Data protection SME

The opportunity

As part of the Data Protection Governance team, support Business and IT to improve their Data Protection posture. Contribute to development of Hitachi Energy's Data Protection Framework, provide services, trainings and awareness campaigns. Plan and execute consulting and assessment engagements to deliver tangible Data Protection improvements to Business and IT stakeholders.

How you will make an impact

• Interacts with business, IT, Legal, and other internal and external stakeholders to identify core requirements towards handling of Hitachi Energy data.
• Proactively contributes to Data Protection Governance Framework development ensuring alignment with relevant standards of Hitachi Energy, Hitachi, the industry, legal, regulatory and other applicable regulations.
• Interacts with Business, IT and 3rd party counterparts to operationalize requirements into tangible, actionable requirement profiles.
• Define and maintain the measurement and KPIs both on internal function execution as well as the organization's Data Protection maturity.
• Create and provide appropriate reporting to respective stakeholders.
• Identify weak points and bottlenecks in the efficient function processes execution.
• Contribute to Data Protection assessment services development by collecting feedback and proposing improvements.
• Support in creating appropriate communication and training materials.

Your background

• 8+ years of experience in IT/Information Security Governance in large, global organizations (e.g., consulting, audit, industry/operations).
• Experience in processes monitoring, defining and follow up of KPIs, basic data analysis.
• Experience in reporting, knowledge of ServiceNow reporting capability is a plus.
• Experience in working with data protection related regulations, e.g., GDPR, GLBA, eIDAS is a plus.
• Security Governance/Risk Management certification (CISSP, CGEIT, CISM, CRISC ) is a plus.
• Knowledge of relevant security/governance frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO27001) is a plus

More about us:

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.

About Hitachi- http://www.hitachienergy.com/

We offer:

• Contract of employment
• Work model: hybrid or remote depends on location
• Benefits: We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out. We can provide more information during the recruitment process.
• Possibility to gain experience in international environment
• Possibility to work for industry leader in green energy solution

Applicable only for Poland location align with local law regulations - We are committed to full transparency and compliance with all legal requirements, ensuring that every candidate knows exactly what to expect at each stage of the recruitment process. Once the process is successfully completed, we will share detailed information about financial conditions and benefits with the selected candidate. Before signing the employment contract, you will receive all remaining details of the offer, giving you the time and space to review everything carefully

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Client-provided location(s): Krakow, Poland

Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-186001

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-04-02T23:34:09