Regional Personal Data Specialist

Carousell Group
Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Project management","Risk assessment","Self-starter"]

Support Carousell’s Legal team across multiple markets by advising on personal data protection and cybersecurity requirements. Monitor regulatory changes, provide practical legal guidance to embed privacy into products and engineering, and lead personal data impact and risk assessments. Develop and maintain data privacy policies, procedures, training, and a Personal Data Management Plan, and help manage data breach incident response and regulator communications while handling related privacy inquiries.

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Carousell Group
Carousell Group
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Regional Personal Data Specialist

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Job Summary

Support Carousell’s Legal team across multiple markets by advising on personal data protection and cybersecurity requirements. Monitor regulatory changes, provide practical legal guidance to embed privacy into products and engineering, and lead personal data impact and risk assessments. Develop and maintain data privacy policies, procedures, training, and a Personal Data Management Plan, and help manage data breach incident response and regulator communications while handling related privacy inquiries.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Stay informed of relevant laws, regulations, and industry best practices and track legislative/regulatory changes and enforcement actions.
  • •Provide guidance on applicable data protection laws, including the Personal Data Protection Act of Singapore and other local regulations.
  • •Conduct personal data impact assessments and data protection risk assessments to identify and mitigate privacy and security risks.
  • •Develop, implement, and maintain the Personal Data Management Plan, data privacy policies, procedures, and training programs.
  • •Support data breach incident response, collaborate cross-functionally to embed protection into the business, and act as a point of contact for supervisory authorities when needed.

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years of experience in personal data support, a DPO role, privacy consulting, or a similar operational setting.
  • •Privacy certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPP/A, or CIPM.
  • •Experience developing and maintaining a Personal Data Management Plan.
  • •Ability to assess privacy and data protection risk and impact, including within a personal data and cybersecurity context.
  • •Customer support experience in a fast-paced and specialised environment with strong attention to detail.
Experience:PrivacyData protectionDPORegulatory complianceCybersecurity
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProject managementRisk assessmentSelf-starter
Certifications:CIPP/ECIPP/ACIPM
Languages:English

Company Brief

Carousell Group
Carousell Group operates a classifieds and C2C marketplace across Southeast Asia, enabling users to buy and sell pre-loved items and providing associated services like listings, payments and buyer protection.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2012
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