About the role:
Join our global Risk and Compliance and General Counsel (GC) team as a Data Protection Officer, where you will act as the designated global Data Protection Officer (DPO) for all the clients' entities or where a local one is appointed, to support and oversee their activities.
Key responsibilities:
• Provide advice to the General Counsel Team on queries relating to data protection issues in supplier contracts, client engagement terms, client questionnaires and other matters.
• Advise senior leadership and staff on data protection obligations, linked to the data protection policy and be responsible for handling all requests related to data subject rights.
Skills and requirements:
• Significant experience working in a compliance, legal, risk or operational control function focusing on DP within a law firm or regulated corporate services business is required.
• Experience drafting and delivery of training and Board/senior management presentations is strongly preferred.
• Experience in assessing and developing DP compliance framework commensurate with the size and complexity of a regulated professional services firm is required.
• Knowledge of developing, conducting and reporting on a DP compliance monitoring program is required.
• Prior policy and report writing experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of DP laws and regulations in the UK (including but not limited to DPA 2018, PECR, UK and EU GDPR), in the Channel Islands and wider EU is required. Knowledge of DP laws and regulations in at least one of clients' other operating jurisdictions is beneficial