International Data Privacy Lawyer

Publicis Groupe

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Job Description

  • Be the first point of contact for data privacy related enquiries for our subsidiaries located throughout Greater China providing them with appropriate advice and strategic guidance
  • Work independently and confidently trouble-shoot issues expeditiously and maturely with minimal guidance and supervision
  • Adopt carefully curated solutions that are commercial minded and with legal acumen
  • Support new business proposals, client questionnaires and requests for proposal
  • Review, amend and negotiate on data processing agreements and privacy provisions in service agreement or technology agreements
  • Modify, improvise and customize legal documents and data processing addendum templates for Greater China given the eccentricities unique to the Greater China jurisdictions
  • Support by giving strategic advice in the event of data breach or security incidents
  • Review new software requests by businesses in Greater China from a privacy perspective
  • Show interest and creative synergy in understanding the ever-evolving media ad tech industry and its impact on privacy (e.g. phasing out of third party cookies)
  • Ensure that you are up to speed and closely tracking fast-paced developments in privacy laws throughout Greater China 
  • Conducting data privacy trainings on the law by providing commercial minded operational solutions and call-outs for Greater China subsidiaries
  • Take the initiative to circulate email updates on the law to business heads and agencies should there be a significant impact to the Groupe’s work
  • Work with other Publicis teams on global projects to review and improve existing data protection policies, practices, privacy programs and/or due diligence assessments
  • Conduct privacy impact assessments and privacy audits under the supervision of Publicis Groupe´s Chief Data Privacy Officer
  • Collaborate with other colleagues in the Global Data Privacy Office on projects/initiatives
  • Collaborate closely with the Greater China commercial legal team to support our agencies from a privacy perspective
  • Manage external counsel if and when hired for special projects or disputes

Qualifications

  • be a Chinese qualified advocate and solicitor
  • have a minimum of 5 years' PQE, with the majority of this time spent gaining expertise in relation to privacy matters
  • have solid knowledge of Greater China privacy laws and some working background of the European Union’s GDPR
  • have a privacy certification (such as CIPP/E, CIPP/US from IAPP or similar)
  • have a strong English capability and is able to use English as a working language
  • have initiative, resolve and a can-do attitude and function with minimal supervision, guidance
  • have the maturity to know when to escalate issues to the Groupe´s Chief Data Privacy Officer
  • have the confidence and zest to manage C-suites, management independently
  • be commercially-minded to know when business oriented solutions need to be forged bearing in mind legal risks
  • be an enthusiastic, energetic data protection and privacy subject matter learner who is open to continuing professional development

Additional Information

  • Ideally some background knowledge of the media tech industry or an interest to learn and dive into the media tech industry
  • Experience in policy development and training
  • Background in compliance, legal or quality assurance
  • Dynamic firecracker!
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