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Data Protection Officer/Senior Legal Officer

eFinancialCareersLuxembourg🇱🇺LuxembourgPosted 14 Oct 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Posted
Yesterday
ComplianceCorporate LawLegal ResearchMicrosoft Office

Job Description

Data Protection Officer/Senior Legal Officer
Your Day-to-Day:
  • Define and oversee the organisation's personal data protection strategy, ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements and applicable local regulations.
  • Maintain and update internal data protection policies, procedures, privacy notices and related documentation.
  • Manage and monitor the processing activities register, ensuring its accuracy and completeness.
  • Conduct or supervise Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and identify potential risks associated with personal data processing.
  • Recommend appropriate corrective measures and advise business and IT teams on privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles.
  • Oversee requests from individuals exercising their data protection rights, including access, rectification, erasure and objection.
  • Develop and deliver internal training sessions and awareness initiatives to promote data protection best practices.
  • Supervise internal GDPR compliance audits and monitor the implementation of technical and organisational measures.
  • Prepare regular data protection compliance reports for senior management.
  • Act as the main point of contact for data protection authorities and contribute to the review and drafting of third-party contractual clauses, including Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
  • Conduct legal research and provide comprehensive legal advice to various business functions and senior management.
  • Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of legal agreements, including client contracts, outsourcing agreements and intra-group contracts.
  • Manage legal disputes in coordination with external legal counsel.
  • Provide support and cover for the General Counsel when required.

Your Profile:
  • Hold a Master's degree in Law.
  • Have significant professional experience as a Data Protection Officer or in a comparable data protection role, ideally within the banking, financial services or investment sector.
  • Possess a recognised Data Protection Officer certification; this is considered an advantage.
  • Hold the Luxembourg Certificate of Complementary Studies in Law (CCDL); this is an advantage.
  • Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the GDPR and related data protection legislation.
  • Have a strong understanding of financial law, commercial law, corporate law and/or civil law, including inheritance and succession matters.
  • Be fluent in both French and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Have knowledge of Dutch; this is considered an advantage.
  • Demonstrate strong analytical, research and legal drafting skills, with excellent attention to detail.
  • Be able to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Be highly organised, rigorous and capable of handling complex legal and regulatory matters.
  • Have excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

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