The Data Protection Officer (DPO) is a contact for everything that concerns the protection and management of data. He or she is responsible for the security and use of data within the company. He is a specialist with a higher education in mathematics, computer science and law. He may also have specialized in Big Data. He is fluent in English, which will be useful for data handling and data protection worldwide. He has at least 5 years of professional experience in DPO where he has learned to master the different tools and software as well as hardware used in data protection. He also has a thorough knowledge of the GDPR. Mastering the implementation of audits and risk management piloting is important to carry out these missions.

The role of the Data Protection Officer is to ensure good IT practices within the company. His missions are multiple. Firstly, he or she is involved in carrying out audits and controls to ensure that the actions taken comply with the law. In this way, he monitors the legal compliance of all projects. It establishes, maintains and ensures the accessibility of documentation relating to data processing to the authorities in the event of complaints or claims with impartiality and implements its own procedures to ensure their proper treatment. Secondly, the DPO raises the awareness of the teams of personnel involved in processing operations and, if necessary, conducts the necessary training and audits in compliance with the applicable GDR in Europe. The DPO also plays an advisory and coordinating role in all matters relating to data protection. Thirdly, he is responsible for security and in this case he alerts the company director as soon as there is a data protection irregularity. In this case, he informs, advises and spreads a real culture within the company about data security by means of actions aimed at informing and advising the management and employees. He is therefore the point of contact for the supervisory authority: CNIL, but also the referent within his company on all questions relating to regulations. Finally, he maps the company's personal data risks and controls the risks of non-compliance. He therefore devotes more time by prioritizing actions on high-risk processing. It also judges whether or not it is necessary to implement impact analyses relating to the protection of personal data, and verifies that they are carried out and documented. The DPO is part of a trusted third party and therefore no manager can do without him.

The Data Protection Officer is one of the most dangerous jobs that require extreme vigilance. Compliance with the regulations in force within the company is his pillar, and therefore without this form of respect, he will never be able to carry out his role and therefore his duties. It therefore has a real ability to promote a culture of data protection. He is a highly qualified manager. Indeed, he knows the different techniques and methods to be in full compliance with the law. He also masters the principles of privacy law and confidentiality legislation. He is also the privileged delegate for cyber law, both in terms of data transfers and the development of prevention systems. He therefore has an impressive legal culture that he acquired during his years of study. He is a leader in dealing with all the professional branches within society, and these functions require him to have an aptitude for communication and sharpened relational skills that serve to establish a climate of trust. He is at the same time organized, rigorous and autonomous in his work and especially in the execution of his missions. Knowledge of various sectors including banking, credit, finance would be an asset with a knowledge of computers.

A Data Protection Officer is a job that is dedicated and trained to protect all kinds of digital data within a company while complying with the rules and laws that govern this area. He directs and monitors the relations between the company's managers because he has the eyes in all professional branches in order to carry out his mission. His mission is very sacred because the security of the company's data is in his hands. It is very important for companies to keep their very valuable data and to avoid the leakage of this data. So if a company does not yet have a DPO within a professional team, it will have to start considering hiring one for the security of data that is part of the basis of the company's development and also the basis of its existence.