Assistant Director/Director - Regional Data Privacy Officer

Eastspring is a global asset manager with Asia at its core. We create a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our colleagues, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and in exchange, we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Eastspring a place where you can Connect, Grow and Succeed.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ensure that company policies are in compliance to local privacy laws and group policies
• Serve as the main point of contact within Eastspring and group on issues related to data privacy
• Establish new and amend existing data privacy policies, guidelines and procedures, in consultation with stakeholders
• Lead and/or participate in response to data privacy incidents
• Performs data privacy self-assessments to identify areas of concern and remediate
• Manage data privacy impact lifecycle (i.e. cross border data transfer)
• Devise training across Eastspring staff who are involved in data handling and processing
• Promote a culture of data privacy and compliance across Eastspring

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EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS

• Three to Five years’ experience in handling and monitoring data privacy and protection in the financial services industry.
• Experience with operationalising data privacy matters
• Experience in handling local data privacy laws covering multiple jurisdictions (including PDPA, PDPL, PIPL, Personal Data Ordinance)
• Experience in a legal, audit, or risk management role would be an advantage
• Preferably certified in at least one data privacy (i.e. CIPP A/E, CIPM, CIPT)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail

Eastspring is an equal opportunity employer.  We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.