Privacy Engineer Research & Development · Lynge, Copenhagen Region, Denmark

Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WS Audiology continues to grow as market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation in order to reach more people, more effectively.

The Role
As a senior privacy engineer in the Data Architecture, Governance and Compliance team in R&D you will be a part of a diverse and multicultural team. We are located in Lynge north of Copenhagen in Denmark, Erlangen Germany and in Singapore, but you will be working together with colleagues from all over the world.

You will play a crucial role in ensuring that our products and systems adhere to the highest standards of data compliance and protection. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product development teams in R&D, legal, and compliance and governance teams in the rest of the organisation to design, implement, and maintain compliance-enhancing technologies. Your work will help safeguard the privacy of our users while supporting our business objectives and ensuring compliance with global data protection regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Privacy Solutions Development: Design, implement, and maintain technical solutions that ensure privacy policies are effectively applied across all data usage, in compliance with legal standards and business needs
• Privacy by Design: Collaborate with product development teams to embed Privacy by Design principles into the lifecycle of new products and features from the outset
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all data use practices align with established regulatory requirements, including conducting regular privacy assessments and identifying areas for improvement
• Technical Leadership: Utilize current programming languages and technologies to develop software that mitigates privacy risks
• Collaboration: Work closely with internal stakeholders, including legal, software developers and a wide range of technical profiles, to ensure a cohesive approach to data privacy across R&D and the entire organization
• Risk Mitigation: Analyse potential privacy vulnerabilities in new data streams and develop proactive solutions to prevent privacy breaches
• Stakeholder Communication: Regularly communicate project progress, challenges, and risk analysis to key stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment across teams
• Privacy Product Development: Lead the development of new privacy-focused products and features, ensuring they meet both user needs and privacy standards
• Training & Guidance: Provide tools, training, and guidance to teams across the company to foster a culture of privacy awareness and compliance

Qualifications:

• Experience: 2+ years of working in a technical position (data governance specialist, software developer etc.) within the area of data compliance
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, C#), Experience with azure, data anonymization and encryption techniques, and experience with big data technologies
• Compliance: Understanding of global privacy regulations, such as GDPR, HIPAA
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and departments

Join us

We review applications on a continuous basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible

Who we are
At WS Audiology, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.

Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.

With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.

Sounds wonderful? We can't wait to hear from you.

WS Audiology is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.

Department
Research & Development

Role
Platform, Systems & Audiology

Locations
Lynge, Copenhagen Region, Denmark

Employment type
Full-time

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