Data Privacy Subject Matter Expert (1-year contract)

About the role

We are seeking a Data Privacy Subject Matter Expert to join our client’s team in Kuwait on a one‑year contract, with the possibility of extension. The role focuses on establishing and maintaining a robust enterprise data privacy framework, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements such as GDPR.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and continuously improve the enterprise data privacy framework.
• Apply privacy‑by‑design and privacy‑by‑default principles across projects and processes.
• Maintain data privacy artefacts, registers and Records of Processing Activities (RoPA).
• Support compliance audits, regulatory inspections and assessments.
• Assist in responding to regulatory inquiries and data subject requests (DSRs).

Required profile

• Practical understanding of GDPR implementation.
• Experience working in the telecom sector.
• Proven ability to support compliance audits and regulatory inspections.
• Experience handling data subject requests and regulatory inquiries.

Required skills

• GDPR knowledge
• Privacy‑by‑design implementation
• Privacy‑by‑default implementation
• Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) management