Job Description
WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Data Privacy Lead is overall responsible for managing privacy compliance within all countries in the region. For this role your responsibilities include but are not limited to:
OWNERSHIP & COMPLIANCE – Ensure data privacy compliance across the Region in alignment with global privacy frameworks. Stay updated on local regulations and practices and translate them into pragmatic regional processes, guidelines and best practices.
AWARENESS & TRAINING – Drive awareness and build data privacy competence across the Region. Collaborate with Regional Management and local teams to embed a strong compliance culture and coordinate relevant training and support.
BUSINESS SUPPORT – Provide hands-on guidance on new or evolving uses of personal data. Proactively support business plans by identifying data privacy needs and ensuring solutions align with both compliance and business goals.
CONTROL & FOLLOW-UP – Identify and prioritize risks and set risk-based action plans to close compliance gaps. Lead breach management in coordination with the central data privacy team, and report to key stakeholders. Support with audits and reviews.
COLLABORATION & CONTACTS – Act as the main contact for regional privacy matters. Maintain strong internal and external relationships, including with local authorities, in partnership with the central data privacy team.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
The Data Privacy Lead will work closely with key functions across the region, including Legal, HR, IT, Marketing, Store Operations, and E-commerce, to ensure compliant handling of personal data and support privacy-by-design practices.
WHO YOU ARE
We are looking for people with
Law Degree
At least 4 years working experience within same or similar field
And people who are
Profound updated knowledge and experience of GDPR and relevant regional data protection legislation and legal compliance
Strong business acumen with a pragmatic mindset and ability to prioritize and manage risk.
Great cooperation and communication skills. Having the ability to make the complex simple and able to communicate and engage at all levels as well as with both formal and informal stakeholders
Strategical, abstract and conceptual thinking ability with a flexible mindset and the ability to see, formulate and propose different solutions in a way that are easy to understand for others
Ability to identify and recognize opportunities for new or improved technologies to enable a more effective data protection compliance function and improvements
Curious by nature and interested in learning and developing yourself within your area of expertise
Great interpersonal skills and ability to work well both independently and as part of a team
WHO WE ARE
H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.
We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE
At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.
All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.
JOIN US
Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.
If you feel your experience, skills and ambitions are right for this role, apply by sending your application through the career site as soon as possible but no later than August 8th, 2025, and initiate the dialogue with your current manager.
This is a permanent position. The position is based in our Regional office in Stockholm and reports to Regional Legal Manager.
Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.
*We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.