Associate Data Protection

About the role

PwC is hiring an Experienced Associate Data Protection for its Acceleration Center Buenos Aires, within the Cyber, Data & Tech Risk network of the Office of General Counsel practice. The associate advises clients on privacy laws and data protection regulations, helps them confirm compliance, and develops privacy policies, conducts privacy impact assessments and implements data protection measures. The role combines client engagement with hands-on work on data protection technologies.

Key responsibilities

• Support the implementation and optimization of data protection technologies such as data classification, encryption and Data Loss Prevention (e.g. Microsoft Purview Information Protection) across cloud, SaaS and on-premises environments
• Implement and support data discovery, classification and risk analysis using DSPM and data security platforms (e.g. Cyera, Varonis), including cloud data visibility, access governance and identification of sensitive data exposure
• Gain hands-on experience with privacy and data governance platforms (e.g. OneTrust, Securiti AI, BigID, Collibra or similar)
• Contribute to incident response and data protection governance, including data breach assessments and collaboration with legal, privacy and security teams
• Assess and mitigate data protection risks from GenAI developer tools, and help maintain data protection policies, procedures and secure-by-design controls (e.g. DLP configuration and Copilot Studio governance)
• Provide strategic guidance on privacy laws and regulations, conduct privacy impact assessments and recommend solutions to clients
• Collaborate with clients to build privacy programs and strategies, and review legal documents related to data protection compliance

Required profile

• At least a Bachelor's degree
• At least 2 years of experience
• Oral and written English proficiency
• Preference for fields such as computer science, information security, law, risk management, data analytics or engineering

Required skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview (DLP, Information Protection, Insider Risk)
• Solid understanding of data security, privacy and cloud risk concepts
• Advantageous: hands-on experience with Cyera (DSPM) and/or Varonis, GenAI security or AI governance, Power Automate automation, and knowledge of privacy program development and privacy impact assessments