Compliance and Privacy Officer Europe

Client:	Cigna
Location:	Brussels
Vialegis reference:	COMP/120/11
Short description:	The Compliance and Privacy Officer (CPO) holds a law degree and is fluent in both English and Spanish. The successful candidate must have significant compliance and data protection experience within an international law firm and/or regulatory experience followed by an in-house legal or compliance role, ideally in the financial services sector.
Our client Our client is the international business segment of a US corporation (NYSE) and an international provider of life, accident and supplemental health insurance products as well as international health care products and services to businesses and individuals. It is also the leading provider of expatriate benefits to multinationals and intergovernmental organisations. The European business has operations in most European countries and provides operational support to the Middle East and various Asia countries through operational centres in Spain, UK and Belgium. Description of the vacancy As a senior lawyer based in Brussels you will serve in the critical role of Compliance and Privacy Officer (CPO), responsible for managing and delivering the European compliance programme and strengthening and broadening the company’s EME compliance and ethics programme in a highly dynamic and sophisticated environment created by significant international growth. This will include identifying critical issues and risks, defining gaps in compliance, implementing remediation measures, formulating appropriate policies and procedures, and promoting a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the region. The CPO will also be responsible for managing and leading all data protection matters in a European and global context. You will provide a leadership role and work with the company’s senior executives across Europe. Profile * You hold a law degree; * You are absolutely fluent in written and spoken English and Spanish; * You have significant relevant experience in compliance and data protection in an international law firm and/or regulatory experience followed by an in-house legal or compliance role, ideally in a financial services organisation; * You have the technical expertise required, the ability to anticipate and quickly correct potential weaknesses in a compliance, privacy and ethics programme and have a strongly developed awareness for cultural and diversity issues; * You demonstrate strong leadership skills, such as a strong sense of integrity, a keen business acumen, strong people skills, project management skills and the ability to execute successfully. Offer Our client offers you the opportunity to work in a highly dynamic, significantly growing and very innovative business culture in the context of a matrix structure across business, cultural and geographic boundaries. You will have the opportunity to travel fairly regularly. You will be offered an attractive remuneration package adapted to your qualifications and experience.
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