Assistant Privacy Manager (2-year contract)

Paysafe Limited (“Paysafe”) (NYSE: PSFE) (PSFE.WS) is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With over 25 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $140 billion in 2023, and approximately 3,200 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in over 40 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments.

Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.

Assistant Privacy Manager, Group Privacy Function - Sofia

Is there a more exciting role in Privacy today?

Fintech + Data Protection + International = challenging and exciting!

Paysafe is an international payments and technology company, providing money wallets, pre-paid cards and payment processing services in the fintech sphere. We’re growing incredibly quickly, both organically and through acquisition and can provide an exciting challenge for privacy professionals.

Paysafe has offices across the globe and, in particular, processing operations in Vienna, Sofia, across Canada, LATAM and the USA. So, occasional international travel will be required. You’ll be working with leading privacy professionals who will coach, support and develop you to meet the challenges of the role.

There are lots of Data Protection jobs on offer, but few can provide such a diverse and stimulating environment. Paysafe is a rapidly growing, international company with a friendly environment.

Based in Sofia, you’ll be working with colleagues around the globe from London and Vienna, to Jacksonville and Lima! This is an opportunity that will fast-track your development as a privacy professional.

Job Purpose

To support the Cheif Privacy Officer and Deputy to enable all Paysafe Group companies to comply with their Data Protection obligations globally.

You will bring some experience as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for European and other Global Data Protection laws such as the GDPR, PIPEDA and CCPA as amended by CPRA and be willing to develop knowledge of relevant Data Protection laws globally. While you will have some privacy experience, this role supports senior SMEs and aims to develop your knowledge and experience across a range of issues including the development of frameworks and technology that enable Privacy assessment of business processes against the Global Privacy Policy, Privacy Standards, etc.

This is a frontline role for a data privacy professional, working with the business areas and other risk teams to:

• Advise on compliance across all aspects of global privacy law and regulation, including data protection, retention, security and breach rules
• Provide practical, risk-based privacy advice, consultation and support to all business units and functions within Paysafe’s Group structure
• Assist in the continued development and improvement of all aspects Paysafe’s privacy compliance program (data transfers, processing, privacy policies, staff training, etc.)

The role will include collaborating or assisting in all the main privacy areas for a global company (and in some limited instances, to lead an activity). These include:  

• implementing the ‘Privacy Policy’ and accompanying ‘Standards’ globally across all group companies
• establishing and maintaining Paysafe’s global Data Protection compliance framework
• disseminating new guidance on Privacy to all staff
• monitoring compliance with the Privacy Standards, Policies and procedures and liaising with Internal Audit
• carrying out Privacy / Data Protection Impact Assessments
• developing and implementing a ‘control self-assessment’ Privacy questionnaire and process
• investigation and management of potential breaches and data incidents
• advising on cross border data transfers
• providing pragmatic and risk-based advice on marketing initiatives, particularly electronic marketing
• provide formal compliance reporting to the Chief and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer
• provide advice on projects and to act as a key point of contact for Privacy issues
• review and advise on DPA clauses in customer terms and supplier contracts to meet GDPR and international DP requirements

Key Requirements and Experience

• At least 2 years’ experience in a privacy role
• Proven experience of working with privacy issues
• Practical experience in the area of European data privacy and protection and a good understanding of the GDPR and its implications, preferably within an international organisation. Wider global privacy law knowledge is helpful
• Pragmatic, risk-based approach and experience
• Understanding of Internet architecture and related operations
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad range of matters
• Ability to travel as required
• Ability to collaborate and build strong stakeholder relationships
• Excellent communication skills, able to simplify the complicated to a wide range of stakeholders
• Capable of influencing at all levels of the organisation in a friendly and constructive manner

The candidate must be able to demonstrate they have the right personal qualities and approach: constructive, collaborative, helpful, open, honest, influential, motivated, dedicated. Ability to research and quickly digest new and emerging Data Protection rules and provide practical and commercial advice on their implications, including:

• Commercially aware
• Good Microsoft Office and IT skills
• Organisational skills – able to run multiple initiatives in parallel
• Payments industry background helpful; as is wider Compliance and risk management exposure at a senior level for an international organisation, working with Compliance teams, Information Security and other Risk teams
• Understanding of systems and processes involved in gathering, storing, transferring and collecting data in an international context
• Understanding of the key concepts and principles of information security

Note: this is a front-line role for a junior privacy professional. You will need to demonstrate practical privacy experience in a private sector B2C facing company. B2B experience is also helpful, as Paysafe has entities operating as both Data Controller and Data Processor. Whilst experience of advising outside of UK / EU privacy laws is ideal; for the right candidate, lack of such wider knowledge is not fatal. This role presents a major development opportunity for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• IAPP CIPP qualifications, especially CIPP/E, CIPM or willingness to undertake professional training
• Degree in Law or an aligned compliance subject, Post Graduate certification in one or more of data privacy, legal, compliance, information technology desirable
• Candidates with or without legal qualifications are welcome, but must have strong data privacy knowledge and experience, with a strong academic background
• The key requirement is that you have practical data privacy knowledge and experience, i.e. able to demonstrate implementing privacy and not just ‘advising’

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join our team that is inspired by a unified vision and propelled by passion.

Send your CV in English.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Wondering how our interview process looks like now? Learn more here: https://bit.ly/paysafe_interviews

Equal Employment Opportunity

Paysafe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, and applicants for employment, and prohibits discrimination of any type with regard to ethnicity, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected characteristics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of recruitment and employment.  If you need any reasonable adjustments please let us know.  We will be happy to help and look forward to hearing from you.