What is this position about?

The Personal Data Protection (PDP) Single Point of Contact (SPOC) is a leader of daily data privacy business-as-usual duties within 1st Line of Defense (1LoD), supporting CIB and WM internal clients in achieving their objectives in terms of compliance with Privacy by Design principles and other data protection requirements, in close interaction with CIB and WM Central Data Office, APAC Processing Owners and Project Managers (1LoD) and the DPC/ DPO network (2LoD).

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?

Key Responsibilities

•    Be the first point of contact for data privacy and protection topics, and review the PDP Policies or procedures when required, internal periodic review or new laws / regulations or Group requirements, changes to existing laws / regulations or Group requirements

•    Guide processing owners into performing new or updating existing assessments, as well as creating and updating Personal Data Processing Activities (PDPA) inventory 

•    Coordinate and accompany processing owners & CDO for the PDPA inventory review 

•    Collaborates with Legal, IT and business & function teams 

•    Be consulted for internal privacy audits, data breach management and reporting, data subject rights requests fulfillment in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (DPO, Legal, IT, business,..)

•    Be a point of contact for the proper execution of first line of defense controls, in coordination with OPC. Contribute and follow-up of action plans on Marginally Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory controls

•    Contribute to Data Privacy and Protection Committees or equivalent forums, as well as in projects (business, outsourcing, ad-hoc requests, etc.) 

•    Participate in dedicated trainings on Group or local legal PDP requirements, Group data protection tools

•    Provide training and awareness materials and sessions when required

•    Report PDP indicators whenever required

•    Manage a dedicated SharePoint and a team mailbox

What is required for you to succeed?

Experience

•    2+ years of professional experience in Personal Data Protection is required

•    Knowledge of APAC PDP laws and regulations is preferred

•    Experience in project management & change management will be a plus

•    Previous experience in Multinational company On/Offshore model is preferred

•    Previous experience in Financial Services is preferred

Behavioural

•    Good communication, problem solving and analytical skills - attention to details is important. Strong organization and multi-tasking skills. Flexibility to adapt to changes in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines

•    Strong interpersonal skills & ability to develop relationships internally and externally to collaborate effectively

•    Ability to lead and influence stakeholders across the organization with proven experience of interaction with C-suite e.g. Territory CEOs/COOs, APAC CIO/CTO/CISO/Head of Operations

•    Proficient simplification and optimization skills & ability to develop and adapt a process, policy or procedure 

Required education/certification

•    Master Degree or equivalent

•    CIPP certification or equivalent will be a plus

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•    BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•    BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•    Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•    BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

https://careers.apac.bnpparibas/

More information 

BNP Paribas - Diversity & Inclusion Journey

BNP Paribas - The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained

BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year