Description
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced compliance professional with specialist expertise in data protection and privacy to join our UK Compliance team.
The role provides trusted, risk-based advice to senior business stakeholders, ensuring that data protection requirements are effectively embedded alongside FCA regulatory obligations.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a senior subject matter expert on UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, providing authoritative advice on privacy risks across products, customer journeys, and emerging technologies like AI.
- Provide broad compliance expertise across the FCA regulatory framework, driving appropriate customer outcomes and supporting the business in demonstrating compliance with the Consumer Duty.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and constructive challenger to senior business leaders, translating complex regulatory requirements into practical, proportionate, and commercially focused solutions.
- Review and challenge DPIAs and Legitimate Interest Assessments, ensuring customer data is used appropriately to identify and address poor customer outcomes.
- Develop strong relationships across Product, Operations, Technology, Legal, and Information Security teams to seamlessly embed FCA and data protection standards into business transformation programmes.
The skills and experience you need:
- Significant experience within a UK financial services Compliance, Risk, Legal, or Data Protection environment, with a specialist focus on privacy.
- Strong technical knowledge of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and ICO expectations, including hands-on experience conducting DPIAs and LIAs.
- Demonstrable experience working with the FCA regulatory framework, with the ability to apply Consumer Duty and conduct risk requirements to practical business processes.
- Proven ability to act as a strategic thinker and influential leader, confident in managing senior stakeholders and advising executives on complex, potentially contentious regulatory matters.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of simplifying complex legislation and preparing clear, succinct Board and Executive-level risk assessments.
Benefits:
- Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes
- 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure
- Access premium care through private medical insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- Up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications