Lawyer in Data Privacy Team

Poland

Legal

Group Functions

Job Reference #

214929BR

City

Kraków

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

Are you incredibly organized with an eye for detail but getting the big picture at the same time? Do you know how to take care of business? We’re looking for someone like that to:
- advise internal clients on legal interpretation of EU GDPR and other applicable data protection and privacy laws and regulations as well as bank secrecy and cyber security laws, with a particular emphasis in this role on (a) assessing data breach incidents under relevant data privacy and bank secrecy laws in all 4 regions where UBS operates (Europe, Middle East and Africa; Switzerland; Asia-Pacific; and Americas) and considering whether incidents should be reported to regulators or affected individuals and (b) assessing requests from eDiscovery/Group Investigations for international transfers of client/employee data in the context of internal or external investigations
- provide legal support to the Group Data Protection Officer (DPO) organization, with a particular emphasis in this role in providing support on data subject access and erasure requests in EMEA, data breach incidents (see above), purpose limitation and legality assessments and general advice
- respond to legal inquiries from other internal clients on data privacy and bank secrecy laws (e.g. on proposed data sharing initiatives, or data privacy terms in client or vendor contracts)
- refresh and maintain the UBS internal rules for disclosure of UBS client data and employee data
- advise on and support the roll-out of processes, policies and documentation to cover updates in relevant laws and regulations in EMEA that have an impact on data
- respond to information governance/records management questions and provide guidance
- provide legal advice and support to DPO for electronic monitoring/investigations involving UBS employees or contractors
- provide guidance on data localization laws, whether contained in data protection legislation or other laws
- interpret voice recording laws for Group DPO
- assist with the annual review of various standard contractual documentation relating to data privacy that are owned by the Group Data Protection Office (e.g. intragroup and vendor data transfer agreements)
- provide legal support for automatic exchange of information with tax authorities
- monitor legal and regulatory developments
- provide legal advisory support and training where necessary for various business stakeholders and input and support on global and regional initiatives and projects on an ad hoc basis

Your team

You’ll be working in the Group Data Protection Legal team in Krakow Zabierzow. This team is part of Group Functions Legal at UBS. As part of the team, you will cover legal matters relating to data protection, privacy, banking secrecy and banking confidentiality and cybersecurity law for UBS in the Europe Middle East and Africa region (EMEA). You will report into the Head of Group Data Protection Legal EMEA in London and be a part of the GDPL EMEA team, advising the UBS businesses in EMEA across the different business divisions in 18 EMEA jurisdictions. Part of the role will involve providing data breach assessments under data privacy and bank secrecy laws in all 4 regions where UBS operates.

Your expertise

– a master degree in Law
– solid knowledge about EU law/regulations in data privacy (and ideally of bank secrecy and/or cybersecurity law)
– experience in an international environment such as law firm, in-house legal department with focus on data privacy matters
– strong analytical skills
– ability to prioritize own workload on a daily basis
– self-motivated team player with the drive and enthusiasm to learn
– a great communicator, with strong interpersonal skills
– able to manage multiple internal and external interfaces
– organized and detail oriented
– fluent in English
– able and willing to work proactively and independently to tight deadlines and take responsibility for delivering to tight deadlines

About us

Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That's what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.

We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

We're a truly global, collaborative and friendly group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. And we support your career development, internal mobility and work-life balance. If this sounds interesting, apply now.

Contact Details

UBS Recruiting Poland

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.