Data Privacy & Governance Lead

Reed; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed partners with an organisation that works on large-scale international programmes and is seeking a Data Protection & Privacy Specialist to lead privacy governance, data protection compliance and data-sharing arrangements across complex, data-driven initiatives.

This role offers the chance to work with legal, technical and operational teams to address GDPR/UK GDPR requirements and to embed robust privacy controls throughout data handling processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in Data Protection, Privacy, Compliance or Information Governance.
• Strong knowledge of UK GDPR, EU GDPR, DPIAs and privacy risk management.
• Experience drafting or reviewing data-sharing and data-processing agreements.
• Ability to engage with both legal and technical stakeholders.
• Professional privacy qualifications such as CIPP/E or CIPM would be advantageous.
• Exposure to telecommunications, public sector, research, healthcare, NGO or highly regulated environments would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and negotiate Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs) and related contractual documentation.
• Managing DPAs, privacy risk assessments and international data transfer requirements.
• Advising on GDPR, UK GDPR and broader global privacy regulations.
• Acting as the key point of contact for privacy and compliance stakeholders.
• Supporting audits, due diligence activities and privacy governance programmes.
• Working alongside technical teams to ensure privacy controls and safeguards are embedded into data handling processes.
• Maintaining privacy policies, records of processing activities and ongoing compliance frameworks.

Skills

Data Protection

Privacy

Compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Privacy risk management

Education

CIPP/E

CIPM

Job description

Reed partners with an organisation that works on large-scale international programmes and is seeking a Data Protection & Privacy Specialist to lead privacy governance, data protection compliance and data-sharing arrangements across complex, data-driven initiatives.

This role offers the chance to work with legal, technical and operational teams to address GDPR/UK GDPR requirements and to embed robust privacy controls throughout data handling processes.