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🕒 April 3

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RST Beratung

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1979

🤝 B2B

💸 Finance

🔒 Cybersecurity

B2B • Finance • Cybersecurity

RST Beratung is an owner-managed German advisory group headquartered in Essen that provides tax advisory, auditing, legal and corporate consulting services, together with information security and data-protection consulting. The firm employs over 100 people across several German offices and serves domestic and international clients, offering specialist services in healthcare, insolvency/sanierung, CSR and climate management, academy and interim management to business and public-sector clients.

📋 Description

• Support the establishment and further development of data protection structures (data protection management system - DPMS) and related processes. • Serve as the appointed external Data Protection Officer (DPO). • Implement and maintain documentation (e.g., records of processing activities (ROPA), policies, roles, practical evidence). • Support Data Protection Impact Assessments (DSFA/DPIA): preparation, facilitation, and documentation. • Deliver training and awareness measures aimed at making data protection understandable and sustainably embedded in day-to-day work. • Act as an interface to information/IT security and compliance: translate requirements between business stakeholders, technical teams, and regulatory expectations in an audience-appropriate way. • Conduct data protection audits and/or accompany and support clients during audits and regulatory reviews. • Participate in internal projects, help structure cross-cutting knowledge, and contribute to the further development of our consulting approach.

🎯 Requirements

• At least 3 years of practical experience in a consulting environment advising on data protection, data security, and/or compliance. • University degree or equivalent experience in one or more of our core areas, e.g., IT security, (business) computer science, business administration, or security management. • Knowledge of standards/regulation: Required: GDPR and national data protection laws. • Optional: ISO 27701, ISO 27018, AI regulation (e.g., EU AI Act), etc. • Certification as a Data Protection Officer. • Nice-to-have (not mandatory): Certification as a Data Protection Auditor. • You take a pragmatic approach and can translate complex legal requirements into understandable, prioritized measures. • You are able to build and maintain long-term, trust-based client relationships. • You are willing to take on independent project and client responsibility. • You have excellent self-organization skills and a structured, analytical approach to tasks. • You consider yourself a team player. • Very good German skills and good English skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• Corporate fitness program • Team events