including preparation of proposals and tender responses

Ideal Candidate Requirements

We are looking for candidates that meet most of the below requirements or have the desire and ability to address any of the requirements that they do not currently meet:

• Strong ability to engage with clients and communicate practically and clearly
• Ability to analyse complex information and identify key and relevant points, including communicating in a relevant and easy to understand manner
• Understanding of data protection law and regulation and how to apply it within the business
• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in providing privacy advice, consultancy or delivering solutions, either within a large organisation or to a variety of smaller organisations
• Experience working in a data protection or privacy compliance role, including compliance with privacy legislation or relevant professional services experience
• Experience in IT Security / Technology with an awareness and interest in Privacy and GDPR
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven success in team management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in project management
• Strong business development skills
• Broad knowledge of information security, risk management and corporate governance
• Ability to manage client relationships
• Good personal organisation, self-motivation and project management skills
• Data protection qualification

Key skills/competency

• Privacy Consulting
• AI Governance
• Data Protection Law
• GDPR Compliance
• Risk Management
• Client Engagement
• Project Management
• IT Security
• Information Security
• Corporate Governance