Data Protection Officer

Data Protection Officer

**Company**
Munich Re Services
**Location**
London, United Kingdom
- Job Purpose:
A senior and principal role in data protection compliance and best practice within the Data Protection Team. This is across several worldwide MR Group entities and for various data privacy regulations. Serve as a primary contact and liaison on all data protection related matters and will engage with senior management and directors. Deputise for the DPO as required. Will work with Legal, Compliance, Risk, HR, IT and Information Security. You will report into the Data protection officer. You will work on a hybrid working model.

**Responsibilities**:

- Primary contact and senior expert on data protection related matters for EU and UK. Will deputise for the DPO.
- Implement and maintain a privacy framework across a number of MR Group organisations globally
- Develop and maintain data protection policies, DP standards and privacy notices with senior management and other stakeholders
- Conduct third party data protection assessments and questionnaires.
- Review contracts and other agreements with key stakeholders for data protection compliance.
- Conduct DPIAs and TIAs.
- Develop and assist in delivering privacy trainings.
- Participate in the Information security function for security incidents and breaches.
- Assist in maintaining the Data Asset Register (record of processing)
- _ Plus, any additional responsibilities that may reasonably be undertaken following the role._

**Personal Attributes**
- Strategic - you look, plan and move into the future with clear intentions and purposeful actions, seeking regular feedback, that allows you to make decisions today to lead the business towards its future commitments.
- Manage complexity - you make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to effectively resolve problems, learning and sharing along the way.
- Accountability - you hold yourself and others accountable to take responsibility and meet commitments, creating a culture where people own their decisions and actions and appreciate how they contribute to the team/organisation commitments.
- Motivated_ _- Sets personal goals which are challenging but achievable. Pursue these with energy and determination. Enthusiastic and committed to improving personal performance levels.
- Prioritisation_ _- Achieve results in a quality and cost-effective way. See priorities, plans the efficient use of resources, and monitor progress against objectives. Anticipate crucial stages in projects. Produce alternative means of achieving objectives. Respond to unforeseen events.
- Communication_ - C_ommunicate information and ideas clearly and articulately both in oral and written form. Use appropriate language, style and methods depending on audience and the purpose of communication. Convey complex information. Anticipate the information that others will need.
- Teamwork _-_ Actively participates in team. Encourage co-operation. Aware of the needs of others and responds flexibly. Share information and supports other team members. Seek opportunities to develop others. Prioritises team goals over individual goals. You develop the team to meet their career goals, building capability at an individual and organisational level, preparing them for future opportunities. You discuss feedback.
- Resilience - setbacks are unavoidable; however, you recover quickly, seek feedback, learn and unlearn and move forward with courage and commitment.

**Essential**:

- Professional work experience in the field of data protection
- Knowledge of the workings of an insurance or reinsurance companies
- An understanding of audit, legal and risk
- Independently work and take responsibility for independent delivery of tasks.
- Methodical mindset.

**Desirable**:

- Managing challenging workloads for multiple teams.

**Qualifications and Educational Requirements**:

- A law or related degree
- Data Protection Certification CIPP or ISEB/BCS Registered Practitioner qualification
- Appropriate work experience within data privacy

**Benefits**:
You will be rewarded with a great compensation package, 25 days annual leave along with private medical insurance and employers contributory pension of 10%. We offer a hybrid working policy with a mix of working from home at our London office.

About Us

You will work in an environment where we think big: Change and culture are role-modelled. We create a shared purpose and direction. We pave the way towards success and see failure as learning.

You are going to experience that we care & dare: We know when to lead and know when to let others lead. We attract, grow and coach future leaders. We communicate in a clear & authentic way: We talk with a positive and humble spirit. We solicit feedback, ask and listen, learn and unlearn.

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