Compliance Consultant

Futura Design Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Futura Design Ltd. is seeking a Compliance Consultant in Coventry to embed GDPR compliance across DSAR and information requests. This maternity cover role operates Inside IR35 and sits within an umbrella pay arrangement.

The successful candidate will join a four-member team, reporting to the Process Delivery Manager, and work to ensure timely, risk-based decision making while maintaining high standards of data protection and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar or sensitive business area.
• Knowledge of Data Subject Access rights, notably the Right to Access.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership while delivering results.
• Team-oriented approach with consideration for wider group needs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills across all levels.
• Effective influencing skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent critical thinking and risk-based decision making.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with Excel for data analysis.
• Energetic and resilient, delivering results under time constraints.

Responsibilities

• Embed GDPR compliance in end-to-end DSAR, PAPs and information requests processes.
• Collaborate with a 4-person team and report to the Process Delivery Manager.

Skills

GDPR

DSAR

PAPs

Data requests

Data protection

Independent worker

Team player

Communication

Influencing

Prioritisation

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Acrobat

SuccessFactors

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry, is searching for Compliance Consultant to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity cover contract position until 12th February 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £28.43 per hour.

Duties

• Compliance Consultant will work with an existing team of 4 members, reporting into the Process Delivery Manager.
• The purpose of this role is to embed compliance under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for delivering the end-to-end process of Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR), Pre-Action Protocols (PAPs) requests and other Information requests from third parties (e.g. solicitors, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions) and employees. This is a high priority, as we are legally bound to respond.

Essential Skills Required

• Experience of working in a similar role or a sensitive business area.
• Knowledge of Data Subject Access rights namely the “Right to Access”.
• Ability to work independently and proactively, taking full ownership and responsibility for own work, fully invested in achieving a successful result.
• You view things as a team rather than individual project level, considering the wider team needs.
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Good influencing skills.
• Strong ability to organise and ensure prioritisation of personal workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent at critical thinking and confident in ability to make swift risk-based decisions.
• Strong analytical skills and highly competent in use of excel to enable and support analysis of employee master data and team activity reporting.
• Resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, able to deliver results under time constraints, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs.
• You must be agile, work with integrity and have the ability to make a positive impact with your colleagues and the wider organisation.

Desirable Skills Requested

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred / Relevant apprenticeship or equivalent experience preferred.
• HR shared service experience.
• Experience of working with People Data Systems i.e. SuccessFactors Plus.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office apps such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
• Experience in using a range of tools within Adobe Acrobat.
• Demonstrate project management and problem-solving skills, namely technological challenges that may arise and could impact ability to meet statutory deadlines.

Education Required

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred / Relevant apprenticeship or equivalent experience preferred.