Senior PDPL Consultant
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About the Role
emagine is seeking a Senior PDPL Consultant to implement and operationalize Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) within an organization. The role involves maintaining privacy controls, monitoring compliance, and coordinating with cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
- Support the implementation, monitoring, and operationalization of PDPL requirements
- Maintain privacy controls and comply with PDPL regulations
- Monitor adherence to PDPL and assist in resolving privacy issues and incidents
- Coordinate with business, legal, IT, and data governance teams to track compliance
- Update policies and procedures and implement enhancements per SDAIA guidance
- Support data subject rights handling and maintain records of processing activities (RoPA)
- Conduct periodic compliance assessments, including DPIA support
- Ensure proper data classification and protection measures are in place
- Maintain documentation, reports, and audit artifacts to demonstrate compliance readiness
Requirements
- Experience with PDPL or data protection regulations in Saudi Arabia
- Strong understanding of compliance practices and privacy controls
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks
- Familiarity with SDAIA guidance (nice to have)
- Prior experience in a consulting role for data protection (nice to have)
- Certifications in data protection or privacy management (nice to have)
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Summary
- The Senior PDPL Consultant is crucial for the implementation and operationalization of Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) within an organization.
- This role aims to ensure compliance with PDPL requirements, supporting various teams to manage privacy related tasks effectively.
Main Responsibilities
- Support the implementation, monitoring, and operationalization of PDPL requirements.
- Maintain privacy controls and comply with PDPL regulations.
- Monitor adherence to PDPL and assist in resolving privacy issues and incidents.
- Coordinate with business, legal, IT, and data governance teams to track compliance.
- Update policies and procedures and implement enhancements per SDAIA guidance.
- Support data subject rights handling and maintain records of processing activities (RoPA).
- Conduct periodic compliance assessments, including DPIA support.
- Ensure proper data classification and protection measures are in place.
- Maintain documentation, reports, and audit artifacts to demonstrate compliance readiness.
Key Requirements
- Experience with PDPL or data protection regulations in Saudi Arabia.
- Strong understanding of compliance practices and privacy controls.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams.
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with SDAIA guidance.
- Prior experience in a consulting role for data protection.
- Certifications in data protection or privacy management.
Other Details
- Location: Riyadh, KSA (onsite)
- Contract Duration: 6 months
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