Data Privacy Assistant Manager

BDO UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO UK is seeking an Assistant Manager in our Privacy Team within Risk Advisory Services (RAS) to lead defined engagements and support engagement planning for diverse clients. You will work closely with the Privacy team to deliver high-quality engagements and build trusted client relationships.

You will mentor junior colleagues and balance around 40% management activities with 60% delivery of privacy engagements, developing your leadership and technical capabilities as you progress towards

Qualifications

• Extensive working knowledge of the UK and EU Data Protection Regulatory landscape, and experience leading the delivery of multiple client engagements, ranging from short-term compliance reviews to longer term implementation programmes.
• A collaborative and proactive approach, contributing positively to team delivery and the ability to lead and develop junior members of the team, supporting their career ambitions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and articulate well-reasoned conclusions and pragmatic, client centred, focused recommendations.
• The ability to build and maintain lasting client relationships by delivering exceptional client service. Good organisational skills and flexibility to travel to client sites as required; experience with AI compliance would be desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and an inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about privacy compliance, and contribute ideas that enhance ways of working and client outcomes, supported by relevant experience in data protection compliance.
• A relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIPP/E, CIPP/M, AIGP or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Lead defined engagements or workstreams, supporting engagement planning and delivery, and ensuring work is completed to a high standard in line with BDO methodology.
• Work closely with the Privacy team, building trusted client relationships and contributing to the effective delivery of engagements.
• Support the development of junior team members and continue to build technical capability, professional judgement and leadership skills as you progress towards Manager level.
• The role combines engagement, and portfolio management with hands on delivery. Typically, you will spend around 40% of your time on management activities—such as business development activities, engagement planning, portfolio oversight and project management—and 60% leading Privacy engagements, with this balance flexing in line with your experience and development.

Skills

Data protection knowledge

Collaboration

Communication

Client relationship

Analytical skills

Education

CIPP/E, CIPP/M, AIGP or equivalent

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.

Overview

As an Assistant Manager within our Privacy Team within Risk Advisory Services (RAS), you will play a key role in delivering high‑quality Privacy engagements for a diverse range of clients. You will take responsibility for leading defined engagements or workstreams, supporting engagement planning and delivery, and ensuring work is completed to a high standard in line with BDO methodology.

You will work closely with the rest of the Privacy team, building trusted client relationships and contributing to the effective delivery of engagements.

Alongside this, you will support the development of junior team members and continue to build your technical capability, professional judgement and leadership skills as you progress towards Manager level.

The role combines engagement, and portfolio management with hands on delivery. Typically, you will spend around 40% of your time on management activities—such as business development activities, engagement planning, portfolio oversight and project management—and 60% leading Privacy engagements, with this balance flexing in line with your experience and development.

You’ll be someone with:

• Extensive working knowledge of the UK and EU Data Protection Regulatory landscape, and experience leading the delivery of multiple client engagements, ranging from short-term compliance reviews to longer term implementation programmes
• A collaborative and proactive approach, contributing positively to team delivery and the ability to lead and develop junior members of the team, supporting their career ambitions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and articulate well-reasoned conclusions and pragmatic, client centred, focused recommendations.
• The ability to build and maintain lasting client relationships by delivering exceptional client service. Good organisational skills and flexibility to travel to client sites as required; experience with AI compliance would be desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and an inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about privacy compliance, and contribute ideas that enhance ways of working and client outcomes, supported by relevant experience in data protection compliance.
• A relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIPP/E, CIPP/M, AIGP or equivalent).

You’llbe able to be yourself;we’llrecognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business.We’recommitted to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.