Personal Data Protection Senior Specialist📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Master Works is seeking a Personal Data Protection Senior Specialist to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is integral to establishing, implementing, and maintaining effective personal data protection and privacy practices across the organization.

Role Objective

The Senior Specialist will be responsible for supporting compliance with applicable personal data protection laws, regulations, policies, and internal controls. This role involves close collaboration with business, legal, risk, information security, and technology teams to ensure personal data is appropriately managed and protected throughout its lifecycle.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the organization's personal data protection and privacy framework.
• Monitor and support compliance with applicable personal data protection laws, regulations, policies, and standards.
• Develop, review, and maintain personal data protection policies, procedures, guidelines, and controls.
• Support the identification, assessment, and mitigation of personal data protection and privacy risks.
• Collaborate with Information Security, Risk, Legal, IT, Data Management, and business teams on data protection initiatives.
• Support the classification, handling, storage, retention, and secure processing of personal data.
• Assist in assessing data processing activities and identifying privacy and data protection requirements.
• Support privacy and data protection assessments, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Monitor and report on personal data protection compliance, risks, and control effectiveness.
• Provide guidance to relevant stakeholders on personal data protection requirements and best practices.
• Support awareness and training initiatives related to personal data protection and privacy.
• Keep up to date with changes in personal data protection laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of personal data protection processes, controls, and governance practices.

Required Experience

Candidates for this full-time position should possess 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in personal data protection and privacy practices.

Work Location

This role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and will primarily involve working at a client site.