Data Protection Officer (Malaysia)-Legal & Compliance

Department : Legal Location : Malaysia Department : Legal Location : Malaysia Job Description -As the country data protection officer, own and improve the data protection compliance program in country, including coverage of financial services and digital goods, leveraging group resources. Support data protection compliance requirements in other jurisdictions as necessary.

• Identify and remediate critical data protection compliance risk areas
• Conduct privacy impact assessments, identify risks, evaluate business and operational impact, recommend controls to mitigate risks and track implementation of controls.
• Negotiate and draft contractual clauses relating to data privacy, develop contracting templates and checklists
• Develop Policies, SOPs, guides and templates for various departments, to facilitate compliance with privacy management policies
• Monitor and update management on data protection regulatory developments, and app developer data protection compliance requirements
• Regular management reporting on compliance program, risk areas and progress on compliance initiatives, conduct data protection training
• Handle compliance operations, such as regulatory submissions, records of processing activities, DSRs and complaints, updating privacy notices and consent management
• Handle data protection audits, due diligence checks and incident management
• Build professional network with key stakeholders across relevant industry groups, represent the organization in industry meetings, forums, and conferences to stay updated on emerging data protection compliance trends, regulations, and best practices. Actively participate in industry groups to influence policy development and advocate for organizational interests.
• Leverage inhouse tech capabilities to automate compliance operations, identify risks and improve efficiency
• Personally drive cross-team (front-end and back-end) collaboration matters. Output project deliverables within agreed deadlines Job Requirements - Strong privacy background
• At least 8 years PQE
• Strong project execution skills

o Take full ownership of compliance matters assigned

o Plan and schedule project timeline, working backwards from final deadline to schedule and deliver on intermediate milestones