IFS - OGC -Data Protection, Technology and Intellectual Property

Management Level

Senior Manager

At PwC, our people in legal services offer comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders and clients, maintaining compliance with regulations and minimising legal risks. These individuals provide strategic guidance and support across various industries.

In legal specialties at PwC, you will focus on legal support and advice across specific areas of law, confirming compliance and mitigating legal risks for the organisation. Your work will involve a wide range of specific legal matters and collaborate with different teams to drive business objectives.

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to elevate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together.

Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

The role is to lead the Data Protection, Technology and Intellectual Property pillar within the PwC Africa General Counsel team and will report to the PwC Africa General Counsel. PwC’s purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. The firm’s purpose is underwritten by its values and strategic objectives.

The PwC General Counsel Team comprises several skilled lawyers dedicated to supporting and advising the Firm to help ensure it fulfills its purpose and achieves its objectives.

The main purpose of the Legal Counsel – Data Protection, Technology and Intellectual Property role (reporting to the Africa General Counsel) is to provide legal and contractual support to the firm and client facing teams in connection with:

Review and negotiation of a variety of agreements with clients and service providers.

The processing of personal information in its respective roles of Responsible Party and Operator.

The acquisition and development of technology solutions (including the licensing thereof).

The protection of PwC’s intellectual property.

Engaging with regulators, such as the Information Regulator, on matters related to data protection, data security and data processing. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring compliance with any regulatory reporting requirements in this regard.

Assisting with monitoring and ensuring compliance with relevant data protection laws and regulations.

PwC’s strategic objective is to become more digitally enabled, therefore this role is key to both enable and protect PwC’s interests in this journey, by identifying and assisting to manage and mitigate risk in the areas mentioned above.

• Appropriate legal degree.
• Admitted attorney or advocate (whether practicing or non-practicing) in South Africa.
• Relevant data protection certification (e.g. CIPP/E or CIPM).
• 5+ years PQE experience, including consulting with stakeholders, contract drafting and negotiation. Such experience could be in a law firm, corporate entity or regulated (financial or other institutions).
• Experience…