Data Protection Specialist – Hong Kong

Hong Kong Compliance Group Functions

Job Reference #

294892BR

City

Hong Kong

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

Are you an experienced and driven professional in Data Protection who has what it takes to strengthen our team?

• Ensure organization’s compliance to privacy laws and regulations

• Provide regulatory compliance advisory on data privacy regulations including applicable obligations on new business initiatives or change in processing activity

• Collaborate and engage internal stakeholders on any new or changes to privacy laws and requirements and provide support in the implementation of necessary compliance measures

• Executing Data Protection Office processes in collaboration with other Data Protection SMEs

• Monitoring compliance of personal data processing with applicable data protection law and UBS policies, and act as contact person for data subjects on data protection matters

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Your team

The Group Data Protection Office organizationally positioned with Group Compliance, Regulatory and Governance is led by the Group Data Protection Officer (Group DPO), with a mandate to ensure UBS adherence to data privacy laws and regulations and maintain the Data Protection Policy and Control Framework. The Group Data Protection Office is headquartered in Switzerland is comprised of a central team of SMEs and Local Data Protection Contacts ("LDPC") in Zurich, Frankfurt, Krakow, Luxembourg, Paris, London, Singapore, Shanghai, New York and Sao Paolo covering UBS locations globally. To fulfil its mandate, the Group Data Protection Office works closely with key stakeholders across the UBS organization.

Diversity helps us grow, together. That’s why we are committed to fostering and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. It strengthens our business and brings value to our clients.

Your expertise

• Academic degree in relevant area, including Business Administration or Law

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in data privacy or related area, preferably in the financial industry with leading institutions, business consultancies or supervisory authorities

• Knowledge of Hong Kong data protection law and ability to translate into operational implications for the UBS Organisation

• Knowledge of banking and investment products, services and processes as well as data analytics and privacy aspects is a plus

• Privacy relevant certification, for example by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

• Driven, self-starter and proven ability to organize own work in a dynamic working environment and delivering on different topics within agreed timelines and build and manage productive working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation

• Flexible, resilient team player with a positive attitude

with strong analytical skills to enable structured problem solving with ability to synthesize and express complex issues into concrete outcomes

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

• Fluent in English and Mandarin

About us

UBS is the world’s largest and only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that its our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

Contact Details

UBS Business Solutions SA
UBS Recruiting

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.