Position: Data Protection Officer | Head of Data Protection
Category: Other
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 6

I am a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). I am also a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
I have about 4 years of experience working in privacy and data protection. 
I work as the Privacy and Data Protection Lead at one of the biggest Ukrainian IT company, where I monitor compliance with the GDPR and relevant data protection laws and regulations, and lead the privacy team consisting of self-motivated individuals by skillfully helping to grow their competencies in the field of data protection.
Previously, I worked at the consulting firm as a Privacy Lawyer, drawing up policy frameworks, drafting and negotiating data processing agreements, and advising on data protection matters.

Key Responsibilities:

- Led the execution of the GDPR compliance and data privacy program worldwide;
- Maintained strong relationships with Data Protection Authorities and internal stakeholders;
- Worked with senior leadership, legal, product and security teams to give advice on data protection efforts;
- Reviewed, negotiated and confirmed the third-party agreements and contracts relating to data protection and privacy;
- Conducted regular audits and other reviews to ensure continuous compliance with the GDPR and other relevant data protection frameworks/regulations in various jurisdictions;
- Facilitated data breach notification procedures;
- Stayed up to date with the best practices and global developments in the data protection and privacy area.

Measurable Results:

- Managed over 700 data subject requests per month;
- Managed over 20 data processing agreements per quarter;
- Structured data protection team and organized workflow in high load systems;
- Built the privacy program from scratch;
- Conducted 4 Data Protection Impact Assessments and 6 Privacy Impact Assessments per year;
- Carried out 20 Legitimate Interest Assessments per year;
- Designed Consent Management Platform (CMP) and led its development and implementation.