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Legal Advisor Jobs in Bucharest, Romania at Garanti BBVA Romania
Title: Legal Advisor
Company: Garanti BBVA Romania
Location: Bucharest, Romania
We're Hiring: Legal Advisor (Data Protection)
Are you a legal professional with expertise in data protection and regulatory compliance?
Join Garanti BBVA Romania and become part of a dynamic Legal team!
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with GDPR and other applicable data protection legislation, as well as internal policies and procedures.
- Provide legal advice on data protection matters and support business units with privacy-related questions.
- Monitor data processing activities and ensure personal data is processed in accordance with legal requirements.
- Conduct and review Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and monitor their implementation.
- Liaise with the Data Protection Authority on privacy-related matters.
- Support the handling of data subject rights requests and other privacy inquiries.
- Review and advise on internal procedures, operational workflows, and documentation from a data protection perspective.
- Review contracts and provide legal input on data protection clauses.
- Prepare periodic reports on data protection activities and promptly escalate privacy risks, incidents, or compliance issues.
- Monitor national and EU legislative developments, regulatory guidance, recommendations, and enforcement trends, ensuring timely implementation of necessary changes.
What We're Looking For
- University degree in Law.
- Solid knowledge of civil, commercial, and banking law.
- At least 4 years of professional experience in banking legal advisory, with minimum 1 year of hands-on experience in data protection/privacy.
- Strong understanding of the legal framework applicable to financial institutions, particularly EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and privacy best practices.
- Knowledge of IT processes and information security risk management is considered an advantage.
- Ability to promote a strong data protection culture across the organization.
- Adaptability, attention to detail, strong analytical and observational skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external partners.
- Advanced English language skills (knowledge of specific legal terminology is an advantage).
Join our team!
