Privacy Specialist for [xxxxx] Denmark

Verisure Denmark is seeking a talented Privacy Specialist with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for Compliance to join our growing and successful Danish business. We are growing fast, and we are committed to building a talented team in Denmark. Our organization in Denmark has grown to one of the largest players in the market. During this time, we have more than tripled our customer portfolio and growing revenue, while building a team of talented, passionate and capable colleagues. This tremendous transition in a global Customer centric company has strengthened the importance of a self-driven Privacy Specialist with strong business acumen.

The Privacy Specialist will be a member of the Danish legal team and report to the Head of Legal. The Privacy Specialist will also be part of the North Cluster with close cooperation between the team colleagues in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands. The role is based in Copenhagen.

The successful candidate will thrive in a fast pace, agile, international, and entrepreneurial business environment and will be a key player and work closely with the teams across primarily the Danish business functions. The role offers an opportunity to develop as the business grows and it is an exciting opportunity for a Privacy Specialist to deliver value from day one through innovative and leading-edge legal thinking in building trust with customers and key stakeholders for sustainable business growth.

Responsibilities

You will support in all local privacy areas as well as the commercial business. Scope of responsibilities may develop and be extended depending on your current qualifications and development. We foresee that your current responsibilities will include:

Advising in a wide range of GDPR and compliance areas across the business with focus on following:

• Design, drive and implement and improve GDPR and compliance programs and processes
• Management of Data-processing agreements and audits
• Handling Data protection agency cases, Data breaches and SARS
• Art 30 and one trust operation
• Monitor key regulatory and legal trends relevant for the business
• Planning, implementing, and conducting compliance training to the business units
• Support on Product compliance and product launches related to GDPR
• Ad hoc matters related to GDPR and compliance
• Depending on local business needs from time to time, additional legal support primarily in the areas of consumer and marketing law.

If you see yourself as having an innovative, positive and grounded ‘can-do’ personality, you will really like it with Verisure! When we look for candidates, experience is of course a valuable asset and will be appreciated, but the right mindset is even more important than a certain number of years worked!

Candidate profile

The role is expected to deliver impact quickly, and the right candidate will have the opportunity to develop as the business grows. It is an exciting opportunity for a privacy specialist to deliver value through innovative and leading-edge legal thinking, impactful regulatory advocacy and leadership in building trust with customers and key stakeholders for sustainable business growth.

Experiences and Qualifications

• Master’s degree with some years of relevant professional experience, ideally with a deep understanding of both the European and international legal privacy landscape, product technology, IT, data & analytics.
• The ideal candidate will have experience of driving impact across complex organizations and will have a proven track record of having a strong positive impact on privacy maturity in a consumer facing, technology-based company.
• Demonstrated experience of critically analyzing existing and forthcoming regulation to understand and anticipate possible impact on Company products, services and business operations.
• Strong track record of impactful project management, drafting and presentation.
• Fluency in Danish and English language.

Competencies

• Ability to advise on complex matters in simple and concise terms.
• Highly operational mindset.
• Pragmatic, analytical and innovative approach to challenges.
• Support business units with strong problem solving and solution-minded advice to ensure strategy is meet in a compliant manner.
• Team player with the ability to influence and collaborate across various business functions, Marketing, Sales, Operations etc.
• High level of judgement, decision-making and discretion.
• Reliable and resourceful.
• Self- driven, hands on and pro-active.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in Danish and English.

Verisure Denmark

At Verisure, our people do something amazing every day. By protecting what matters most, we change lives for the better. We are the leading European provider of professionally monitored security systems with 24/7 response services, present in 17 countries in Europe and Latin America. More than 5 million families and businesses rely on our innovative technology and people to protect what matters most to them. We integrate product development, design, sales, installation services and a 24/7 professional monitoring solution. We have a track-record of continuous growth, as well as exciting plans to continue expanding, transforming, and leading the market into the future.

Our success depends on our people, and we invest in them every day. Working with Verisure is being part of an industry leading world-class company that has a strong entrepreneurial spirit.

The Global Legal Team

Our global combined legal, compliance, privacy and regulatory advocacy and public affairs team consists of over 100 lawyers and other professionals across the organization that come from 18 countries, representing four continents, with a strong gender balance across all levels of the team, including in the Group legal management team. We are well-integrated, working closely together across countries as well as the organization to leverage each other’s experience, to develop best practices, and to deliver our colleagues seamless, best-in-class legal partnership.

We are currently on a digital transformation journey, integrating AI and other digital solutions into how we operate, led by our Group Legal Operations Manager reporting into the Group CLO.


Ready to bring your talents to Verisure and join us in making a difference? Apply today!

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact HR Business Partner, Marcel Worm-Marquardtsen at [email protected]

We will continuously review applications and conduct interviews, so we encourage you to apply for the position today.

At Verisure, our mission is to take full responsibility to protect what matters most, offering safety and security for all. We believe that this is best achieved when we have talented employees who contribute with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives. We are committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, and we encourage everyone, regardless of their background, culture, gender, age, or experience, to apply and become a part of our winning team. We are people protecting people, and together, we are stronger in bringing peace of mind to our customers.

We look forward to hearing from you!