01The incident asks
01 / 04A vendor just reported a breach. What happens in the next hour?
Hired on keywords
"We look for the response plan. Or write one."
Hired on judgment
"Contain, assess, log. The drill ran before the offer did."
Compliance & DPO recruitment · Singapore
Compliance hires are easy to get wrongand expensive to discover late.
We recruit your in-house compliance and data protection people: DPOs, compliance managers and risk owners, screened by lawyers who have done the job. Prefer not to hire at all? We also serve as your outsourced DPO.
Anyone can put PDPA on a CV. We test breach response before you ever meet them.
What you are actually hiring
What a compliance search actually fills.
This is a search service for the roles regulators expect you to fill: the the PDPA requires, the who runs the controls, and the your licence or your investors expect. The screening is the hard part: these are , and only people who have done the job can test for judgment.
Tap a highlighted term for the plain-English version.
Declassified
DPO
Data Protection Officer. Every Singapore company must appoint one under the PDPA; past a certain data footprint, companies want the role in-house and full time rather than outsourced.
In plain terms: we have sat in the DPO seat ourselves, so we know exactly who else can.
The problem we remove
A compliance hire who cannot say no is a decoration.
Put both versions of the same hire in front of a live incident and read the difference. Same four questions, asked on the worst possible day to be learning the answers.
02The incident asks
02 / 04Is this notifiable to the PDPC?
Hired on keywords
"We will research the threshold today."
Hired on judgment
"Assessed against the threshold and documented, either way."
03The incident asks
03 / 04The clock says three days. Who files?
Hired on keywords
"Probably the founder. Tonight."
Hired on judgment
"Your DPO. They have filed one before."
04The incident asks
04 / 04Show me the decisions you wrote down.
Hired on keywords
"Most of it happened on calls."
Hired on judgment
"Logged as it happened. Here is the timeline."
05Who we place now
The stakes
Daniel KungSearch lead 3 daysis the PDPC's breach notification deadline
When a notifiable breach lands, the reporting clock runs in calendar days. The wrong hire finds that out from the regulator's guidance, live.
Compliance hires tested on a live incident scenario before you ever meet them, with our bench behind them for their first quarter.
The second voice is not a lucky CV. It is what judgment sounds like under pressure, and testing for it is the job we take over.
How the search runs
Screening that looks like the job.
Scroll a search from mandate to start date.
Continuously updated
- Week 1Mandate
The role defined against your actual obligations: your data footprint, your licence conditions, and what the board wants to stop worrying about.
- Week 2Mapping
The Singapore compliance market is small and we know it by name. The longlist is mapped, not advertised.
- Week 3Testing
Candidates run a live scenario: a vendor breach on a Friday afternoon. We watch what they contain, what they log, when they escalate, and what they write down.
- Week 4Shortlist
You meet the few who passed, with our test notes beside each one: strengths, gaps, and how they compare.
- Week 5Offer
Comp benchmarked against live placements, the offer papered, and references done by someone who knows what to ask about a compliance hire.
- Week 6Handover
If we have been serving as your outsourced DPO, the register, policies and open matters hand over cleanly to your new hire.
- AfterCover
Our bench stays behind your hire for the first quarter: a senior second opinion on the calls that matter.
A fixed placement fee, agreed up front, with a guarantee period. And if the honest answer is that you do not need the headcount yet, we say so and point you to the outsourced route.
Everything this covers
The compliance bench, filled properly.
Two ways to cover the same duty: hire the right person, or appoint us as your DPO. This page is the first; we will tell you plainly if you need the second.
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DPO placements
In-house Data Protection Officers for companies whose footprint has outgrown an outsourced arrangement, screened on breach response rather than vocabulary.
- PDPA
- Breach drills
- In-house DPO
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- Singapore licensed
- Fundraising & SAFEs
- M&A and exits
- Regulators & MAS
The senior judgment behind LDU
Meet Daniel, the lawyer behind every approval.
Fifteen years getting founders through setup, growth and the raise, across the table from investors, regulators and acquirers. He is the senior judgment LDU is built on.
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Why companies trust the search
Screened by people who have sat in the seat.
We serve as an appointed DPO ourselves, so the screening looks like the job, and the guarantee keeps the risk on us.
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Our promise
If the hire leaves inside the guarantee period, we run the search again for free.
We run a small number of searches at a time, on purpose.
Customer stories
Why founders choose LDU.
Veljko Vasic
CEO, HolyWally
“As a client of LDU, I was impressed by how they consistently focused on our needs, showing patience and a deep understanding of our core requirements. It felt like having an in-house counsel that always had our best interests at heart. If you're looking for a dedicated team that prioritizes client satisfaction, LDU is the right choice.”
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“Daniel is a consummate professional who was very helpful in our consultation. He assuaged my fears and walked me through how to possibly handle my situation. Did not ask for unnecessary charges or quotes. Highly recommended, especially if you're a small business or startup.”
Leung Wai-Leng“Thanks to LDU and Daniel support, my business which was not well structure for couple months and having some issues is now good to operate. Extremely recommended for anyone not familiar with how Singaporean laws and banks work, it is much better to get great assistance at the beginning and start smoothly. Highly recommended.”
Simon Giraldo“LDU was able to listen to my situation in detail and quickly provide me with effective advice to move forward. Daniel was very professional and clear-headed. A very good experience.”
Benjamin Fossati“LDU have been fantastic in providing legal consulting and services. They have in depth knowledge across various domains and they work quick at a fraction of the cost of what you'd pay at standard market rate.”
Dindo De La Cruz“I had an excellent experience working with LDU Asia. Daniel, in particular, was incredibly helpful, he was responsive, knowledgeable, and guided me through the situation with clarity and professionalism. I highly recommend their services for anyone in need of reliable legal support.”
Josh Decker“Highly qualified, knowledgeable, with a great team. Expert opinions and advice. Would highly recommend for multiple types of legal services. I've used LDUAsia multiple times for a myriad of tasks and they've always been top notch.”
Zach“As an expat in Singapore the firm really helped me with all the clarity on the matter and were very honest during the process.”
Hasan Syed“Excellent experience working with Daniel and his team. We first got into contact almost 2 years ago in the earliest stages of our company. Daniel's team's arrangement was startup friendly and sincere.”
Rishab Patwari“LDU Asia is truly a game-changer for any Singaporean startup. Their team is incredibly tech-savvy, highly responsive, and genuinely values both your time and theirs.”
Sunny Saurabh“Best legal team you can really trust.”
Veljko Vasic“LDU Asia is amazing. Solving my issue within a few day. They are prompt is replying my text and giving advice on what I should do.”
Roy Loi“Easy to work with, thorough, and diligent. A wonderful team that helped meet needs quickly and efficiently.”
Meagan Ranson“Daniel was wonderful in guiding us through the compliance process.”
Kanak Chaudhari“Probably the fastest, most efficient and affordable lawyers in Singapore!”
Mahir Sahin“Super helpful. Professional and knowledgable.”
Daniel Hestevold“I had the pleasure of a professional and highly informative discussion with LDU which brought clarity to my situation and openly shared options and paths forward in a simplistic and grounded way. I am very grateful and highly recommend.”
Robert Kiely
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FAQ
What companies ask about compliance hiring.
Hire, or appoint?
Fifteen minutes on a free call and you will know which of the two routes fits your footprint.
It depends on your data footprint and how often data decisions block your team. Small and steady: outsourced usually fits better and is simpler to run, and we offer exactly that under our fractional GC practice. Large, regulated or product-critical: an in-house hire pays for itself. We will tell you which one you are on the call.
Your move
Hire compliance that holds under pressure.
Book a free call. Describe your data footprint and your worry, and leave knowing whether this is a hire or an appointment, whether we work together or not.
- 15 minutes
- No pitch
- An honest read
10 companies booked a call this month4.8 Rated by 60+ founders
We run a small number of searches at a time, on purpose.