Data Protection Officer

3 months ago

Sandton, South Africa Experian Full time

Company Description

Experian is the world’s leading global information services company. During life’s big moments — from buying a home or a car to sending a child to college to growing a business by connecting with new customers — we empower consumers and our clients to manage their data with confidence.

We have 20,000 people operating across 44 countries. By investing in our people, technology and innovation, we can help transform businesses, help communities prosper, enable more people to feel included in the financial opportunities that should be available to them, and help people to thrive. We're looking for inspired employees that want to make an impact.

At Experian, we are committed to building an inclusive culture and to creating an environment where people can balance successful careers with their commitments and interests outside of work. Our flexible working practices support our belief that this balance brings long-lasting benefits for our business as well as our people. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, and if this is important to you, we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.

**Job Description**:
To further embed data protection and privacy in our business by facilitating and monitoring compliance to data privacy legislation(s) and internal policies.

**Qualifications**:

- CIPP/E, CIPM or other recognized data privacy / data protection qualification is desirable
- Two or more years of experience in a compliance and/or legal role Demonstrated experience in monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies
- Working knowledge of POPIA
- Experience in managing multiple stakeholders at all levels

Experience in working on OneTrust is desirable
- Experience in implementing a compliance program
- Experience in monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements
- Engaging with and influencing key business stakeholders
- Advising on data protection matters.
- Experience facilitating training and awareness
- Working knowledge and implementation of data privacy legislation in South Africa
- Well organised and deadline driven individual with the ability to work effectively under pressure
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail

Additional Information
- Develop, implement and maintain a data privacy compliance monitoring program
- Implement and manage an effective privacy compliance program
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing privacy controls
- Develop new and review existing internal data privacy policies and procedures
- Create and manage effective action plans in response to monitoring discoveries and compliance violations
- Regular monitoring and testing of company procedures, practices and documents to identify potential risks
- Update and maintain privacy framework and guidelines as necessary
- Support in the investigation, management and reporting of breaches and/or privacy incidents
- Maintain and document existing and new processing activities
- Ensure appropriate retention, deletion concepts and procedures are maintained for structured and unstructured data internally and data held at third parties. Monitor and maintain deletion certificates where applicable
- Promote a culture of data protection and compliance by consistently educating all employees on important privacy requirements, processes and policies
- Ensure quality assurance of PI is in place and maintained
- Assess the business operations to determine compliance risk/s

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