Note : For this role we are inviting applicants who are based in Germany or Amsterdam based
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
The Manager Global Privacy is tasked with the delivery and completion of all activities included in the services provided by Global Privacy (data protection impact assessments, privacy contracts, Global Privacy driven projects or initiatives, external complaints response, etc.). They are responsible for the end-to-end delivery of assigned activities, coordinating and executing independently throughout all phases of the assigned activity and ensures appropriate quality, documentation and communication.
Key Responsibilities:
- Data Protection Impact Assessments : Complete and document Privacy Impact Assessments and Data Protection Impact Assessments within the pre-defined framework. Produce, verify and negotiate with internal or external stakeholders necessary deliverables (e.g. data processing agreements) and coordinate with external counsel as necessary.
- Privacy Risk Management : Engage with business owners and obtain their commitment for risk mitigation related to risk identified within activities assigned to them.
- Personal Data Breaches : Analyse and assess incoming personal data breaches per a pre-defined assessment schema and escalate a verified personal data breach to the Global Privacy management team.
- Individual Complaints : Coordinate or execute fact finding related to the history of any complaint and highlight the privacy impact, the root cause and the related risk for adidas and provide a proposal for resonse letters related to complaints submitted by individual persons.
- Privacy Trainings : Provide training or awareness activities to special business audiences. Identify and report exisiting needs for training. Create training materials.
- Privacy projects : Coordinate the delivery of individual initiatives and execute complex tasks within major projects as assigned. Engage with and support external project or program managers or subject matter experts.
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Fluent in English; German language fluency a plus
- Comfortable with information technology topics
- Good interpersonal skills, incl. with regard to business diplomacy, sensitivity mediation, influencing, attendance, stakeholder management, communication style and integrity
- Diligent working practice
- Ability to manage multiple priorities to accomplish assignments simultaneously under tight timelines
- Law Degree
- Master degree in law (or equivalent) / alternatively master degree or equivalent in a relevant area / Full law qualification ( (Zweites Juristisches Staatsexamen, master degree in law or equivalent & eligible for bar admisstion) a plus
- 3 years of relevant working experience
- Solid and proven record in the area of privacy
- Working experience in large international companies in a similar industry a plus
- Relevant international privacy certification a plus (CIPP, CIPM, etc.)
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
- COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
- OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
- INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
- TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
- INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
- RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.
adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.