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Data Protection and Privacy Senior Specialist Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at هيئة الزكاة والضريبة والجمارك
Data Protection and Privacy Senior Specialist
Company:Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
Jobholders at this level are capable of operating with minimal supervision. They work within guidelines and procedures in order to prepare more complex, specialized or ad-hoc reports in their related field. They contribute to the completion of milestones or operational targets within the assigned functional area. They undertake operational activities including conducting assessments, identifying needs and challenges, supporting in developing plans to improve the protection of ZATCA’s sensitive data, preparing awareness programs, and following up on the implementation of data privacy and protection initiatives.
Responsibilities
Review National Data Management Office (NDMO) approved standards and policies to update ZATCA’s current data guides and ensure continuous adherence with NDMO requirements.
Conduct needed assessments to identify needs and challenges related to personal and private data management and highlight improvement areas.
Assist in the development of data privacy and protection policies, standards, and procedures in line with ZATCA’s strategy and based on best practices and international standards.
Suggest data privacy and protection improvement plans and initiatives to safeguard and improve the protection of ZATCA’s sensitive data and information assets.
Devise a list of data privacy and protection KPIs in line with strategic objectives to ensure proper follow-up.
Communicate data policies, standards, strategy, and plan with related stakeholders to secure clear understanding and enable engagement.
Conduct risk assessments against data privacy to identify faced data issues and recommend corrective and preventive actions accordingly.
Develop control measures and metrics to monitor employees’ performance and confidentiality ensuring protection of ZATCA’s sensitive data.
Prepare data privacy and protection awareness programs and initiatives to ensure propercommunicationof NDMO and ZATCA requirements.
Manage proper implementation of data privacy and protection plans while identifying data issues related to evaluation, integration, and automation to ensure timely resolution.
Identify and assess improvement areas and develop accordingly needed initiatives and projects to minimize facing data issues and ensure continuous adherence to data obligations.
Follow up on the proper implementation of approved improvement action plans to enhance data privacy and protection.
Consolidate data privacy issues and partner with internal stakeholders, particularly IT functions, to implement remedial actions.
Develop reports for related stakeholders highlighting ZATCA’s compliance levels with data standards and policies.
Organization and Operations
Follow all relevant policies, processes, and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team members to ensure work is carried out efficiently.
Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly.
Perform other duties as requested.
People Management
Train junior staff on different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable.
Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/junior staff.
Support junior staff or direct reports in order …
Title: Data Protection and Privacy Senior Specialist
Company: هيئة الزكاة والضريبة والجمارك
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Category: IT/Tech, Business
