Data Privacy Manager EMEA (m/f/d)

Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services and digital applications for renewables and storage. With a presence in 30 global markets, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ platform, which delivers AI-enabled digital applications for managing and optimizing storage and renewables. The company is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com. OUR CULTURE AND VALUES
We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.
We are Leading Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.
We are Responsible Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.
We are Agile We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.
We are Fun We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. 
The Data Privacy Manager will have an in-depth role in overseeing, managing and implementing the data protection organization and processes within Fluence’s global organization with a focus on GDPR but also ensuring the global Fluence family’s compliance with privacy requirements in the international business environment we are active in, including the US (in all its variants), Australia, and the United Kingdom. This includes being the first in-house contact for all kind of privacy requests and having strong involvement in the improvement, optimizing and scaling of the company’s data privacy management system as well as in managing cross-functional initiatives. The role will be part of [Fluence’s EMEA Legal Department]. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the effective, accurate and profitable operations of a global organization with the mission to change the way we power our world.We’ll tell you more about Fluence below, but first let’s talk about you.
YOU·        You are responsible, agile, leading and fun. (Hint: these are Fluence’s core values, and we mean it. Seriously.)·        You have an educational background in law, IT or business (at least bachelor's or comparable degree) and understand the technical aspects of privacy law in multiple jurisdictions.·        You are passionate for data protection management combined with a pragmatic, but qualified work style.·        You have a great interest in the still evolving requirements of data protection in an international environment (incl. international privacy laws) and in Technology. ·        You have a hands-on mentality: You pull together the documents needed, set up the structures and manage the activities required to maintain a sound and stable data protection environment.·        You read legalese fluently, but you never, ever speak legalese.  You enjoy boring your friends and family with your knowledge of privacy matters that come up in the life of an international group of companies.·        You are self-organized, proactive, hands-on, and able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team but also independently if required.  ·        You have excellent judgment, both in business and interpersonal matters, except you like lawyers.  You can win the day for your client, and the other side thinks you’re awesome.  People sometimes tell you “Wow, I didn’t know data privacy could be cool.”·        Ideally, you have some working experience in an international company.  If your experience comes from the renewable energy or energy storage sector, we might think you are very fancy indeed.·        You have impeccable ethics and a commitment to compliance and safety. (We don’t make jokes about compliance or safety.)·        You exude strong interpersonal and communication skills that allow you to interact with a wide variety of international individuals.
FLUENCE AND YOUR NEW JOB
Fluence’s core values are: Responsible, Agile, Leading and Fun.  What on earth does that mean for you? Responsible:Fluence is defined by our unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.  We take personal ownership in what we do, developing trust in our relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  We firmly believe in having honest, forthcoming, and fair communications.·        This role will support the Management and all Fluence functions in managing and mastering their privacy challenges. The office is not located in a legal ivory tower – you are expected to be a part of the team and add value in close interactions with your peers.·        In other words, you will be an expert  in a broad and client-facing role, and all of us are responsible for great service.
Agile: Here at Fluence, we strive to continuously improve, to be intellectually curious and be adaptive to our customers’ and employees’ needs.  Collaboration is key, both in our partnerships with our customers, and with each other.  Fluence prioritizes the most critical efforts that allow for the greatest impact.  ·        This role will support Fluence globally.  The subject matter, technical details and personalities will be numerous and varied.·        Job location is flexible.  (What? Really? Yes!) Within EMEA, we have physical offices in Erlangen, Amsterdam, and London, so occasional travel to this location should be expected, along with other occasional business travel.  But this role, like most of our “office” roles, will work remotely most of the time.·        Most Fluence people wear multiple hats.  On any given day you might be asked to give advice on the GDPR compliant use of new recruitment tool, to assist on concluding a DPA, to answer a data subject’s request or to provide input on an information security policy.  Nobody at Fluence says “that’s not my job!” ·        Our lingua franca is English, and you should have business fluent command of German. Leading:  We combine the agility of a fast-growing technology company with the expertise, vision, and financial backing of two industry powerhouses. Building on the pioneering work of AES Energy Storage and Siemens energy storage, our goal is to create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world. The company offers proven energy storage technology solutions designed to address the diverse needs and challenges of customers in a rapidly transforming energy landscape, providing design, delivery, integration and maintenance in over 160 countries. Fluence works closely with customers as their trusted advisor throughout their journey and provides advisory, financing, and project lifecycle services.
Fun:  We are always looking for employees who are excited by challenges and the opportunity to be problem-solvers.  Our entrepreneurial mindset allows for creativity, sense of urgency and fulfillment.  Our employees love what we do and are passionate about the way we power our world.  ·        Granted, this is an intangible – how do you measure fun?  Suffice it to say, we work very hard to maintain a vibrant company culture.  We value diversity, inclusiveness and respect.  Even toward our lawyers, and privacy experts!  People at Fluence don’t take themselves too seriously – we take our products and our customers seriously.  And ethics, safety, data protection, and compliance.·        As some of us like to say, “Winning is fun!”.  At Fluence, you’ll be doing a lot of winning and we don’t settle for anything less.Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.