Manager(Data lawyer)- OGC- FCS - Beijing/Shanghai

Job Req ID: 37689

Date: 9 May 2025

Country/Region: CN

City: Beijing

Job Profile Summary

We are looking for an experienced Data Protection Specialist to join our highly-regarded in-house legal team at PwC China. The candidate will be based in Beijing (preferred) or Shanghai. Within this role you will be responsible for supporting and implementing all aspects of the firm’s data matters, including personal data compliance strategy, data incident response, data related contractual review and negotiations with external parties and advice on other legal matters surrounding data matters.

Job Description

Responsibilities：

Data Compliance - reviewing firm-wide activities and business with external parties, and providing expert legal advice on Chinese local and international data protection rules, including PIPL, GDPR, PDPO, and other relevant regulations, so to ensure they are in compliance with relevant data and privacy laws as well as internal policies.
Data Contracting - Drafting, reviewing and negotiating the data clauses and/or data protection documents of global and local commercial contracts with external clients, vendors and other parties. This would mean gaining a good understanding of various business lines and services that PwC China offers, and working closely with internal risk management as well as business teams where needed.
Personal data matters - Handling data subject request, government authority enquiries, data incidents and issues relating to legislation and practices relating to personal data of the firm and external parties.
Policies and templates – Collaborating and training internal business units to ensure compliance with relevant policies, and updating the data related policies and templates as needed.
Data innovation & projects - Providing business-oriented solutions and advice on data issues to the team for new business or technology; handling the cross-border data projects and advising on global initiatives in relation to data and cybersecurity.
Data export practice – Conducting privacy and other data processing impact assessments on technology initiatives and other events or projects. Handling the data export filing or relevant legal formalities. This includes collaborating with all business and functional areas, to ensure data privacy issues are considered at the outset of these initiatives.
Legal research – Monitoring the regulatory landscape to keep visibility on legal developments and best practices related to privacy, data and relevant commercial contracting matters; helping identify the enhancement to be conducted if any; conducting solid legal research in those regards and drafting legal memos.

Key Requirements:

•Chinese lawyer qualification with 3-5 years of post-qualification experience.
•Currently practising and specialised in data protection/general corporate with a top law firm or legal department of a leading multinational company.
•A good knowledge of and relevant practice on data protection laws of the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, EU and other major jurisdictions worldwide.
•Experience advising on AI and IP/IT regulations is a plus.
•LLM degree or above with overseas education or work experience.
•Holding overseas bar or privacy/AI-related certifications (e.g. CIPM, CIPP, AIGP) will be preferred.
•Full professional proficiency in English and Chinese with excellent written and spoken ability.
•Excellent communication and presentation skills and able to interact with Senior Management with polished interpersonal skills.

Disclaimer

Please be advised that we do not recognize any unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters in the absence of a prior written agreement. In such event, no fees will be paid even if a candidate submitted by the recruiter is subsequently hired. PwC is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under the applicable law.