Privacy Counsel (ET560)

Job title: Privacy Counsel

Department: Legal

Location: European based in one of our CooperVision office locations

Working hours: Full time, Mon-Fri (hybrid working arrangements)

A brighter future awaits you

Job summary - What to expect:

As Privacy Counsel, you'll be offering crucial privacy guidance to key stakeholders throughout the business on a wide array of privacy matters, including assisting with customer inquiries, transactions, and negotiations related to privacy, cybersecurity, data usage, data transfers, and other pertinent subjects. This position plays a critical role in partnering with the Legal, IT and business teams to drive the Cooper companies' strategic objectives and enhance privacy program.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

1. Draft, manage and keep current group data protection and privacy strategy, guidelines and policies globally.
2. Prepare, update, advise, train and support, as required, on data transfer and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs).
3. Train the group and its employees on data protection and privacy laws, as well as company policies as they relate to the protection and management of personal data, including flagging and mitigating risk, and raising awareness among key stakeholders.
4. Implement methods to continually measure and audit the level of maturity and compliance with data privacy laws across the group, identifying, evaluating, and acting on opportunities for improvement.
5. Maintain an expert knowledge of GDPR, HIPAA data protection and privacy laws and best practices.
6. Advise legal counsels on privacy compliance, including data processing agreements and data transfer mechanisms.
7. Liaise with and refer to the Group Legal team data incidents / contentious data requests or complaints.
8. Lead privacy related projects.
9. Contribute to due diligence and onboarding of mergers and acquisitions, in the context of data protection.
10. Review contracts as required / assist with the group's contractual negotiations as they relate to privacy compliance.
11. Draft and maintain Cooper's standard agreements, policies, templates and handbooks.
12. Advise in relation to the development and roll-out of digital marketing technology to customers and end users, in the context of data protection and privacy.

About you:

A successful candidate will have experience of working within a Privacy Counsel role or equivalent level, within an international matrix organisation. You'll be confident in working at both a strategic and hands-on level, demonstrate a strong aptitude for quick learning and adaptability, along with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Having a good level of knowledge when it comes to EMEA data privacy and digital matters including GDPR, AI Act, Data Act is required, as well as having a basic knowledge of CCPA, HIPAA and other data privacy law. Having a strong analytical and project management approach will be beneficial in this role.

What we offer:

You'll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including a competitive salary, bonus, annual leave, healthcare, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more! We are committed to our employees' personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we'll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours.

What you can expect:

As a CooperVision employee, you'll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success. With our CooperPride, African Descent, Woman's Impact Network and Mind Body and Wellbeing Employee Resource Groups, we offer opportunities for employees to learn and grow within an inclusive and safe space.

If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future and apply today! All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.

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