Fernanda Gonçalves

Director | Data Protection & Privacy Compliance

Salary / Daily rate

40150 Angresse, France

Permanent contract and freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Legal

Languages

English (Native)French (Native)Portuguese (Native)Spanish

About me

Intro

Data Protection Officer with 7+ years of expertise in privacy compliance and GDPR implementation. Currently Director at Brainly, with proven track record developing privacy policies, managing incident response, and ensuring regulatory compliance across global organizations. Specialized in risk assessment, stakeholder training, and privacy-by-design solutions for tech companies.

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Work experience

Director, Data Protection Officer

BrainlySoftware Development

Feb 2022 - Present

4 years 5 months

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Skills: Risk Assessment · Oral Communication · Presentations · Stakeholder Management · Interpersonal Skills · Documentation · Regulatory Requirements · Analytical Skills · Supplier Risk Management · Rights Management · Training Plans · Protection Advice · Incident Response

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)Software Development

Aug 2020 - Mar 2022

1 year 8 months

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Associate Corporate Counsel - Privacy & Compliance

Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

6 months

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Skills: Risk Assessment · Oral Communication · Negotiation · Presentations · Stakeholder Management · Interpersonal Skills · Documentation · Regulatory Requirements · Analytical Skills · Rights Management · Training Plans · Protection Advice · Incident Response

Privacy & Compliance Manager - Data Protection Officer (DPO)

Aug 2020 - Oct 2021

1 year 3 months

Paris, Île-de-France, France

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) is the future of PeopleDoc, which will become the HR Service Delivery arm of one of the largest cloud companies in the world. At UKG, Our Purpose Is People, and we believe that organizations succeed when they focus on putting people first. UKG’s HR Service Delivery platform includes case management, process automation, and employee file management and empowers HR, managers and their employees to boost productivity, increase employee engagement, manage global compliance and meet the challenges of tomorrow. With more than 12,000 employees around the world, UKG's own workplace culture has been named a best place to work all over the world, including consecutive years on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list. To learn more, visit UKG.com.

Privacy & Compliance Manager - Data Protection Officer (DPO)

PeopleDoc Inc.Information Technology and Services

Jan 2017 - Oct 2021

4 years 10 months

Paris Area, France

Developing and adapting policies on data privacy Adopting and implementing detailed requirements or guidelines to ensure compliance with the applicable laws Training and providing advice to all the areas and departments with regards to data privacy matters Supporting and controlling a general data protection register Supporting different projects providing data privacy assessment Collaborating with the teams in charge to respond to requests and general issues concerning data privacy Support on drafting internal or internal data privacy agreements Attendance at data privacy conferences Coordination and management of responses to incidents involving personal data Ensuring on a regular basis that data processing applications and processes are still compliant Monitoring relevant Data Privacy related regulations Interface with corporate governance bodies

Associate Lawyer

Azevedo Sette AdvogadosLaw Practice

Jul 2016 - Dec 2016

6 months

Greater São Paulo Area

Data Protection Intellectual Property Information Technology Digital Law Contracts

Barretto Ferreira e Brancher Sociedade de Advogados (BKBG)

Sep 2013 - Jul 2016

2 years 11 months

Greater São Paulo Area

Associate Lawyer

Jan 2015 - Jul 2016

1 year 7 months

Greater São Paulo Area

Data Protection Intellectual Property Information Technology Internet Law Contracts

Intern

Sep 2013 - Dec 2014

1 year 4 months

Greater São Paulo Area

Data Protection Intellectual Property Information Technology Internet Law Contracts

Intern

DDSA- DE LUCA, DERENUSSON, SCHUTTOFF E AZEVEDO ADVOGADOSLaw Practice

Feb 2012 - May 2013

1 year 4 months

Greater São Paulo Area

Corporate Law M&A Contracts

Intern

Tranchesi Ortiz, Andrade e Zamariola Advocacia

Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

4 months

Greater São Paulo Area

Skills: Documentation · Legal Matters


Education

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

Master’s Degree

2015 - 2016

1 year 1 month

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Bachelor's Degree

2010 - 2014

4 years 1 month


Licenses & certifications

AIGP

Issued: –

Certified by International Association of Privacy Professionals

CIPM

Issued: –

Certified by International Association of Privacy Professionals

CIPP/E

Issued: –

Certified by International Association of Privacy Professionals

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