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Senior Legal Counsel - Data Privacy & Compliance

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Whitbread Inns

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United Kingdom , Dunstable

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Job Description:

We’re hiring a Senior Legal Counsel dedicated to Data Privacy & Compliance - someone who doesn’t just interpret policy but shapes it. We’re looking for someone who can build infrastructure, create clarity, influence stakeholders, and confidently guide a highly consumer‑centric business through a rapidly changing legal landscape.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead on UK data protection compliance, advising across Whitbread’s end‑to‑end consumer and employee data lifecycle
  • Develop, maintain and embed group‑wide policies, procedures and data governance frameworks
  • Manage and optimise our relationship with the UK’s outsourced DPO
  • Provide best‑practice guidance to operations in Ireland, Germany and China
  • Deliver DPIAs, ROPAs, DSAR handling, and data‑related litigation management
  • Advise on CRM, digital marketing, cookies, and marketing consent
  • Draft and negotiate data processing/sharing agreements
  • Guide IT teams to ensure privacy is embedded from the very beginning of any change or initiative
  • Own and evolve a broad compliance portfolio, including: Code of Conduct governance and communication
  • Competition law risk and training
  • Anti‑bribery & corruption framework and controls
  • AI governance, supporting policy development and advising stakeholders on emerging regulation
  • Supporting the Legal Director with compliance reports for the Audit & Risk Committee and ongoing risk reviews

Requirements:

  • Deep expertise in UK data protection law (EU desirable)
  • Experience handling large volumes of consumer and/or employee data (B2C essential)
  • Strong policy‑writing skills — capable of building frameworks from scratch and owning them
  • Experience in drafting and implementing procedures, controls and compliance programmes
  • Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing across the business
  • Ability to operate with a high level of autonomy and enthusiasm
  • Private‑practice background welcome
  • in‑house experience is a bonus, not a requirement

Nice to have:

  • EU data protection law desirable
  • In‑house experience is a bonus
What we offer:
  • bonus
  • 10% matched pension
  • health care

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 19, 2026

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