Your role:

- Privacy Counsel within the EMEA Privacy team, reporting into the EMEA Privacy Lead

- European qualified lawyer 

- CIPP/CIPM certification (or equivalent) desirable 

- EU and Dutch data privacy knowledge and experience required

- Regular contact with internal and external clients

Responsibilities:

- Work with the business and legal teams on regional and global privacy related matters

- Respond to customer privacy questionnaires and audits 

- Support with Cognizant’s data transfer management programme, such as conducting Transfer Impact Assessment and supporting implementation of the new Standard Contractual Clauses

- Assist with managing requests sent to Cognizant’s privacy inbox and privacy request portal

- Conduct privacy risk assessments on customer projects

- Support Subject Access Request response

- Support implementation of the global privacy programme

- Draft, develop, implement and maintain privacy policies, procedures, notices, playbooks and guidances

- Instruct and manage outside counsel on issues of local law and practice

- Design, develop and deliver privacy training 

- Review, draft and negotiate privacy clauses in customer and vendor contracts and support the wider commercial legal team

- Support growth of new business opportunities by analysing privacy implications of new products and services and provide guidance on minimising privacy compliance risk

- Conduct privacy impact and risk assessments

- Monitor privacy developments, regulatory change, best practice and privacy compliance 

- Perform ad hoc administrative duties in support of the global privacy programme

Your team:

This role sits with Cognizant’s global privacy team, who report into the Chief Privacy and Data Ethics Officer

What we offer:

- A competitive salary based on your experience.

- Access to Udemy and Cognizant Academy digital libraries for your continuous learning.

- NS business card to cover your commute expenses.

- 25 days of paid holiday per year. 

- A laptop and a smartphone.

- A pension scheme.

- Organization driven by technology – we have a tremendous technology backbone.

- Open, ‘can do’ team spirit and environment that encourages making your ideas reality!

What you will bring to the team:

- Fluent in English and Dutch, both verbally and in writing.  Other language skills are advantageous

- Ability to balance legal risks with commercial needs

- Excellent communicator and able to communicate effectively with people at all levels of our organization and with our customers

- Self-starter and able to work independently

- Experience to operate within an international environment with a diversity of cultures

- Possess analytical problem solving and project management skills

- Team player

- Able to multitask with rapidly changing priorities and to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment

- Excellent organizational skills, methodical, great attention to detail, able to establish priorities and meet deadlines

Responsible recruiter: Sofiia Rykhva

Email address: Sofiia.Rykhva@cognizant.com

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