Privacy Compliance Officer

What are we looking for in our Privacy Compliance Officer ?

About the Company:

My client is the largest Investment and Asset Management Firm in the world, they are looking for a Privacy Compliance Officer.

Salary - £461.54/day + Holiday pay (PAYE) OR £620/day (Umbrella)

Location - London

Duration - Till Jan 2025

Schedule - 4 days onsite 1 day work from home

About the Role:

The Vice President will be a versatile team player, display leadership qualities, and be enthusiastic in addressing new challenges. This role is within the Group Privacy and Data Protection team, reporting directly to the Global Head of Privacy and Data Protection.

The successful candidate will be involved in global privacy initiatives, interacting on a regular basis with Legal & Compliance, Information Security, Technology, Business, and Internal Audit groups as well as with senior leadership teams. Candidates must have a proven track record of providing sound and practical privacy compliance advice and must be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate and influence others.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Global Head of Privacy and Data Protection in implementing the Global Privacy and Data Protection Policy and framework
• Provide advice on the application of privacy and data protection law to business issues as required
• Participate and advise on data protection issues in firm-wide strategic initiatives
• Conduct privacy impact assessments to evaluate compliance with laws, regulations, and internal standards, identify risks and advise on mitigating actions that should be taken
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments in the area of data protection and privacy
• Partner with control and oversight groups to create, maintain, test, and monitor best practices for privacy and data protection controls
• Identify and mitigate data protection issues and risks

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years experience, preferably operating in a global privacy and data protection environment
• Relevant legal and/or privacy qualification desirable.
• Familiarity with privacy and data protection laws throughout the client footprint
• Direct experience working in financial services is highly desired
• Experience or familiarity with conducting privacy risk assessments
• Ability to build rapport with key stakeholders to identify privacy risks/trends and stay abreast of new products/initiatives
• Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form
• Motivated self-starter with strong attention to detail
• Develops solutions to problems, checking where appropriate with senior management
• Committed to thinking and acting with integrity and honesty

If interested please click on apply and I will get back to you within 24 hours!!!