Senior Manager, Data Protection & ESG
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About the Role
Astra Tech seeks a Senior Manager to lead data protection and ESG compliance across multiple regulatory frameworks. The role involves designing and implementing compliance frameworks, acting as Data Protection Officer, and liaising with regulators.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct gap assessment of data protection posture against regulatory requirements
- Maintain Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) and data flow maps
- Draft and maintain data protection policies and procedures
- Lead design and implementation of Enterprise wide Consent Management system
- Operate DPIA, TIA, and LIA processes for new initiatives
- Handle Data Subject Rights requests within statutory timelines
- Lead privacy incident triage and remediation
Requirements
- Experience in data protection and ESG compliance frameworks
- Knowledge of CBUAE, FSRA, DFSA regulations
- Ability to act as Data Protection Officer
- Experience with international standards (GDPR, ISO, etc.)
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Role Summary
- The Senior Manager, Data Protection and ESG is accountable for the design, implementation and continued effectiveness of the Group’s data protection and ESG compliance frameworks across all Astra Tech entities.
Responsibilities
- Conduct an initial end to end gap assessment of the Group’s data protection posture against all applicable regulatory requirements.
- Define, mobilise and track the multi year Data Protection Remediation Roadmap.
- Discharge the formal Data Protection Officer (DPO) responsibilities.
- Maintain the Group Record of Processing Activities (RoPA), data inventory and data flow maps.
- Draft, maintain and obtain approval for all Data Protection policies, standards and procedures.
- Review, update and version control all data related customer facing documentation.
- Embed data protection clauses into MSAs, DPAs, inter affiliate agreements, vendor contracts and employee contracts.
- Lead the design, business case, vendor selection and implementation of an Enterprise wide Consent Management (ECM) system.
- Operate the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) and Legitimate Interest Assessment (LIA) processes.
- Operate the Data Subject Rights (DSR) handling framework.
- Lead privacy incident triage, investigation, containment, root cause analysis and remediation.
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