Data Privacy & AI Compliance Support Consultant

About the role

Syngenta Group is hiring a Data Privacy & AI Compliance Support Consultant in Budapest. The role sits in a small, collaborative team of privacy and AI professionals and helps internal clients navigate established data privacy obligations alongside emerging AI compliance requirements. It works closely with the OneTrust platform and a planned new AI governance platform.

Key responsibilities

• Support the implementation of a new AI governance tool complementary to OneTrust, and help review AI legal risk assessments, asset assessments and vendor due diligence where personal data is involved.
• Advise internal clients on technical and organisational AI guardrails and help deliver training, awareness, policy and guidance on responsible AI.
• Help implement and run OneTrust across Syngenta's jurisdictions, including internal interviews, data mapping, privacy assessments and investigations, and provide customer support to functions such as IT, HR and Marketing.
• Streamline the Vendor Risk Assessment process, including AI-enabled vendors, and monitor and respond to privacy and AI compliance queries.
• Work with the Global Data Protection Office on compliance monitoring, assess the impact of new regulations such as the EU AI Act, and support incident management and response.
• Develop policies, guidelines, training material and newsletters, and help educate the organisation on data privacy and responsible AI.

Required profile

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in leading or participating in tool or process implementation, or a background in advisory/consulting.
• Project management skills, proactive problem solving and experience resolving client queries.
• Excellent communication skills, able to lead meetings with internal stakeholders and work across functions and cultures.
• Open to obtaining, or holding, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT or an emerging AI governance certification (e.g. AIGP).
• Experience in process mapping and supporting data privacy impact assessments, with interest in AI risk assessments.

Required skills

• Prior knowledge of GDPR and familiarity with OneTrust or equivalent data protection systems is essential.
• Awareness of emerging AI regulation such as the EU AI Act is essential.
• Time management and organisational skills; a dynamic, autonomous and flexible personality.

What we offer

• An inclusive, collaborative environment with professional growth and work-life balance.
• Location-tailored benefits package, learning and development, wellness programs and employee assistance programs.