Data Protection Manager (m/w/d) – EMEA

Location: Belgrade, Serbia; Leipzig or Poing (Munich), Germany; Krakow, Poland; or Leeds, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global Business Services GmbH provides shared services for the hirify.global Group across EMEA, supporting a global semiconductor products and services distribution business.

What you will do

• Manage the operational implementation and continuous development of the EMEA Data Protection Management System.
• Perform and coordinate DPIAs, DPAs, TRAs, and Records of Processing Activities in OneTrust.
• Negotiate and manage Data Processing Agreements and Joint Controller agreements.
• Support Data Subject Rights Requests, data breach assessments, incident handling, and documentation.
• Advise HR, IT, Sales, Compliance, and other business functions on day-to-day data protection matters.
• Support data protection training, awareness initiatives, and AI-related compliance activities.

Requirements

• University degree in Law, Business Administration, Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a comparable field.
• 2–5 years of relevant professional experience in data protection, preferably in an international or corporate environment.
• Solid knowledge of the GDPR and practical experience with DPIAs, DPAs, TRAs, RoPAs, Data Subject Rights Requests, and data breach handling.
• Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented approach with the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.
• Strong communication skills in German and English are required.

Nice to have

• Legal background.
• Experience with data protection management tools such as OneTrust.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across multiple EMEA countries and business functions.
• Collaborate with Data Protection Coordinators, IT, Compliance, HR, Sales, and other internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to organization-wide data protection training and awareness initiatives.