Data Privacy & Legal Compliance Consultant

ISS connects people and places to make the world work better. Are you ready to connect to a place where you belong? At our corporate facilities or at client sites – together, we make places while transforming businesses into having even more positive impact on societies, the environment, and our people.

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark or Warsaw, Poland

Language: English

Application deadline: 31 October 2024

Main purpose of the position:

As part of the ISS Values and the OneISS Strategy, ISS is focused on driving and sustaining a compliance culture in order to adhere to the increasing regulatory demands and accommodate the needs of customers and other stakeholders.

As Data Privacy and Legal Compliance Consultant at ISS HQ, you will play an important role in the Group Data Privacy and Legal compliance team, which is part of Group Legal. We are responsible for embedding responsible business conduct and legal compliance into the organisation by drafting common policies, standards, and guidelines specifying how ISS addresses important areas such as data privacy, business ethics, human rights and ESG related regulation.

What you will do:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating privacy-related agreements and documents to ensure they align with legal requirements and business priorities.
• Conducting and overseeing privacy impact assessments, audits, and other documentation to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Reviewing relevant policy documents and support the training and implementation thereof.
• Monitoring legal and regulatory developments, advising the business on how to reduce risks, while also seeking to ensure that business needs are met in a practical way.
• Preparing and facilitating data protection and legal compliance forum meetings.

Who you will work with:

You will work closely with the Group Data Privacy and Legal compliance team as well as with key stakeholders, such as Group People & Culture, Group Supply Chain & Procurement and Group Information Technology and Digital Services. As the role is globally focused, you will interact with legal and compliance specialists in ISS country companies.

Key qualifications:

• Master of Laws, Master of Business Administration and Commercial Law (cand.merc.jur.) or equivalent education.
• 3-5 years of experience from a legal, consulting, or compliance function, working with data privacy and ESG related topics such as CSRD and CSDDD . It will be considered an advantage if you have experience with drafting, implementing and follow-up on compliance processes in an organisation.
• Strong organizational, communication, and cooperating abilities, complemented by a business acumen.
• Process- and stakeholder management.
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Personal skills you excel:

• You are a flexible and independent thinker with a process mindset who can work in a structured way with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive and commercial approach with focus on cooperation.
• Attention to details and yet pragmatic.
• You have a can-do approach and want to learn and grow personally and professionally.

Why ISS

Since our founding in 1901, ISS has been a people-first company. We recognize the power of diversity and celebrate the differences that make us unique. When everyone is free to be themselves, everyone benefits. Our people feel safe, respected, represented, and supported as their authentic selves, allowing them to seize opportunities and reach their full potential. We take seriously our obligation to improve lives, make a difference in our communities, and protect our planet — because when we get things right, the world works better. And that is what drives us.

ISS is a Place to Be You.

Be who you are. Become what you want. Be part of something bigger.

Become more. Become ISS.

How you’ll apply

Apply directly via the link on this page by submitting a cover letter, CV and other relevant documents for the position you are applying for. Early submission is encouraged as we will review applications as we receive them.

We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible. Please contact Head of Data Privacy & Legal Compliance Winnie Caroline Nygaard Brok at +45 2273 1394 if you have questions about the position.

ISS seeks to BE a place of belonging and CREATE places where every person is welcomed, embraced, and valued for exactly who they are. Places where people feel safe, respected, represented, and supported as their authentic selves.