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Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets.\nContiTech is one of the world’s leading material experts for industry applications. The Continental group sector offers its customers reliable, safe and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 20,000 employees (Status as of March 2026) at more than 60 sites globally, and sales of some 6.0 billion euros (2025), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.\n In your role as Data Protection Officer (m/f/divers), you will serve as the formally appointed DPO for ContiTech Thermopol Romania S.R.L. in accordance with GDPR Articles 37-39 and Romanian Law No. 190/2018. You will act as the central contact point for the Romanian supervisory authority (ANSPDCP), data subjects, and internal stakeholders on all matters relating to the processing and protection of personal data.\nIn addition to the statutory DPO mandate, you will fulfil the role of Compliance Coordinator, serving as the local liaison to the central Commercial and Data Compliance function of ContiTech. This combined position ensures both regulatory compliance and effective corporate governance.\nIn detail, you can expect the following tasks and responsibilities:\nInforming and advising the controller and its employees on their obligations under GDPR, Romanian Law No. 190/2018, and Binding Corporate Rules;\nMonitoring compliance with applicable data protection legislation and internal policies, including the Data Protection Manual;\nServing as the primary contact point for ANSPDCP and handling all communications with the supervisory authority;\nCoordinating and advising on data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) for new or modified processing activities;\nMaintaining and updating the Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) in cooperation with business process owners;\nManaging the intake, verification, routing, and resolution of data subject requests (access, erasure, rectification, restriction);\nLeading the internal response to data protection incidents and breaches, including investigation, documentation, escalation, and - where required - notification to ANSPDCP and affected data subjects;\nSupporting central Data Compliance and Internal Audit in the planning and execution of audits and compliance reviews;\nCoordinating the local rollout and adoption of corporate compliance policies, procedures, and standards;\nDesigning, organising, and delivering data protection training and awareness programmes for employees and management;\nPreparing regular compliance reports and KPIs for local leadership and central Data Compliance;\nAdvising business owners on the data protection-compliant implementation of business transactions, projects, and vendor relationships, including cross-border data transfers;\nMonitoring changes in Romanian and EU data protection legislation and recommending necessary actions to management.\n Academic degree in law with demonstrated expertise in data protection law; additional qualification or certification in data protection (e.g. CIPP/E, CIPM, or equivalent) is a strong advantage;\nMinimum 3 years of professional experience in a compliance, legal, audit, or data protection function, with at least 2 years of hands-on experience applying the GDPR;\nSound knowledge of Romanian data protection legislation, in particular Law No. 190/2018 and ANSPDCP regulatory practice;\nExperience in conducting or coordinating data protection impact assessments, managing records of processing activities, and handling data subject requests;\nFamiliarity with data protection management systems, IT security principles, and information governance frameworks;\nExperience with forward-looking topics such as cyber security, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence is desirable;\nBusiness fluent Romanian and English language skills (written and spoken); knowledge of German is an advantage;\nStrong communication and advisory skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all organisational levels, including senior leadership and regulatory authorities;\nHigh level of integrity and the ability to operate independently, as required by GDPR Article 38(3), free from instructions regarding the exercise of DPO tasks;\nProactive, structured, and self-organised way of working, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines;\nWillingness to travel.\nApplications from severely handicapped people are welcome.\n What we offer:\nThe 13-th salary - Paid once a year, in December;\nMeal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;\nHybrid schedule - Work-life balance is important, so we offer a flexible schedule. Please agree on this with your superior;\nPrivate Health Insurance - Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;\nReferral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus;\nBookster - Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office;\nSports benefits - It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the\n7Card;\nDiscounts at our partners - We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc;\n System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas - We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);\nHappy days - If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days;\nLife events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus;\n Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case-by-case basis);\n Extra vacation days - You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and, afterward from 2 to 2 years you’ll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 27);\nProfessional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;\n Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are poken in our company.\nReady to drive with Continental? 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