DATA PRIVACY EXPERT
Job Location:
Jubail - Saudi Arabia
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Job Summary
About the Role Duncan & Ross is retained by a leading petrochemical client on Saudi Arabias Eastern Coast to source a senior Data Privacy Expert for a 5-month on-site engagement. You will lead the clients data privacy programme ensuring full compliance with Saudi Arabias Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) the clients parent company privacy requirements and relevant international standards. This is a senior advisory and implementation role requiring both strategic vision and practical delivery.
What Youll Do
- Lead the design and implementation of the clients enterprise data privacy programme
- Ensure compliance with Saudi Arabias PDPL SDAIA guidance and the clients parent company privacy frameworks
- Conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs) and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) across key business processes and systems
- Develop and maintain privacy policies notices consent frameworks and data subject rights procedures
- Identify and remediate privacy risks across the data estate including third-party and vendor relationships
- Define data retention deletion and anonymisation standards
- Train and advise internal stakeholders on privacy obligations and best practices
- Liaise with legal compliance IT and business leadership to embed privacy by design
- Advise on cross-border data transfer controls and third-party data sharing agreements
What Were Looking For
- 10 years of experience in data privacy data protection or privacy law
- Deep knowledge of Saudi Arabias PDPL and SDAIA regulatory framework essential
- Broader international privacy expertise (GDPR CCPA or equivalent) highly valued
- Experience advising large complex organisations energy industrial or government-aligned sectors preferred
- CIPP CIPM CIPT or equivalent privacy certification strongly preferred
- Ability to engage and advise at General Counsel DPO and C-suite level
- Familiarity with major national energy company privacy and compliance standards in the Gulf region is a strong advantage
Vertical:
Technology
About Company
Duncan & Ross offers integrated and customer oriented services in different industries such as Automotive, Aerospace, Metro & Railway, Energy, Construction, Manufacturing and Telecom.
