Privacy and Technology Lawyer

We are seeking a 2-6 PQE lawyer with a strong background in Privacy and Technology to join London Stock Exchange Group's Global Privacy Office. You will act as a trusted advisor to business, technology and control functions, helping to navigate an increasingly complex privacy and regulatory landscape while enabling innovation, growth and responsible use of data.

Privacy Advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor on privacy and data protection matters across LSEG's products and functions.
• Provide practical, risk-based advice on a wide range of privacy, data governance and regulatory issues.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the Group's privacy programme, policies, standards and controls.
• Conduct and support Privacy Impact Assessments and Privacy by Design reviews for new and changing products, services, systems and business processes.
• Advise on lawful processing, transparency, data subject rights, retention, international transfers and other key privacy requirements.
• Support privacy aspects of customer, supplier and intra-group contractual arrangements.
• Help identify, assess and mitigate privacy risks arising from business activities, products and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor and advise on emerging regulatory developments and industry trends in privacy and data protection.
• Develop and deliver training, awareness materials and practical guidance to stakeholders across the organisation.

Supporting Risk Intelligence Products

• Support privacy, data governance and regulatory matters relating to Risk Intelligence including LSEG's industry-leading screening solution World-Check, and wider compliance-focused products and services.
• Advise on privacy considerations within customer due diligence, sanctions screening, adverse media, fraud prevention, third-party risk management, AML and KYC solutions.
• Partner with Product, Legal and Compliance teams on the development of new capabilities, datasets and customer use cases.
• Help ensure responsible and compliant use of personal data within screening, monitoring and risk management workflows.
• Support the assessment of privacy implications associated with emerging technologies and AI-enabled features used within Risk Intelligence solutions.

Technology, AI, Cyber & Resilience

• Advise on legal and regulatory issues arising from digital transformation, cloud adoption and technology-enabled business initiatives.
• Support oversight of AI and emerging technology use cases, including data governance, responsible AI and compliance with evolving digital regulation.
• Collaborate with Technology, Information Security, Risk and Compliance teams to ensure legal and regulatory requirements are appropriately reflected in governance and control frameworks.
• Advise on cybersecurity, operational resilience, outsourcing and third-party risk initiatives, including emerging digital and cyber resilience regulations.
• Support the management and investigation of technology, cyber, data and operational resilience incidents and related regulatory response where required.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Technology, Product, Risk and business teams.
• Partner effectively with colleagues across multiple jurisdictions and cultures.
• Support regulatory engagement and industry initiatives where appropriate.
• Help foster a culture of privacy awareness, accountability and responsible innovation.

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience in privacy, data protection or information governance.
• Strong knowledge of UK GDPR, GDPR and broader global privacy and data protection principles.
• Experience providing practical legal, compliance or governance advice within a large organisation.
• Experience conducting privacy assessments and implementing privacy governance controls.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to communicate complex legal and regulatory concepts in a clear and practical manner.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.