Data Privacy Officer

Role Objective

The incumbent will perform activities pertaining to Data Privacy across Doha Bank, in line with policies, procedures and applicable Data Privacy laws and regulations. The incumbent will support in development and implementation of the bank’s Data Privacy Program, ensure data compliance through relevant mechanism, and impart staff training in close coordination with the relevant stakeholders.

Detailed Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform all operational activities as assigned by the reporting authority, in compliance with local regulations, Doha Bank’s policies and units/departments approved policies and procedures.
• Support in development and implementation of the bank’s Data Privacy framework, and program in accordance with relevant Data Privacy laws and regulations.
• Work closely with the respective stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable Data Privacy laws and regulations for the bank.
• Prepare Data Privacy policies, procedures & notices and perform annual review of these documents for their compliance to legal, regulatory and organizational updates.
• Work closely with the relevant stakeholders in implementation of the Data Privacy policies, procedures and notices across the Bank.
• Assist the Privacy Champions and IT Application Managers in maintenance of Record of Processing Activities and Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs).
• Perform Data Privacy Impact Assessment of the bank’s business process and IT applications processing personal data of the staff, customers, vendors, etc.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure all business processes adhere to internal Data Privacy policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with IT Application owners to ensure all IT Applications containing personal data adhere to internal Data Privacy policies and procedures.

Educational Qualifications and Experience:

• University graduate with a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security or any other related discipline.
• 05-08 years of total experience in financial services/banking industry, entailing responsibilities pertaining to the specific area of discipline.
• Previous experience in Data Privacy /Data Protection or data compliance in financial services industry.