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General Information

Job ID
32575
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Work Types
Full Time
Categories
Internal Legal


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About TMF Group
TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. We provide legal, financial and employee administration through TMF Group’s teams in 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, covering 92% of world GDP and 95% of FDI inflow.

As we’re a global company with 12,000 colleagues, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all.


Discover the Role

The Market Privacy Officer will implement data protection across TMF Group entities, considering local data protection laws and current privacy policies/program of TMF Group. The Market Privacy Officer will also participate in Group Privacy Office's ongoing projects, maintaining data protection compliance and achieving global data protection priorities. The Market Privacy Officer will work in the South Asia & Australasia market, consisting of 8 countries, and will report to the Director Data Privacy

The Market Privacy Officer is a member of the Group Privacy Office, which is part of Group Risk & Compliance. The Group Privacy Office has a strategic role in keeping TMF Group and the respective local TMF Group entities in good legal and data protection standing, to advise on and monitor data protection compliance and simultaneously support and provide workable solutions for sales, service, and internal support functions.


At this role you will work in a hybrid model (3 days from the office + 2 days remotely).


Key Responsibilities

The Market Privacy Officer will primarily be in charge of maintaining the TMF entities within his market in good standing from a privacy perspective, in line with TMF’s policies and procedures, which includes but is not limited to:

  • Review data processing agreements
  • Respond to due diligence queries from clients and oversee the due diligence process of third parties
  • Perform data protection impact assessments
  • Perform transfer impact assessments
  • Oversee local incidents and ensure the correct implementation of our Personal Data Breach Handling Procedure, assist with risk assessments and implementation of remediation measures
  • Oversee and handle data subject requests
  • Review email access requests
  • Assist in the set up and maintenance of the register of processing activities
  • Advise on various privacy matters
  • Any other privacy related task


The Privacy Officer will also exercise similar tasks falling under the scope of the other markets of TMF Group, when intervening as a temporary back up. The Privacy Officer might also be called to support Group Privacy Office on privacy matters at group level.


Key Requirements
  • Strong interest in privacy with a knowledge of GDPR or other similar privacy framework
  • A degree preferably in law or compliance
  • Professional experience with exposure to privacy is necessary
  •  Reliable and ability to work within strict deadlines
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and to report clearly to its supervisors
  • Curious and not afraid to ask questions and for help where necessary (in particular when there is an issue or a blocking point, etc.)
  • Willing to work in a team and with various internal and external stakeholders
  • Excellent communication and coordination skills to interact with various departments
  •  Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English
  • Willingness to proactively develop privacy knowledge
  •  CIPP / E certification (or equivalent) is a plus
  • Sound knowledge of Microsoft 365

What’s in it for you?

Pathways for career development

  • Work with colleagues and clients around the world on interesting and challenging work.
  • We provide internal career opportunities, so you can take your career further within TMF.
  • Continuous development is supported through global learning opportunities from the TMF Business Academy.

Making an impact

  • You’ll be helping us to make the world a simpler place to do business for our clients.
  • Through our corporate social responsibility program, you’ll also be making a difference in the communities where we work.

A supportive environment

  • Strong feedback culture to help build an engaging workplace.
  • Our inclusive work environment allows you to work from our offices around the world, as well as from home, helping you find the right work-life balance to perform at your best.


We’re looking forward to getting to know you!