Who we are looking for
We are looking for a Data Protection Consultant to integrate our Privacy & Data Governance business unit (PDG).
The current business dynamics are unprecedented for this department, which is multiplying ambitious projects all over Belgium and abroad. In other words, Approach Cyber is a major player in Data Protection and Data Governance and is quickly evolving.
We are therefore actively looking for people who have the ambition to participate in the development of the data protection department at Approach, while advising clients from various sizes and sectors, helping them improve their privacy and risk management maturity, providing top-notch legal expertise as well as governance recommendations.
You will have the opportunity to grow your expertise by getting acquainted and/or certified in recognized industries and privacy standards (ISO 27701, ISO 31700, Europrivacy certifications, etc.) with our experts and advise clients on the latest legislative frameworks.
Your role and responsibilities
You will join a team with all levels of seniority. You will integrate your field of action within a more global cybersecurity approach. Therefore, you could rely on the knowledge of your expert colleagues with both technical and legal backgrounds.
As a Data Protection Consultant, you will:
- Provide high value services to customers in the light of Approach’s Privacy & Data Governance offering/business:
- Bring your knowledge and energy on different steps of data protection projects, autonomously or within the team.
- Advise on all aspects of data privacy.
- Participate in the development of Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIA) and supervise their implementation.
- Monitor compliance with the international and local data protection legislations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, e-privacy directive, Data Governance Act, …)
- Drive privacy compliance audits.
- Give trainings to employees involved in data processing activities.
- Liaise with national Supervisory Authorities (SA’s)
- Use your proactivity and your smile to develop our Privacy & Data Governance business unit by (for example):
- Actively contributing to the development of tools and methodologies used by your team.
- Sharing your knowledge about sector news to your team.
- Contributing to develop a business/commercial approach towards potential customers.
- Following and coaching junior colleagues on your specific expertise.
Your profile
You have :
- Recognized Data Privacy Officer certification
- OR any other training, certifications, Executive Master, … in the frame of data protection or cybersecurity.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar function (DPO, Assistant DPO, Privacy officer, legal counsel, …)
- Good understanding of Information Risk Management and methodologies
- Interest in Data Protection technologies and how they link to Data Privacy
- An ability to speak/write/understand Dutch OR French and English at a professional level.
Bilingual abilities (FR/NL) are of course a plus. - True communicator with Business level communication skills:
- To make complex legal or data protection concepts easy to understand by a business or a technical audience.
- To interact with C-level, to work with legal, GRC and IT departments, to challenge technical implementations and to understand business needs.
- Ability to understand senior management considerations (strategic level) and ability to help them in their decision.
Considered as a plus:
- Good understanding of ISO27000 standards
- Experience in risk assessments as assessor or contributor
- Exposure to security audit, as auditor, auditee, remediation owner
- Exposure to (security) incident response and crisis management
Mindset:
- Excellence in every detail: You take pride in delivering high-quality work and always strive to exceed expectations.
- Client-focused mindset: You understand your client’s objectives and provide thoughtful, tailored advice to help them succeed.
- Adaptability in action: You navigate diverse workloads with confidence, setting priorities that ensure efficiency and impact.
- Team spirit: Cybersecurity is a team effort. As a Data Protection Consultant, you share knowledge, discuss trends, and support your teammates, knowing that collaboration makes everyone stronger.
- Integrity above all: You handle sensitive information with the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism. Trust is at the core of everything you do.
- Last but not least, we would like you to become an ambassador for the professional values that are at the heart of our philosophy:
- TOP-NOTCH
- HUMAN-CENTRIC
- NO-NONSENSE
Our offer
- Join a dynamic and fast-growing company in a booming sector
- Participate in the development of the company as a co-creator of innovative solutions
- Drive ambitious incident response projects from the business situation up to the resolution, taking direct decisions while keeping a concrete view of the human-scale IT networks at our customers’ sites, and direct contact with the C-level client sponsor
- Develop your career path and add top-level trainings and certifications to your CV
- Benefit from an attractive salary package, including a full range of benefits:
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- Mobility budget according to your function level
- Competitive group insurance including pension fund, death, and disability coverage,
- Attractive complementary insurances for non-work-related accident and loss of salary in case of sickness, company fully supported contribution
- 32 days holiday/year (on a fulltime equivalent basis)
- Flexible home working policy
- Other fringe benefits (meal vouchers, eco vouchers, …)
- Bonus based on your annual objectives
- Fun company events, exclusive team experiences
- Contribute to a safer, fairer world for data subjects and citizens, ensure the serenity of great businesses and essential public institutions
- Live your values daily in a dynamic, fun and multicultural working environment.
