Data Protection Manager
- £55,000 - £60,000
- Permanent
- Near Epsom, Surrey (location is most easily reached by own transport)
- Hybrid working (3 days a week in the office)
- ASAP start
- Generous benefits package (Performance related bonus, Pension, access to their car scheme, Birthday voucher, Workplace Nursery Benefit & Cycle Scheme, holiday purchase scheme, discounted onsite gym membership, subsidised Café and Canteen, 25 days holiday + all bank holidays)
Are you a Data Protection Manager with over 5 years of experience in the automotive, retail or sales and marketing background, have you worked on legal compliance?
If so, we have a great role for you at a global automotive organisation, voted one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to work for in the UK, and want to hear from you today!
The role
This Data Protection Manager role is an exciting opportunity to work with our global automotive client and is crucial to ensuring their compliance with data protection regulations. You will manage the Data Privacy team in the Legal & Governance department and liaise closely with the Data Protection Officer, acting as their deputy when required. This role also involves close collaboration with all other teams across the client organisation.
We are looking for someone with privacy experience who is confident and customer focused. Qualifications are desirable but not essential, and support will likely be provided to achieve relevant qualifications. You should be person-focused, as you will be working with Business Teams, and able to explain processes through conversation while maintaining your position when challenged.
**Main Responsibilities and Key Objectives:
Deliver our Operational Performance:
- Support data protection compliance reviews and oversee remediationactivities
- Support the maintenance of supplier privacy due diligence and contractual safeguards
- Support business activities which require privacy review, and act as point of escalationfor all internal escalations
- Project Manage team initiatives to drive compliance both internally and across the network of retailers
- Responsible for timely processing of data subject rights requests and complaints
- Maintenance of corporate RoPA
Embed Compliance:
- Maintain and enhance privacy compliance and understanding across the organisation
- Support periodic review of applicable data protection policies inlight of changes in laws, regulatory or organisational policy
- Support the conduct of data protection impact assessment
- Review and maintain data processing records (Art30.GDPR)
Engage Colleagues:
- Provide prompt, professional advice to colleagues where necessary
- Collaborate with colleagues/teams, including providing support to day-to-day queries
Power our people through technology:
- Support monitoring of system/processes development for privacy and data protection compliance
- Encourage use of self-service technical solutions (e.g. OneTrust platform)
Drive brand perception and delight our Clients & their Customers:
- Be an ambassador for the client
- Be aware of, and minimise, the reputational and financial risks of non-compliance and data incidents
Key skills and experience required:
Essential
- At least 5 years' experience (or equivalent) in privacy, data protection role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively with people at all levels both inside and outside of the company, tailoring messaging to audience
- Experienced in used OneTrust privacy related platform/modules
- High attention to detail
- Project Management skills
- Good time management and organisation skills
- Capable of working independently, but within a team structure
- Ability to build trusted relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders
- Self-starter, confidence to independently seek resolutions to issues when appropriate
Desirable
- Privacy certification preferred (e.g. BCS Practitioner or CIPP/E)
Are you interested?
Please forward a copy of your latest CV with an indication of availability, your salary expectations, that the location works based on at least 3 days a week in the office, outlining your relevant skills and experience.