Job Description

Bloomberg\'s Legal & Compliance Department plays a critical role in supporting our businesses and operations around the world. We move quickly and thoughtfully to help address a variety of complex legal issues that arise across the Company\'s various businesses. Our team is made up of talented and hardworking professionals who think creatively and work collaboratively in an open environment to deliver results, drive innovation, and solve difficult problems. Diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we strive to maintain an environment where our employees are empowered to make an impact. We also recognise the value of diversity and inclusion in cultivating a supportive workplace and the importance of giving back to our communities as evidenced by our award-winning pro bono program.

The Data Privacy Compliance team within Bloomberg\'s Legal & Compliance Department works closely with the Data Privacy Legal team, business and engineering stakeholders to ensure compliance with current/developing privacy rules and regulations, implement global training and communication programs and monitor privacy risk across the business. The Data Privacy Compliance team also leads privacy product reviews and Data Privacy Impact Assessments, manages responses to data subject rights requests, drafts internal policies and coordinates regional privacy-related regulatory filings.

The Role:
Based in either our Hong Kong or Singapore office, this will be a great opportunity to work as an APAC Privacy Compliance expert. Your focus will be on data privacy matters - including APAC privacy laws, GDPR and other global privacy requirements - ensuring Bloomberg meets its legal, regulatory, and reputational responsibility. You will cover Bloomberg\'s diverse businesses, including our Financial Solutions, Data and Media businesses, as well as support our internal teams including Engineering and Human Resources. You are ultimately responsible for protecting the personal data of our users, clients, employees and other third parties.

We\'ll trust you to:

• Provide data privacy compliance advice to the business and support functions to ensure compliance with data privacy regulatory and Company requirements and standards
• Be a primary point of contact for data privacy Compliance matters in APAC
• Advise and support our Data Privacy Officer(s) and Compliance Officers
• Be actively involved in product development and product review, including developing data privacy compliance mechanisms for new products and services
• Respond to third-party questionnaires and inquiries
• Assist to implement and maintain the Company\'s Global Data Privacy Compliance Program, including policies and procedures
• Prepare and delivery data privacy training addressing employee needs and compliance requirements as well as enhancing employee awareness and knowledge of data privacy requirements and sensitivities
• Implement appropriate data privacy compliance controls and tools, including working with compliance technology support and other internal functions to make improvements and address any gaps identified
• Support the global head of compliance practices and regional compliance practices by coordinating or conducting relevant risk assessments and compliance controls testing in APAC, on a risk based approach

You\'ll need to have:

• Minimum 5 years of data privacy legal and/or compliance experience at a law firm, in-house and/or in the government
• Experience preparing reports for internal management and responding to regulatory and data subject inquiries
• Experience in drafting policies, procedures and manuals
• Subject matter expertise in data privacy laws, rules, regulations, and industry standards
• Ability to collaborate effectively with security and risk professionals, engineers, software developers, product development, Human Resources, and other teams
• Ability to work independently and effectively manage and prioritise multiple projects simultaneously
• A passion and ability to advise and influence senior business people on data privacy matters
• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills and the ability to thrive in an open office environment and as part of a fast-paced team

We\'d love to see:

• Experience working with regulated financial institutions, software and other technology companies
• In-house experience, or a client secondment
• A Law degree
• Experience with compliance risk assessment and controls monitoring and testing processes

Does this sound like you?
Apply if you think you\'re a good match. We\'ll get in touch to let you know what the next steps are.

Bloomberg is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, parental or caring status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy or parental leave, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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