Principal Responsibilities:
? Be the first point of contact for data privacy related enquiries for our subsidiaries located throughout mainland China & Hong Kong providing them with appropriate advice and strategic guidance
? Work independently and confidently trouble-shoot issues expeditiously and maturely with minimal guidance and supervision
? Adopt carefully curated solutions that are commercial minded and with legal acumen
? Support new business proposals, client questionnaires and requests for proposal
? Review, amend and negotiate on data processing agreements and privacy provisions in service agreement or technology agreements
? Modify, improvise and customize legal documents and data processing addendum templates for mainland China & Hong Kong given the unique requirements in mainland China in particular
? Support by giving strategic advice in the event of any data breach or security incident
? Review new software requests by businesses in mainland China & Hong Kong from a privacy perspective
? Show interest and creative synergy in understanding the ever-evolving media ad tech industry and its impact on privacy (e.g. phasing out of third-party cookies)
? Ensure that you are up to speed and closely tracking fast-paced developments in privacy laws throughout mainland China & Hong Kong and other jurisdictions as needed
? Conducting data privacy trainings on the law by providing commercial minded operational solutions and call-outs for mainland China & Hong Kong subsidiaries
? Take the initiative to circulate email updates on the law to business heads and agencies should there be a significant impact to the Groupe’s work
? Work with other Publicis teams on global projects to review and improve existing data protection policies, practices, privacy programs and/or due diligence assessments
? Conduct privacy impact assessments and privacy audits under the supervision of Publicis Groupe′s Chief Data Privacy Officer
? Collaborate with other colleagues in the Global Data Privacy Office on projects/initiatives
? Collaborate closely with the Greater China commercial legal team to support our agencies from a privacy perspective
? Manage external counsel if and when hired for special projects or disputes
Core Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will:
? be a Chinese qualified advocate and solicitor
? have a minimum of 5 years’ PQE, with the majority of this time spent gaining expertise in relation to privacy matters
? have solid knowledge of mainland China privacy laws (incl. the cyber security law, data security law and personal information protection law, and all relevant subsidiary and applicable sectoral regulations), and ideally some working background of the European Union’s GDPR. Knowledge of Hong Kong’s privacy laws will be a plus.
? ideally a privacy certification (such as CIPP/E, CIPP/US from IAPP or similar)
? have a strong English capability and is able to use English as a working language
? have initiative, resolve and a can-do attitude and function with minimal supervision, guidance
? have the maturity to know when to escalate issues to the Groupe′s Chief Data Privacy Officer
? have the confidence and zest to manage C-suites, management independently
? be commercially-minded to know when business oriented solutions need to be forged bearing in mind legal risks
? be an enthusiastic, energetic data protection and privacy subject matter learner who is open to continuing professional development
Other desired skills:
? Ideally some background knowledge of the media tech industry or an interest to learn and dive into the media tech industry
? Experience in policy development and training
? Background in compliance, legal or quality assurance
? Dynamic firecracker!