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MercariThis job posting was originally in Japanese. The English version is automatically translated. Please visit the company site for the most accurate information.
As a specialist in the field of privacy protection within the Mercari Group, which is challenging on a global scale, you will collaborate with overseas bases and various departments to contribute to the establishment and strengthening of the Mercari Group's global privacy protection system. Your responsibilities will include building a global privacy protection system, planning and promoting initiatives, establishing and managing privacy policies, internal regulations, and manuals to comply with global personal information protection regulations, responding to privacy laws in various countries associated with new market expansions for cross-border business, operating privacy policies for overseas customers and establishing and managing a system for responding to disclosure and deletion requests, implementing and operating consent management systems for tracking technologies, formulating data mapping and retention policies, and establishing governance for the entire data lifecycle. You will also address cross-border data transfer regulations, manage vendors from a privacy perspective to support overseas operations, develop data governance systems in anticipation of overseas litigation and responses to foreign authorities, communicate with overseas bases of our group in the field of privacy, investigate privacy situations in various countries and collaborate with experts, and respond to audits, inspections, and incidents related to privacy.
- Must resonate with the mission and values of the Mercari Group and each company - Experience or equivalent knowledge in responding to overseas personal information protection laws (Europe, the United States, etc.) - More than 3 years of experience in the field of privacy - Knowledge and operational experience regarding personal information protection laws and related guidelines - Knowledge or experience related to IT infrastructure - High communication skills to coordinate and reach consensus with multiple counterparts with differing interests and skill levels - Strong curiosity about privacy, with the ability to make judgments on ambiguous matters based on personal experience and examples from other companies, and to persuade others - Ability to identify current issues, set challenges, and take initiative towards solutions - Proactive approach to work, capable of producing reliable outputs with minimal guidance - Multitasking skills in a changing environment, with teamwork ability to contribute to tasks outside of one's specialty when necessary
- Experience in implementing and operating consent management systems - Practical experience in responding to data subject rights and managing the data lifecycle - Knowledge and experience related to overseas litigation and responses to foreign authorities - Knowledge of AI governance - Experience in managing vendors in overseas business - Project management experience - Practical experience in privacy assessments and risk evaluations such as PIA - General knowledge of information systems, application development, operational management, and system security - Work experience in the IT and internet industry - Practical experience related to global privacy - Experience negotiating with local authorities overseas - Experience in formulating global privacy policies and internal regulations.
