Data Compliance Counsel (EMEA)

About the role

Continental's ContiTech group sector, which develops materials and systems for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation, is hiring a Data Compliance Counsel (m/f/d) in Budapest. You will be part of the central Data Compliance function and act as the contact person for organizational data protection and data protection law across the EMEA region, contributing to group-wide methodology, standards and frameworks. The role is an EMEA-wide generalist position, not fixed to one sub-region.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of group-wide data compliance methodology, standards and frameworks, and support their consistent application across EMEA
• Advise departments and subsidiaries across EMEA on data protection matters
• Independently review and document data protection enquiries and processing activities (RoPA)
• Review data processing on behalf of controllers and data processing agreements, including cross-border data transfers
• Identify, assess and prioritize data protection risks and drive continuous improvement
• Support prevention, monitoring, reporting and investigation of data protection incidents and breaches, including notification where required
• Support audits and conduct data protection reviews
• Deliver data protection training for employees and management
• Co-create policies, manuals, standards and processes with internal teams
• Monitor data protection laws and trends across EMEA and support global initiatives and the digitization of the function

Required profile

• University degree in law (including degrees recognized under applicable equivalence frameworks) or a degree in IT / Information Systems with profound data protection knowledge; a certification such as CIPP/E or CIPM is a strong advantage
• Several years of professional experience in European and national data protection law, including international data protection projects
• Fluent written and spoken English; German and/or other EMEA languages are an advantage
• Strong communication, strategic thinking, proactive and structured approach, and willingness to travel