Data Protection Officer

About the Role at PwC Nederland

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Do you have a degree in law with a focus on privacy law and/or information management? Do you have an affinity for IT landscapes? Then this is your vacancy!

The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is the corporate legal department within the PwC organization. OGC is located at the Amsterdam office and is divided into various teams, including Labor Law, Corporate Affairs, Privacy/Data Protection Office, and Commercial Affairs. The department currently has over thirty colleagues, and the various teams are led by the Head of Legal Affairs. The legal professionals have a lot of personal responsibility and a great degree of freedom in organizing their work. Collegiality is high, and the atmosphere is good. The General Counsel of PwC Nederland has ultimate responsibility.

The Privacy/Data Protection Office is part of OGC. The team consists of 5 colleagues and is responsible for advising, implementing, and monitoring compliance with the GDPR and other applicable laws and regulations (Dora, AI Act, NIS 2, etc.) concerning the processing of (personal) data. The Privacy/Data Protection Office works closely with other departments such as ITS, Security Office, other teams within OGC, and the Risk & Quality departments.

What You'll Do as a Data Protection Officer

In this role, you will independently handle various topics within the Data Protection team. The focus of this position will be on the technical side of Data Protection. This includes the following areas:

• Privacy by design and default and implementation of technical applications.
• Performing and supervising audits/spot checks and assessments to measure the implementation and execution of the GDPR.
• Monitoring compliance with privacy regulations within the IT landscape.
• Monitoring data flows within the organization.
• Handling data incidents.
• Drafting/reviewing policies and policy documents in the field of data protection.
• Assessing contractual conditions in the field of data protection (e.g., GDPR, Dora, AI Act).

What You'll Bring to PwC Nederland

You are a solution-oriented thinker and can translate complex questions into practical solutions. You enjoy working in a team and are available for a minimum of 32 hours per week. Additionally, you possess:

• A completed university master's degree in law with an affinity for privacy law, IT law, or information management.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations surrounding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Dutch law.
• Affinity with the implementation of data protection technology and/or operational experience (solutions in the field of data governance, privacy management, anonymization, etc.).
• Excellent command of both the Dutch and English languages, both written and spoken.

What We Offer

At PwC, you get the chance to be yourself, get the best out of yourself in a high-performance organization, and grow within our global network. We offer you, among other things:

• A competitive salary commensurate with your experience and the opportunity to develop yourself.
• A motivating work environment where collaboration with ambitious colleagues and recognition for your contributions are central.
• Extensive training offerings focused on professional growth and leadership development.
• Choose the mobility option that best suits you: you have the option to use various mobility providers via one clear app.
• 32 vacation days and the option to purchase additional vacation days.
• At PwC, your well-being is our priority. That's why, in addition to a personal well-being budget to help you grow physically and mentally, we offer access to the well-being platform OpenUp.
• The opportunity to work on challenging and meaningful assignments, utilize leading technology such as AI tools, learn from the best, and be supported by coaching. Together, as an inclusive team, we make a real impact.
• Flexibility of hybrid working, including a fully equipped home office and a monthly net expense allowance for internet and other costs.

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Key skills/competency

• Privacy Law
• GDPR
• Data Protection
• IT Landscape
• Compliance Monitoring
• Privacy by Design
• Data Governance
• Risk Management
• Legal Advice
• Information Management