Consent & Privacy Technology Specialist

Job Description

ABOUT THE COMPANY
Schibsted & Vend Polska is a joint venture between two leading Nordic entities - a major media house, Schibsted, and a dynamic marketplace leader, Vend. With over 300 software engineers in Kraków and Gdańsk, we provide high-quality technological solutions that support the operations and innovations of both parent companies.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Consent & Privacy Technology Specialist to join our User Foundation. In this role, you will own and evolve the consent and privacy technology ecosystem that powers our data-driven products, advertising solutions, and personalized experiences across Schibsted's portfolio of media brands.

You will play a critical role in ensuring that user consent is collected, managed, and activated in a compliant, scalable, and user-centric way. Working closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Legal, Privacy, Analytics, and Commercial teams, you will translate privacy regulations into practical technical implementations that enable responsible innovation.

This is an opportunity to shape how millions of users interact with privacy choices while helping Schibsted strengthen trust, transparency, and sustainable growth.

WHAT WILL YOU DO

• Support and manage Schibsted's consent management platform and related privacy technologies.
• Design, implement, and optimize end-to-end consent signal flows across websites, apps, advertising systems, and data platforms.
• Translate GDPR, ePrivacy, and other regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions and consent logic.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Data teams to ensure privacy-by-design principles are embedded into new initiatives.
• Drive improvements in consent collection, consent quality, and user transparency.
• Support integration of consent signals into personalization, analytics, advertising, and customer data platforms.
• Monitor industry developments, browser changes, and privacy technology trends, identifying opportunities and risks for Schibsted.
• Act as a subject matter expert on consent and privacy technology across the organization.

ABOUT YOU

• Hands-on experience working with Consent Management Platforms (CMPs), such as OneTrust, Didomi, Sourcepoint, Usercentrics, or similar solutions.
• Strong understanding of digital advertising and marketing technology ecosystems, including web tracking, identity, audience activation, and measurement.
• Experience translating privacy and regulatory requirements into technical requirements
• Familiarity with GDPR, ePrivacy regulations, and privacy-first data practices.
• Knowledge of the IAB TCF, consent signalling standard like Google Consent Mode, and tracking technologies.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across technical, product, commercial, and legal stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a pragmatic mindset.

Nice to Have

• Basic knowledge or willingness to learn JavaScript for CMP template updates
• Experience from digital media, publishing, ad tech, marktech, or subscription businesses.
• Experience working with first-party data strategies and personalization platforms.
• Experience working with data platforms, tagging frameworks, analytics solutions, or customer data infrastructure.

We work in a hybrid way and would like to catch up with you at our vibrant and colourful office in Kraków 2 days per week. This allows for collaboration and meaningful connections with the team. If you’re not the working-from-home kind of person, you are of course welcome in our office every day!