Global Privacy and Data Protection Specialist - Remote

Overview

Dentons is designed to be different. We are driven to always be the firm of the future, to challenge the status quo, and to provide holistic business solutions to our clients in new and innovative ways. We are the lightbulb moments. The bold ideas. We are the world's largest global law firm, with 12,000+ people across 80+ countries. Driven by the diverse perspectives of our people, our clients, and our communities, we combine local knowledge with global insight.

We are looking for a Global Privacy and Data Protection Specialist to join our global privacy team. This role reports to the Global Senior Data Protection Specialist and is ideal for a professional with hands-on experience in privacy operations, stakeholder support and emerging technologies. While the role involves a high degree of autonomy, it operates under the guidance of senior privacy leadership to ensure alignment with global strategy and escalation of complex matters as needed. The successful candidate will support a broad range of global compliance activities across all regions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to embed privacy-by-design into projects, manage data subject rights and incidents, and optimize the use of privacy tools like OneTrust.

In Short

• Support the evolution of the global privacy program in alignment with GDPR and other international data protection frameworks.
• Conduct and advise on DPIAs, vendor risk assessments, and manage Records of Processing Activities (RoPAs).
• Draft, review, maintain and harmonise privacy documentation.
• Respond to day-to-day privacy queries and provide practical, risk-based privacy advice to internal teams.
• Manage routine and moderately complex privacy queries independently.
• Act as a central contact for OneTrust: oversee implementation and ongoing management.
• Support the coordination, investigation and documentation of privacy incidents and breaches.
• Manage data subject access and rights requests received centrally.
• Collaborate with privacy professionals and stakeholders across global regions.
• Coordinate and deliver privacy training and awareness initiatives across the Firm.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in privacy operations and stakeholder support.
• Strong understanding of GDPR and international data protection frameworks.
• Experience with privacy tools like OneTrust.
• Ability to manage complex privacy queries and incidents.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience in conducting risk assessments and managing compliance requests.
• Ability to develop and deliver training materials.
• Strong analytical skills for metrics and reporting.
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and privacy-by-design principles.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a global law firm.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Supportive leadership and mentorship.
• Engagement with diverse teams across the globe.