Overview

Essential Responsibilities: Lead complex projects and problem resolution efforts related to risk management. Collaborate with teams to identify and analyze risks that may impact operations and assets. Develop and implement strategies for risk mitigation and compliance. Assess current business trends to inform risk management practices and improvements. Drive global process improvements through effective project management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects and problem resolution efforts related to risk management.
• Collaborate with teams to identify and analyze risks that may impact operations and assets.
• Develop and implement strategies for risk mitigation and compliance.
• Assess current business trends to inform risk management practices and improvements.
• Drive global process improvements through effective project management and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent experience.
• The tasks of the DPO are defined in article 39 of the UK version of GDPR, including informing, advising, and monitoring the data controller\'s compliance with the UK GDPR. The role will expand to include the same tasks in relation to other privacy laws, including the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation, and any new privacy laws (e.g., relating to Artificial Intelligence).
• The DPO for the UK will cooperate with the UK Information Commissioner\'s Office, serve as the primary point of contact, and help develop the regulatory relationship of trust and confidence in the UK entity(s).
• The DPO will report on all relevant privacy matters into the UK\'s governance organisation, including all relevant forums, committees, and complete all associated risk and compliance assessment tasks.
• The DPO will use knowledge of the law and policy to act as a bridge between regulatory needs and competing priorities with other functional areas.
• Support the administration of privacy compliance assessment processes, including risk assessment and control measures within data protection impact assessments, legitimate interest assessments, and purpose limitation assessments.
• Support the EU DPO and be a key member of the Global Privacy function to help ensure global approaches are implemented and leveraged to garner business benefits such as consistency and policy alignment.
• Coordinate and draft responses to regulatory inquiries and/or complaints.
• Establish and motivate stakeholders across various levels of management by acting as a trusted privacy advisor.
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives, providing value-added solutioning and subject matter expertise on privacy-relevant matters.
• Maintain high attention to detail and expert analytical skills, comfortable validating large amounts of data.
• Advise on privacy requirements relating to the design of customer-facing products to ensure privacy by design and privacy compliance at launch.
• Maintain expert knowledge of applicable privacy requirements and apply this to the PayPal Privacy program framework, procedures and broader strategies.
• Define UK-specific policies, procedures, standards and training to be operationalized within business units in the UK.
• Develop strong partnerships with key stakeholders from product, marketing, legal, and compliance teams.
• Engage in the delivery of “Data Privacy Week” and other privacy-related events to raise awareness and foster a culture of privacy, including planning events and creating messaging and visual materials.
• Identify enterprise-wide privacy and data protection-related risks and advise on mitigation measures.
• Maintain professional privacy qualifications in the management and law of privacy.

Details

• Subsidiary: PayPal
• Travel Percent: 20
• Work Model: PayPal’s balanced hybrid model with 3 days in office and 2 days flexible

Benefits and Culture

For the majority of employees, PayPal offers a balanced hybrid work model and a comprehensive benefits package. We provide benefits to support financial, physical, and mental health, including flexible work environment, employee stock options, health and life insurance, and more. To learn more about our benefits, please visit the career page.

About PayPal

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of protected characteristics and will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of compatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us for assistance. Belonging at PayPal: We strive to create a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work with purpose and belonging. We encourage interested individuals to apply.