Compliance & Data protection Officer

As our Compliance & Data Protection Officer, you are at the heart of building, strengthening and scaling BauWatch’s compliance & data protection programs. Working closely with the Group Compliance Officer and Group Data Protection Officer you are part of the Legal & Compliance team and report into the Chief Legal Officer. We are convinced that good business is ethical business and your main goal is to ensure that BauWatch grows – the right way. Besides our cutting-edge products and services, our reputation is our key asset, which you help to protect. You bring the compliance & data protection programs to life in our markets and operations by traveling to your stakeholders and by working together with colleagues from other departments

You’re based at the BauWatch head office in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands (2 to 3 days/week presence as baseline).

Areas and markets: Compliance covers different domains within BauWatch, including Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Sanctions, Competition, Conflicts of Interest, and Speak Up. You will work on these topics Group-wide, in all BauWatch countries. For Data Protection activities you mainly initially focus on The Netherlands and Belgium with further expansion in the next phase.

Key stakeholders: Besides the Group Compliance Officer and the Data Protection Officer, you will work with the Group Legal Counsels, HR, Marketing, Communications, Finance, Procurement, Sustainability, and management and sales of the local BauWatch country organizations.  

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Help BauWatch grow – the right way: Support the Group Compliance Officer & Group Data Protection Officer in further maturing our global compliance & data protection frameworks

Dive into the countries & operations: Conduct compliance risk assessments in all BauWatch countries and operations, and define and implement risk mitigation measures; Contribute to the GDPR ambassador team with representatives from each BauWatch country

Manage third party risk: Support the further development and implementation of a risk-based third party due diligence program

Put paper into practice: Develop, implement and improve compliance and data protection policies & procedures; Train business and group functions on compliance policies & data protection through (in-person) training sessions and workshops in all BauWatch countries; Increase employee awareness through communication- and awareness campaigns on compliance & data protection

Work smarter: Develop, implement, and maintain (AI) tooling to support the compliance & data protection processes and increase efficiency

Support sales: Support sales teams in key countries with compliance & data protection questions, checking Data Processing Agreements and completing tender documentation & customer questionnaires

Manage the ROPA: Continuously update the Record of Processing Activities by including new business activities and related processing of personal data

Measure success: Monitor and measure the implementation of the compliance & data protection programs, and report to management and shareholder

Your profile:

• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area with at least 3-5 years of professional experience

• Hands-on mentality, embracing change

• Risk-based thinking, resulting in practical advice

• An interest in (security) technology and experience in development or implementation of (AI) compliance & data protection tooling

• Compliance & Data Privacy certifications are a plus

• English is a must, Dutch and German (and other European languages) are a plus

• Available for 32-40 hours

• Ability to travel through Europe around 10-20% of your time

What we have to offer (besides a very interesting job):

• A one-year contract with the intention towards a permanent contract

• The opportunity to grow your role and responsibilities hand-in-hand with BauWatch’s growth

• Investment in your development through training and education

• Company car

• Participation in our pension scheme

Who are we:

Europe’s leading provider of tech-driven mobile security solutions, rapidly growing at 30% year-over-year with over 15 years of experience and presence in 11 countries in Europe. With innovative solutions and state-of-the-art technology, we support our customers in securing their construction sites, wind- & solar farms and other projects. At BauWatch, our customers come first, we believe in team work, we improve everyday, we take ownership and we compete with integrity to drive our growth. We are an informal company with a flat structure – the perfect environment to make an impact.

Are you interested?

Quickly apply by submitting a short cover letter (incl. salary expectations) and your CV. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Ruud Licht, +31 6 20172020 or at recruitment@bauwatch.com.