What Do Companies Look for When They Hire Data Protection Officers (DPO's)?

Top 5 Soft Skills Companies Look for in a DPO

These are the list of top 5 soft skills companies look-in when they want to hire a DPO for their organization:

• ETHICAL COMPASS
• High levels of integrity and professional ethics with the ability to remain impartial and report all incidents of non-compliance

• CONTINUOUS LEARNING
• A commitment to continuous personal development (CPD), such as keeping up-to-date with developments within data protection

• LEADERSHIP SKILLS
• Strong leadership skills to promote data protection culture within the organization

• DISCOVER OPPORTUNITIES
• Identifying opportunities to improve operational processes

• EXCELLENT COMMUNICATOR
• Excellent written and verbal communication

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