About our company

Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. With revenues of ~25 billion in FY2016, our 144,000+ employees serve customers in over 100 countries, helping them to manage their energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Our connected technologies reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives.

At Schneider Electric, we call this Life Is On.

What will you do?

The Privacy Engineering team within Digital Certification, within Schneider Digital, supports application teams to meet internal and external personal data protection requirements. We manage over 4,000 software applications globally and work with the community of 5,000 professionals that have broad reach across Schneider Electric (SE) and are at the forefront of innovation.

Our global cybersecurity and privacy implementation organization is seeking a Privacy Engineer that is passionate and enthusiastic about data protection and privacy. This engineer will work directly with SE teams to review our software applications and associated processes to ensure they are privacy compliant and perform privacy reviews and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs). This role is part of the Digital Certification team and will work closely with the Data Protection Officer. The Privacy Engineer will be working in collaboration with other cybersecurity and privacy professionals, application owners, legal teams, and engineering organizations.

Responsibilities
The Privacy Engineer will work with project teams to ensure that applications meet personal data protection and privacy regulatory requirements by performing Privacy reviews and Data Protection Impact assessments (under European and other regulatory requirements).

• Review applications to identify risks, provide mitigating actions, and ensure compliance. This includes:
  - Performing privacy compliance reviews and presenting them to relevant stakeholders
  - Performing risk assessments to evaluate the privacy risks for individuals and the company
  - Drafting recommendations with respect to personal data processing, data minimization, transparency, data retention, cookies, etc.
  - Advising on effective solutions for enabling privacy and data protection by design and by default capabilities.
• Work with the team to develop processes, templates, training and awareness materials
• Test and help creating new products and tools to identify use cases and areas for improvement and automation of the privacy reviews
• Research and analyze legal or regulatory requirements (including incoming privacy laws worldwide) to translate privacy rules and policies into actionable engineering requirements

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

• 3 years minimum of experience in the privacy field, including previous performance of privacy reviews
• Law Degree desirable, although we will evaluate candidates with a different background.
• Privacy and/or Information Security certification (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CIPP, CIPM) and knowledge of applicable privacy regulations and frameworks (e.g. GDPR, CCPA, NIST CSF) desirable
• Relevant education or external accreditation in the areas of data protection, security, audit, quality or risk management would be a plus.
• Strong communication (incl. in a technical manner) and collaboration skills are required
• Ability to handle complex information, solve problems, and manage multiple tasks
• Strong organizational skills are required
• Ability to travel up to 20%, including internationally
• English fluent is required

What's in it for you?

• Life insurance
• Health insurance
• Pension Plan
• Flexible compensation: ticket restaurant, nursery, training, etc.
• Own your career: enjoy all the benefits of Open Talent Market, our platform that uses AI to connect you with hundreds of job opportunities, projects and mentors around the world
• Flex@Work: flexible hours, telework, sabbaticals, purchase leave, floating holidays, Global Family Leave Policy
• Recognize and be recognized through our StepUp program
• Club Schneider: discount on products and services throughout Spain
• Wellness: medical service, wellbeing laboratories, activities per workplace, gyms in different sites, etc.
• If you like to go to the gym, we have a special agreement with Andjoy
• Become a Schneider shareholder with our "WESOP" program.
• Many more benefits per site!

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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Why us?

At Schneider Electric we're committed to creating a workplace that gives you not just a job but a meaningful purpose in joining our mission to bring energy and efficiency to enable life, progress and sustainability for all.

We believe in e mpowering our team members to reach their full potential, fostering a sense of ownership in their work.

We embrace inclusion as a fundamental value, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued. We value differences, and welcome people from all walks of life. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone, everywhere.

If you want to be part of a company where your contributions truly matter, where you are empowered to make a difference and where inclusivity is valued, we would love to hear from you.

Discover your M eaningful, Inclusive and Empowered career at Schneider Electric.

34.2bn global revenue
+12% organic growth
135 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World's most sustainable corporations

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best.

We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate and we 'embrace different' as one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do. This extends to our Candidates and is embedded in our Hiring Practices.

You can find out more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here and our DEI Policy here

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color , gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.