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<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> About the job DATA PRIVACY EXPERT <p><strong>About the Role</strong><span> Duncan &amp; Ross is retained by a leading petrochemical client on Saudi Arabia's Eastern Coast to source a senior Data Privacy Expert for a 5-month on-site engagement. You will lead the client's data privacy programme — ensuring full compliance with Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), the client's parent company privacy requirements, and relevant international standards. This is a senior advisory and implementation role requiring both strategic vision and practical delivery.</span></p><br> <p><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>Lead the design and implementation of the client's enterprise data privacy programme</li> <li>Ensure compliance with Saudi Arabia's PDPL, SDAIA guidance, and the client's parent company privacy frameworks</li> <li>Conduct privacy impact assessments (PIAs) and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) across key business processes and systems</li> <li>Develop and maintain privacy policies, notices, consent frameworks, and data subject rights procedures</li> <li>Identify and remediate privacy risks across the data estate — including third-party and vendor relationships</li> <li>Define data retention, deletion, and anonymisation standards</li> <li>Train and advise internal stakeholders on privacy obligations and best practices</li> <li>Liaise with legal, compliance, IT, and business leadership to embed privacy by design</li> <li>Advise on cross-border data transfer controls and third-party data sharing agreements</li> </ul> <p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><br> <ul> <li>10+ years of experience in data privacy, data protection, or privacy law</li> <li>Deep knowledge of Saudi Arabia's PDPL and SDAIA regulatory framework — essential</li> <li>Broader international privacy expertise (GDPR, CCPA, or equivalent) highly valued</li> <li>Experience advising large, complex organisations — energy, industrial, or government-aligned sectors preferred</li> <li>CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, or equivalent privacy certification strongly preferred</li> <li>Ability to engage and advise at General Counsel, DPO, and C-suite level</li> <li>Familiarity with major national energy company privacy and compliance standards in the Gulf region is a strong advantage</li></ul> Vertical:&nbsp; <p>Technology</p><br> <br> <br> </div><h2 data-automation-id="subHeaderPreferredCandidate" class="h5"> Preferred candidate </h2> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small bg-mute"> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Years_of_experience"> <b>Years of experience</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Years_of_experience"> No experience required </div> </div> <div class="row is-m v-align-top t-small "> <div class="col is-3 p5" data-automation-id="label_Degree"> <b>Degree</b> </div> <div class="col is-9 p5" data-automation-id="data_Degree"> Bachelor's degree / higher diploma </div> </div>