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Privacy Counsel

OLX

OLX

Legal
Poznań, Poland
Posted on Oct 24, 2024
WELCOME TO OLX
At OLX, we work together to build a more sustainable world through trade.
We make it safe, smart, and convenient to buy and sell cars, find housing, get jobs, buy and sell household goods, and more. Our colleagues around the world help to serve millions of people around the world every month, through its well-loved consumer brands including OLX, Otodom, Property24.
Join OLX and see how far you can go.
We’re looking for an experienced Privacy Counsel with a thorough knowledge of European Data protection laws to navigate the playing field between various OLX jurisdictions. You will provide privacy advice to the Corporate and OLX business units and help designing, implementing and maintaining a robust Privacy Program across the group.

In a typical day at OLX, in the role of Privacy Counsel, you will:

  • Lead within a global network of privacy and legal counsels, reporting to the global DPO, focusing on the European OLX Privacy Programme and global data infrastructure governance.
  • Advise the business on privacy matters, ensuring compliance with laws and policies related to personal information.
  • Maintain relationships with business stakeholders to identify infrastructure requirements and controls.
  • Ensure corporate privacy legal compliance, including contracting, policy drafting, data mapping, impact assessments, international data transfers, training, and privacy by design for new products and services.
  • Interface with data protection authorities, including Poland's Data Protection Authority.
  • Advise on incident management, including issue resolution and reporting on data privacy implications of security or IT incidents, in partnership with the group risk management function.

What do you need to be successful in this role?

  • University law degree or equivalent qualification and in house experience within a similar role for at least 3-5 years in a multinational corporation (technology industry in emerging/growth markets exposure strongly preferred).
  • Strong knowledge of European privacy laws and regulations, CIPP certification (CIPP/E and/or CIPT preferred).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

Aside from the required qualifications, we are looking for someone that displays the following characteristics and traits:

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with a solution orientated “can-do” attitude, results-driven and getting things done efficiently and effectively.
  • Willing to work in a fast-paced, every-changing business with multiple, cross-border stakeholders.
  • Able to communicate simply, clearly and in a way that adds value to the business;
  • Is a problem-solver, not only a problem-identifier.
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize them under ambitious deadlines.
  • Is insatiably curious and willing to learn about all aspects of our business.

What you get from us?

  • Complex compensation package (annual performance-based bonus, medical insurance, flexible benefits).
  • Continuous investment in your development, through trainings and e-courses including MyAcademy and Udemy.
  • Work in a hybrid model - three days per week from the office in Poznań or Warsaw.
  • Unique opportunity to become a part of an international group and one of the major Internet Brands in the world, contributing to the global OLX Group success.
  • Fun and informal environment where getting stuff done and enjoying the ride is far more important than rules and hierarchies.
  • Opportunity to make impact on how millions of people trade every day.
Why join OLX?
At OLX, we invest in ourselves and each other to reach our full potential. We avoid bureaucracy and empower our teams to innovate; with opportunities, training, and leadership behaviors a key focus for all. Our commitment to inclusion ensures we listen to a diverse range of voices when making decisions. And, we combine the spirit and agility of a startup with our global scale and the backing of Prosus, one of the largest consumer internet groups in the world.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at OLX
At OLX, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We strongly encourage people of all races, ethnicities, disabilities, ages, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, religions, backgrounds, and experiences to apply.
If you are excited about this role, and your past experiences do not align perfectly with every criteria asked for in the job description, we would still like you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities across the business, and we'd like to hear from you.
OLX (OLX consists of OLX Global B.V. and its affiliated companies) will handle your personal data with care and will process your personal data to assess your fit for the position you are applying for. You can give your consent (optional) to allow us to store your data for up to 12 months after the application process. So that in case you are not fit for the role at stake we can consider you for other suitable roles.
Please refer to our Privacy Statement to find out more about how your application data will be processed.
Grupa OLX sp. z o.o. has implemented an internal procedure for reporting violations of the law. You have the right to report a violation of the law via website or by phone using any of the phone numbers listed on this site. The verification of reports and the undertaking of follow-up actions are handled by authorized members of the ethics and compliance team. All reports will be treated with the utmost care, confidentiality and in accordance with applicable law.