Data Privacy & Safeguarding Champion

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Join Allianz as Data Privacy & Safeguarding Champion in Bucharest.

Lead compliance, AI governance, and privacy initiatives across PCS functions.

Job role

Directly supporting the Lead for Governance & Safeguarding in Allianz Technology, you will act as the data privacy & safeguarding subject matter expert on processes and procedures, ensuring the global implementation of and compliance with the Data Privacy & Safeguarding principles for Allianz Technology People, Culture & Sustainability Function.

What you will do

• Act as a single point of contact for People, Culture & Sustainability function (PCS) towards the Data Privacy Officer;
• Manage the Data Privacy Assessments (DPA) process for PCS activities, including initiating both Data Register Assessment and Privacy Impact Assessments processes;
• Advise Information Owners on privacy-related matters;
• Coordinate responses to Data Subject Rights requests and advise Information Owners on necessary actions
• Manage and coordinate DPAs and/or other PCS function agreements
• Ensure contractual compliance with data privacy requirements
• Support AI systems and use case registration for business owners
• Ensure AI initiatives comply with relevant privacy, ethical, and regulatory standards
• Review and vet corporate rules as required
• Advise and collaborate with local DPO (Data Privacy Officers)/DPP (Data Privacy Professionals) and AI Trust Officer on business-related matters;
• Act as liaison between DPO/DPP and Personal Data Incident Owner and the Information Owner and provide support in handling any such incidents, subject access requests and complaints should they arise;
• Support DPO/DPP in the deployment & delivery of Data Privacy & AI awareness campaigns and trainings to the PCS function;
• Establish any necessary checks/ procedures to ensure the Allianz Privacy Standards are being adhered to in the area
• Ensuring performance of the legal and/ or regulatory monitoring process for PCS area
• Support and coordinate Third-Party Risk Management activities and other safeguarding activities for the PCS function in alignment with Procurement;
• Coordinate document management activities and ensure compliance with information and data management standards and retention periods
• Support Business Continuity Management processes, ensuring business continuity plans are maintained and tested
• Conduct and coordinate Fit-Gap Assessments to identify compliance gaps and drive remediation actions
• Coordinate Data Privacy Champions’ Community in PCS area

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Legal or Economics, or similar
• Minimum 3 years (corporate) business experience
• Interest in Data Privacy is a must; experience in Data Privacy (& associated management tools) highly desirable
• Experience in an international working environment highly desirable
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); other languages (e.g. German) are a bonus
• Competency in MS Office suite and basal competency in current AI tooling, also from a data privacy perspective
• We highly welcome candidates with a genuine interest and affinity for Information Technology (IT) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), as these attributes are considered valuable assets to our team.

You have

• Solid communication skills (written/ spoken) to different hierarchies, incl. excellent presentation skills (in person and virtual);
• Ability to simplify complex topics also for non-experts, manage various interests and steer discussions to a desired end;
• Ability to work independently as well as engaging with various stakeholders in virtual teams across various continents and cultures;
• Active discussion and collaboration partner for service providers as part of the value chain, ensuring good vendor relations, continuous improvement and smooth service delivery;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, hands on mentality with capability to deliver results;
• People management/ leadership experienced advantageous;
• Good assertiveness and organizational skills, capable of dealing with multiple priorities.

What we offer

We support your well-being

Access dedicated counseling services, mental health resources, and well-being sessions designed to keep you feeling your best

Enjoy a personalized benefits package through a monthly budget on the Benefit platform, covering medical subscriptions, meal tickets, private pension plans, life insurance, Allianz Tiriac exclusive insurance discounts, and many more.

Prioritize what truly matters with time off on your birthday, additional vacation days for each year with Allianz (up to five extra days), Paid leave on December 24th and 31st, plus the flexibility to swap weekend holidays for extra days off, and special allowances for significant life events.

We invest in your growth

Take advantage of an extensive learning curriculum tailored to support your career growth and meet your professional needs, with access to a wide range of technical and soft skills trainings, international certifications (including Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PRINCE2, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM, and more), learning resources from LinkedIn and Allianz platforms, language development opportunities (German, French, English), and our dedicated Leadership Program to help you reach the next level.

We value you and your work

We acknowledge and recognize your work through performance-based rewards to celebrate your achievements, team, and individual recognition programs to celebrate your contributions and internal referral bonuses.

Legal Notice

Your personal information, including sensitive data, may be shared with Hiring Managers to evaluate your suitability for the role. Only candidates who meet the criteria will be contacted, and all applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer. We are united by a shared commitment: to put our customers first and at the center of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions. Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our customers and for the world around us. At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural Internal background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

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