Senior Data Protection Specialist (m/f/n)

Summary

Join our Data Protection team as a Senior Data Protection Specialist, where you will help shape our approach to privacy and data protection. We are looking for an experienced privacy professional with a pragmatic mindset and strong knowledge of data protection law. Partnering with stakeholders across the business, you will provide practical advice, support GDPR compliance, and help teams make informed, risk-based decisions.

Job description

To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate:  

extensive legal and practical experience in data protection law, GDPR compliance, international data transfers, privacy governance frameworks, privacy by design, supervisory authority guidance, practices, and enforcement trends 

To increase your chances of being shortlisted for an interview, please ensure that your CV includes comprehensive and detailed information about your specific legal and practical experience in personal data protection, including hands-on experience with GDPR implementation, audits, DPIAs, ROPA, data processing agreements, international data transfer mechanisms, supervisory authority interactions and embedding data protection requirements into international business processes and governance frameworks.

About the Role 

Responsibilities:  

• Act as the company’s senior subject-matter expert on GDPR, data protection law, privacy governance, and privacy compliance within the Data Protection team  

• Independently manage complex data protection and privacy legal projects, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating data protection agreements, joint controller agreements, data processing frameworks, SCCs, TIAs, DPIAs, and related governance measures  

• Independently prepare complex legal analyses and practical risk-based recommendations on data protection risks, regulatory exposure, and compliance strategies  

• Provide tailored legal and data protection guidance to business, IT, security, HR, product, and legal stakeholders on matters with significant impact for the company  

• Advise on privacy by design, data minimization, retention policies, security incident handling and breach notification obligations  

• Support and manage interactions with supervisory authorities, audits, inspections, and potential investigations  

• Monitor developments in EU and international data protection law, including EDPB guidance, supervisory authority practice, and enforcement trends, and identify related risks, opportunities, and required changes  

• Continuously identify opportunities to improve data protection governance, legal processes, templates, policies, and internal procedures, and support their implementation  

• Represent and support the company in negotiations and discussions with customers, vendors, business partners, and other external parties on data protection matters  

Essential Requirements

• University degree in Law (Mgr., LL.M. or equivalent) 

• At least 5 years of post-graduate legal experience, including a minimum of 3 years focused on data protection, privacy law, GDPR compliance, or privacy governance 

• Strong knowledge of GDPR, international data transfers, privacy governance frameworks, privacy by design principles, and regulatory guidance and enforcement trends 

• Hands-on experience with GDPR implementation, DPIAs, ROPA, data protection audits, data processing agreements, and privacy compliance programs in an international environment 

• Professional proficiency in English (C1), with the ability to work confidently with legal documentation and communicate effectively with stakeholders 

• Ability to provide clear, practical, and business-oriented advice on complex data protection matters 

• Excellent written and verbal communication,  

• Strong collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, combined with a high level of ownership, integrity, and accountability 

• Good understanding of data protection concepts, information security basics, technology-driven processing activities, and regulatory risk management terminology  

• Ability to translate legal and GDPR requirements into practical business, technical, and operational processes  

Desirable Requirements 

• Experience with privacy compliance in a technology-driven environment is an advantage 

• Experience with AI governance 

• Familiarity with international data mechanisms 

Benefits

Health & well-being

• BenefitPlus
• Healthcare (check-ups/annual programs)
• Multisport card
• Travel card "električenka"
• Supplementary pension saving
• Sick days

Family

• Marriage allowance
• Childbirth allowance
• Parental contribution
• ESET family events (Family day, St.Nicholas)

Office

• Refreshments in the office (fruits, coffee, soft drinks)
• Let´s get together breakfast
• Activity room, quiet room
• ESET events (Žranica, Christmas party..), teambuildings

Other

• Loyalty allowance
• Loyalty extra days off
• Loyalty cake
• Loyalty glass award
• Refer a friend
• Christmas presents
• Discounts from external providers

Primary location

Bratislava

Additional locations

Time type

Full time