Compliance Specialist to Data Privacy Office i Stockholm

The H&M Group operates more than 5000 stores in 70 countries with 9 different group brands. We continue to expand worldwide as one of the largest fashion companies in the world. With that said it is crucial for us that our customers and our colleague’s privacy and integrity is protected. The work in our Data Privacy Office is vital to support a fast-moving business environment. We are now looking for our next Compliance Specialist to join our global team at the Data Privacy Office.

As a Compliance Specialist you are an integral part of the Data Privacy Office, a team of 13 people responsible for the global data privacy framework established and our Data Privacy compliance reporting structure applied in the H&M group. The Data Privacy Office belongs to Group Legal.

The job of a Compliance Specialist comes with lots of responsibility, complexity, variety – and lots of fun. You work with a high degree of autonomy being able to plan and manage your own activities fully. Your tasks will cover a broad spectrum of all privacy related questions, with a global perspective in a large and exciting organization. H&M has a great culture and you will be working with ambitious and talented colleagues. You will drive high level projects with stakeholder from the whole H&M Group including all our Sales countries.

Work tasks
As Compliance Specialist you will provide support to the entities and teams within the H&M Group in the data privacy framework which includes:;

• Ensure privacy by design for new initiative, projects, collaborations and processes
• Record processes and advice on how to apply privacy principles
• Support in privacy risk and impact assessment
• Contact with vendors and partners in transfer of data, including negotiating data processing agreements
• Draft text to Privacy Notices to ensure transparency towards the data subjects
• Train teams and spread awareness in the privacy area
• Interact with our Data Privacy Coordinators both in our sales markets as well as in our head office functions

We believe that you are a team player full of drive and optimism. We work closely together both within the team and the rest of the business and we always thrive to find the best solutions to complex issues. You are comfortable communicating with different stakeholders both within and outside of the company and are able to explain complex matters in an easy to apply manner. You have an open and flexible mindset that helps you thrive in a fast paced and everchanging environment. You have a can-do attitude and a service minded approach with the great ability to structure and prioritize your work.

In addition to matching the personal profile we also seek the following qualifications:

• Experience from legal and compliance
• Experience from working with data privacy
• Experience from working with IT infrastructure and Information security
• Experience from severity assessments within risk management (business or IT)
• Fluent in English both orally and in writing
• A law degree is a merit but not a requirement
• Experience from government communication is a merit (preferably regarding privacy, but could be related to IT, HR, Finance or other types of regulatory government communication)

This is a full-time assignment open for remote work from any H&M Country Sales Office and you will report to our Data Protection Officer based in Stockholm.

If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, please send your application, including CV latest 16th of August. (For internal candidates, please remember to initiate a dialogue with your current manager before applying.) 

H&M is committed to creating a Diverse & Inclusive environment and we are actively looking for qualified candidates irrespective of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability or age.  

We look forward to hearing from you!