• 10 to 15 years of experience in Information Systems / business applications in Banking / Financial sector predominantly in a data security / compliance role.
• Good experience in handling data breaches and related incident handling.
• Very good knowledge of banking functions, related data processing and data retention requirements.
• Very good understanding of regulatory / legal framework of banks.
• Very good understanding of banking compliance standards in the UAE (CPR, PCI DSS, BASEL III, UAE IA, SWIFT CSP) from a data protection perspective.
• Ensure the alignment of banks data protection / privacy / data consumption practices with National and International regulatory frameworks.
• Good experience in creating and maintaining Data Management Control Framework with policies and procedures.
• Data privacy officer will be responsible for ensuring the Data Management Control Framework compliance in line with regulatory requirements like CPR, PCI DSS etc
• Monitor and report data management violations / breaches to senior management, Board and regulatory authorities as per the compliance requirements.
• Good understanding of data classification.
• Provide consultation to the relevant departments in the bank on Data Management and ensure their adherence to policy and standards.
• Experience in change management process.
• Ability to work as part of a team, and also independently under own supervision.
• Ability to manage initiatives from end-to-end with minor supervision
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Dedicated and hard working
• Willingness to attend office at any time if situation demands

• Bachelor degree in computer science / information systems / information security.
• Internationally accepted valid Data Privacy certifications (CIPP/A from iapp or CDPSE from ISACA etc)
• ISO 27001 LA Certified
• ITIL V3