Data Privacy Operations Director

Company Description

About Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe is a leading global communications and full-circle marketing services company. Our projects range from classic advertising campaigns through digital creative strategy, management, website build projects, in-house production, data-driven media solutions, content creation, maintenance, and global digital communication strategy, to asset creation for several brands, just to mention a few larger areas of our expertise.

In Hungary, our multinational team represents 400 people from across 25 different countries, providing integrated solutions and diverse expertise that shape how Fortune 500 companies and brands communicate from Europe to the US and China.

We are a group of communication professionals deeply rooted in the values of diversity and inclusion, creating an environment that encourages collaboration, growth, and the pursuit of excellence. We work for better futures at speed by turning the magical combinations of many into the Power Of One.

Overview

DATA PRIVACY OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

This role’s primary responsibility is to ensure that data privacy principles are implemented into all areas of Publicis’ business. This position should have knowledge of data privacy laws that are applicable to the AdTech and advertising industry. The position will coordinate across senior-level business, engineering, and system administration stakeholders to implement data privacy by design and default into existing and future proprietary systems. This role will navigate between strategic business objectives and systems/process concepts. 

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Support implementing and managing the Data Privacy Program for the NCE region alongside the Global Data Privacy Program Lead in close coordination with the country CFOs 
• Collaborate closely with Publicis Groupe´s Global Data Privacy Office, the NCE region DPO as well as the Global Security Office to ensure alignment between Groupe´s global and data privacy protection practices and programs 
• Serves as one of the data privacy subject matter expert with a focus on EU privacy and data protection laws and regulations. 
• Undertake reviews of our business processes to ensure the best practice are followed around the handling and use of personal information 

Under the supervision of the Global Data Privacy Program Lead: 

• Deploy and ensure the completion of record keeping obligations  
• Compile status reports of data privacy deliverables to executive leadership 
• Provide leadership and strategic guidance to product/system owners in the design and evaluation of privacy and data protection related tools and projects (e.g., privacy-by-design). 
• Lead all phases of vendor due diligence assessment for all market specific vendors/partners  
• Partners with vendor contract owners to ensure contractual obligations are met by vendors in accordance to data privacy laws
• Facilitate factual due diligence activities for data privacy impact assessments

Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in the AdTech, digital media industry and/or data privacy field
• Ability to manage 8-10 parallel medium to large size projects in a matrixed, multi-discipline environment
• Ideally experience of collating and preparing Subject Access Request disclosures
• Not requirement but preferred minimum of 10 years professional work experience with ideally 3 year of which is data privacy related experience with a focus on European data privacy and protection laws, regulations and best practices
• Experience with OneTrust platform is considered as an advantage
• IAPP certification(s) (e.g. CIPP,CIPP/E, CIPM) are considered as advantages

Additional Information

Why Should You Join Publicis Groupe

• Multicultural and diverse environment: We have more than 400 colleagues and counting, with talents coming from every part of the world. Why not join us and learn some Portuguese during lunch breaks?

• Home office opportunity: We attend our modern and minimalistic, award-winning open office three times a week, and we have the opportunity to enjoy the comfort of our own home twice a week.

• Flexible working hours: The working hours are also flexible. While we work for clients and cannot do our jobs during the evening, if you have a dentist’s appointment at 3 p.m., we won't stop you from going.

• Work Your World program: Would you like to experience working from a different country for a couple of weeks? Start dreaming about your favorite location, because with us, you can do it! Just pick a Publicis Groupe office on the globe and start packing.

• Dog-friendly office: If you have a furry, occasionally barking four-legged best friend, they are more than welcome in the office.

• Company events: Once you've joined us, you'll see that we not only learn each other's native language (remember the unofficial language lessons from above?) but also have regular get-togethers. We try not to stay thirsty every third Thursday (yes, we call them Thirsty Thursdays!), enjoy different themed parties throughout the year, and boost our creativity with Creative mornings in the Café.

• Wellbeing: Last year, we launched our wellbeing program, Balance by Publicis Groupe Hungary. We believe that balance is not something to be found, but something to create. We are fully committed to bringing it into your life, with initiatives such as coaching, round table conversations, workshops, and education on wellbeing available for everyone. More elements of the program are on the way.

Interested? Come and join the Publicis Groupe adventure!