About this role

▸about Bitpanda — company background

Who we are

We simplify wealth creation. Founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer, we’re here to help people trust themselves enough to build their financial freedom — for now and the future. Our user-friendly, trade-everything platform empowers both first-time investors and seasoned experts to invest in the cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks*, precious metals and commodities* they want — with any sized budget, 24/7. Our global team works across different cultures and time zones, bringing our products to more than 7 million customers, making us one of Europe’s safest and most secure platforms that powers modern investing.

Headquartered in Austria but operating across Europe, our products are built by fast-moving, talented, “roll-up-your-sleeves-and-make-it-happen” kind of people. It’s these diverse perspectives and innovative minds operating as ONE TEAM that keep Bitpanda at the cutting edge of our industry. So if you’re someone who thinks big, moves fast and wants to make an impact right from day one, then get ready to join our industry-changing team. Let’s go!

About the Role

As Europe’s leading multi-asset broker, Bitpanda operates at the cutting edge of FinTech, Web3, and AI. With hyper-growth comes the responsibility of safeguarding our users' trust. In this lead role, you will define and execute the global data protection strategy for the Bitpanda Group. You will serve as the primary point of contact for supervisory authorities, and act as a crucial business enabler; ensuring that our innovative product pipeline scales securely and completely in line with the GDPR and emerging regulatory frameworks.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Lead: Design, implement, and continuously evolve the Bitpanda Group's enterprise-level data protection management system (DPMS), ensuring a robust internal compliance framework across all international markets.

Regulatory & Authority Liaison: Serve as the official Group Data Protection Officer and primary point of contact for data protection supervisory authorities across Europe, UK and the UAE. Lead the response to high-level inquiries and regulatory audits.

Business Enablement & AI: Partner directly with the C-suite, engineering, and product divisions to provide pragmatic, solution-oriented privacy advice on complex, cutting-edge initiatives; specifically at the intersection of data privacy, blockchain technology, and AI.

Control Framework & Monitoring: Own the Group's data protection control framework, oversee regular monitoring and control testing, drive remediation of identified gaps, and report on framework effectiveness to senior management to ensure continuous improvement.

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