External Data Protection Officer

• Offered guidance and advice on obligations under relevant data protection laws.
• Reviewed compliance with data protection regulations and client strategies for safeguarding personal data.
• Conducted data protection impact assessments, formulated data protection notices, and provided policy and guideline recommendations.
• Drafted, advised, and negotiated data processing agreements.
• Raised awareness among the management team and employees regarding data protection by designing and delivering training materials and concepts, including conducting training sessions.
• Relevant industries included financial services, healthcare, craft trades, mechanical engineering, staffing, auditing, and tax consulting.

• Provided expertise in compliance, data protection, legal matters, and acted as a lawyer specializing in data protection, IT, contract, as well as banking and capital markets law.
• Assisted SMEs and global corporations by taking leadership roles as an Interim Manager.
• Supported development, implementation, and optimization of compliance management systems globally.
• Advised on intricate legal questions concerning data protection, IT, contract, and banking/capital markets law.
• Drafted internal regulations, elaborated expert opinions, provided recommendations, and prepared decision-making templates for top management.
• Independently reviewed, formulated, and negotiated contracts in related fields.
• Industries involved included financial services (DZ Bank AG, The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, LBBW, DEBTVISION GmbH, Deutscher Sparkassen Verlag GmbH, Kreissparkasse Ludwigsburg, Mercedes-Benz Mobility GmbH), energy (ENBW AG, TenneT TSO GmbH), pharma logistics (Loxxess-Pharma GmbH), and health services (AXA-Assistance Deutschland GmbH, Generali Vitality GmbH).

Full-time involvement since February 2018.

• Specialized in draft and negotiation of credit contracts for financial institutions and corporate clients in German, English, and Spanish.
• Reviewed credit-related provisions from derivative framework agreements (ISDA and DRV).
• Negotiated restructuring documents for Icelandic banks.
• Performed capacity planning and led a team of five team members in the group.