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UK Data Protection Officer

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted May 29, 2026
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Through the effective day-to-day management of the UK Data Protection team, and collaborative engagement with other regional DPOs and their teams (or DPO equivalents): Enable the UK Compliance function to manage data protection risk and regulatory compliance with applicable data privacy and data protection laws and regulation across the UK entities' global licensed footprint including through effective Horizon Scanning and Training. Ensure all UK entity, and any applicable global, controls for DP are fit for purpose and adhered to. Contribute to, and enable the embedding of, a global DP framework to include all relevant Data Protection/Privacy policies, notices, systems, processes and controls. Support the effective and consistent management of cross-border data protection activities in collaboration with the regional DPOs, including through the Group sub-committee for Data Protection. Contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality reporting including through the use of relevant KPIs and KRIs across all relevant formal committees and forums internally, either as stand-alone DP papers or as part of the broader UK Compliance agenda and reporting.

Job Responsibility

  • Ensure that the UK entities' legal and regulatory obligations for data privacy and protection across their licensed footprint are mapped to a comprehensive set of activities, processes and controls to enable compliance
  • Ensure that the global Horizon Scanning framework is embedded in the UK DP team's BAU with appropriate contributions to formal UK Compliance reporting including to the Change Committee
  • Manage the UK DP team, tracking and monitoring the effectiveness of delivery against key activities, in line with internal SLAs, to ensure regulatory compliance
  • Keep workloads and resource needs under close observation and proactively identify problems or inhibitors and escalate where appropriate for resolution
  • Identify development opportunities for direct reports and support the team pastorally
  • Engage closely with internal stakeholders in Infosec, IT and co-sourcing relationships in Claims to support the effective and efficient delivery of DSARs, e-discovery requests, and subpoenaed information as required
  • Oversee any externally outsourced DP provision for the UK entities in jurisdictions where they operate, working with regional DPOs as required where resources are shared
  • Where appropriate and within your expertise, provide advice and guidance on technical DP matters including DP contract clauses where the contract is governed by English law
  • Retain external advisors when needed to ensure appropriate levels of specialism are enlisted when required
  • Ensure UK DP-owned actions arising from all applicable audit, assurance and testing activities are completed on time
  • Maintain a Privacy Incident Reporting and Response process to address any Privacy incidents that might occur in the UK or impacting UK data
  • Proactively escalate data breaches to the Boards of the relevant UK entity through the applicable Chair of the Risk Committee
  • Lead on required notifications to the ICO where required and participate in any relevant incident response activity and lessons learned
  • Work closely with Heads of Compliance, regional DPOs and their teams, European branch regulatory counsel, as well as other internal stakeholders, to create a global DP strategy and operating model
  • In collaboration with regional DPOs as required, perform information privacy risk analysis on cross-border and UK initiatives
  • Assist the IT department as required in the development of all system-related security plans throughout the organisation's network
  • Undertake consent audits to validate consent is being obtained and retained as required under UK laws
  • In collaboration with regional DPOs undertake records retention audits to ensure the organisation is retaining data as required
  • Attend and contribute to formal committees, working groups and steering committees as required
  • Oversee the production of insightful and thorough reporting on matters pertaining to the UK entities and their global footprint as part of standalone DP engagement with committees or the broader Compliance papers

Requirements

  • Proven experience in Privacy and Data Protection
  • Previous DPO experience
  • Degree level educated
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills
  • The ability to prioritise work and deliver results in a pressurised environment, through tactical and strategic planning
  • The ability to manage significant client contact, providing expert advice which demonstrates judgement and an understanding of the business
  • A demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships with internal clients
  • The ability to provide support to more senior roles in developing key client relationships through the design of leading-edge technologies
  • Self-motivated, with an ability to work with high degree of autonomy and to be results-driven with a flexible approach to working
  • The ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of constituencies
  • A thorough understanding of UK Data Protection laws and regulations
  • An unblemished career history holding positions requiring trustworthiness and personal integrity
  • The ability to communicate technical and security-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff and management

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of information systems
  • Experience in financial services is highly desirable, but not required
  • Experience in the insurance industry is desirable but not required
  • Multi-country experience (i.e., beyond UK, and ideally including APac) is highly desirable, but not required
  • Experience with model contractual clauses for international data transfers is highly desirable, but not required
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