Country: Germany (DE)
City: Köln
Worksite / Location: Cologne Ossendorf
Job Function: People & CA_Corporate Governance
Job Discipline:
Job Family: Z
Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Information Protection Working Student (m/f/d) in our offices in Cologne.
What will you do:
- Support information protection initiatives and projects
- Assist in maintaining governance documentation and internal standards
- Help update information protection templates, guidelines and procedures
- Support Information Protection Assessments, Monitoring and documentation
- Assist in maintaining Records of Processing Activities (RoPa) and AI Register
- Help track remediation actions resulting from audits and assessments
- Support evidence collection for internal and external audits
- Assist in preparing reports and KPI dashboards
- Support the development of awareness materials and communication campaigns
- Assist in organizing awareness events and training activities
- Create presentations, newsletters and communication materials
- Maintain internal SharePoint and knowledge repositories
- Support document management and version control
- Conduct research on regulatory and compliance topics
- Assist with meeting preparation, minutes and follow-up actions
- Support coordination with regional stakeholders across EMEA
- Currently enrolled in Law, Information Security, Data Science, Business Administration, Compliance, Information Technology or a comparable field of study.
- Strong interest in data protection, information security, compliance, governance, and emerging technologies such as AI.
- Good organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
- Comfortable working with Microsoft 365 applications, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Good presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Confident English language skills.
- Proactive, eager to learn, and open to taking on new challenges.
- Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities and collaborate with stakeholders across different countries and functions.
- Previous work experience is not required; motivation and willingness to learn are what matter most.
We are looking forward to receiving your application and to get to know you. Please apply by clicking the 'Apply Now' button. We wish you all the success in your application!
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