Data Protection and Compliance Specialist

About ARK47 Studio

What you will do

• Review and update the privacy notices of the ARK47 Studio app and website so that they are accurate and meet the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL).
• Prepare and update the record of processing activities, and check where personal data is stored and processed.
• Handle requests from people about their personal data within the legal deadlines.
• Review new features before launch, and new suppliers before they are engaged, for data-protection risks.
• Train the team on data protection, and report every month.
• Minimum qualification: a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Based in Riyadh, or willing to relocate to Riyadh.
• 3+ years in data protection, privacy, compliance or legal work, ideally in technology.
• Working knowledge of the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law and SDAIA guidance.
• Arabic and English, spoken and written.
• Total monthly salary SAR 14,000–20,000 (basic salary plus allowances), depending on experience.
• Full-time, on-site at our Riyadh office; working days, hours and annual leave per the Saudi Labour Law.
• Health insurance and GOSI registration as required by Saudi law.
• Employer: Apex Operations Company. Work location: Riyadh.
• We aim to reply to every application within 7 days.
• A 30-minute video call about the role and ARK47 Studio, in which we hear your view of the app and your questions.
• For shortlisted candidates, a 30-minute privacy-review exercise using ARK47 Studio on a test account we provide.
• Final interview in Riyadh. We inform every interviewed candidate of the result within 30 days of their interview.
• Applications are accepted online only, through this job posting, until 14 January 2027. We assess every application on skills and experience. Adjustments for candidates with disabilities are available at every stage on request.

What we need

Pay and terms

How we select

Qualifications

• a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Based in Riyadh, or willing to relocate to Riyadh.
• 3+ years in data protection, privacy, compliance or legal work, ideally in technology.
• Working knowledge of the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law and SDAIA guidance.
• Arabic and English, spoken and written.
• Pay and terms
• Total monthly salary SAR 14,000–20,000 (basic salary plus allowances), depending on experience.
• Full-time, on-site at our Riyadh office; working days, hours and annual leave per the Saudi Labour Law.
• Health insurance and GOSI registration as required by Saudi law.
• Employer: Apex Operations Company. Work location: Riyadh.
• How we select
• We aim to reply to every application within 7 days.
• A 30-minute video call about the role and ARK47 Studio, in which we hear your view of the app and your questions.
• For shortlisted candidates, a 30-minute privacy-review exercise using ARK47 Studio on a test account we provide.
• Final interview in Riyadh. We inform every interviewed candidate of the result within 30 days of their interview.
• Applications are accepted online only, through this job posting, until 14 January 2027. We assess every application on skills and experience. Adjustments for candidates with disabilities are available at every stage on request.