Senior Data Privacy Advisor

Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Senior Data Privacy Advisor.

You will be required to use an FCSA Accredited Umbrella Company for this role.

Key Requirements:

- Looking for a Senior Data Privacy Advisor to oversee and maintain European and APAC privacy programmes, providing leadership and advice to the business on all area's of Data Protection.
- This is a high profile role working closely with the Head of Data Privacy, Data Privacy leads in each Business vertical, Data Privacy Compliance, and other Data stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

- Act as a Senior Data Privacy subject matter expert and advisor.
- Advise the business in line with relevant policies and standards related to Data Privacy.
- Report, record, and monitor Data Privacy related incidents, breaches, and risk events.
- Ensure Data Privacy assurance for new product and technology change processes.
- Communicate relevant changes to Data Privacy related law and regulations to business stakeholders and collaborate to implement any required operational changes.
- Building and maintain key stakeholder relationships across the business.
- Maintain accurate and up to date records of DP relevant artifacts.
- Maintenance and updating of the business' RoPA and annual review of privacy notices.
- Data Protection training development for Data Protection functional leads and the wider population.
- Managing international PII data transfer risks.
- Data Privacy compliance and assurance processes.
- Oversight of data privacy incidents, issues, remediation and lessons learned.

Key Experience:

- Previous Data Privacy leadership experience.
- Strong Privacy and Data Protection background.
- Excellent knowledge of UK, European and global data protection laws.
- Consultative pragmatic approaches to proactively drive change.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Successfully influencing behaviours and driving change at all levels of a large enterprise.
- Strong technical and regulatory knowledge in the areas of Data Privacy.
- Navigate a fast paced business environment making effective decisions in light of business objectives and commercial factors.
- Privacy impact and privacy risk and control assessments.
- Data Privacy conformance testing, reviews, and assurance.

Desirable Skills:

- Financial Services background preferred, but open to other sectors.
- Previous Business, Compliance or Legal experience.
- CIPP/E certified.
- Certifications in data privacy, legal, compliance information risk or information technology.
- BCS qualification in Data Protection.
- Data breach incident management.

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.