Data Privacy Manager

AJ Bell; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension with matched contributions

Discretionary bonus scheme

Share schemes (including free shares)

Health Cash Plan

Free gym

Enhanced family leave

Travel and bike loan schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Casual dress code

Friendly, supportive team environment

Job summary

AJ Bell is seeking an experienced Data Privacy Manager to support the Data Protection Officer and oversee privacy across the business. This second line role provides independent advice, challenge, assurance and governance across AJ Bell.

You will work with colleagues at all levels to manage privacy risk, embed data protection practices and meet regulatory obligations as the business evolves. The role combines technical data protection expertise with stakeholder engagement and risk governance.

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience applying data protection requirements within an organisation.
• Experience in financial services or regulated environment.
• Experience with DPIAs, personal data breaches and subject rights requests.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, practical data protection advice to stakeholders across the business.
• Review DPIAs for new initiatives, products, systems and changes.
• Support management of personal data breaches, including investigation and remediation.
• Review data subject rights requests and ensure timely handling.
• Produce monthly privacy MI and provide insights for governance.
• Assist with Annual Data Privacy Report and committee reporting.
• Provide challenge and oversight of privacy risks, controls and compliance activities.
• Support privacy training and awareness initiatives across the business.

Skills

Privacy risk management

Regulatory obligations

Data Protection Act 2018

Stakeholder management

Legislation interpretation

Data protection monitoring

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Education

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection

CIPP/ECIPM or equivalent

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Data Privacy Manager to join our Data Privacy team and support the Data Protection Officer in overseeing privacy and data protection across AJ Bell. This is a second line role, providing independent advice, challenge, assurance and oversight across the business.

You’ll work closely with colleagues at all levels to help manage privacy risk, embed good data protection practices and ensure we continue to meet our regulatory obligations as the business evolves. It’s a varied role that will give you exposure across AJ Bell, combining technical data protection expertise with stakeholder engagement, risk management and governance.

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing clear, practical data protection advice and guidance to stakeholders across the business.
• Reviewing and advising on Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new initiatives, products, systems and changes.
• Supporting the management of personal data breaches, including investigation, risk assessment, reporting and remediation.
• Reviewing and advising on data subject rights requests, helping to ensure they are handled effectively and within statutory timescales.
• Producing monthly privacy MI, identifying trends and providing meaningful insight to support effective oversight and decision-making.
• Supporting the preparation of the Annual Data Privacy Report and other governance and committee reporting.
• Providing appropriate challenge and oversight of privacy risks, controls and compliance activities.
• Supporting privacy training and awareness initiatives across the business.
• Monitoring changes in data protection legislation, regulatory guidance and industry best practice, assessing what these mean for AJ Bell.
• Contributing to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of AJ Bell’s privacy framework and approach.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong technical knowledge of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and PECR, alongside practical experience applying data protection requirements within an organisation.
• Experience working in a data protection, privacy, risk or similar compliance role.
• Experience within financial services or another regulated environment.
• Practical experience of DPIAs, personal data breaches and data subject rights requests.
• A good understanding of privacy risk management and effective privacy controls.
• The ability to interpret legislation and regulatory requirements and translate them into clear, pragmatic advice.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to appropriately challenge and influence colleagues at different levels.
• Strong analytical, investigative and problem-solving skills.
• Experience producing management information, trend analysis and governance reporting.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Ideally, you’ll hold a recognised data protection or privacy qualification such as: BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection (formerly ISEB Certificate in Data Protection) CIPP/ECIPM Or an equivalent professional qualification

About AJ Bell

At AJ Bell, we believe investing should feel good. Whether you're looking for an ISA, pension or dealing account, whether you want to invest with the help of a financial adviser or do it yourself, we have easy-to-use solutions to suit people from all walks of life.We’re one of the UK's fastest-growing investment platform businesses, trusted by everyone from professional financial advisers to first-time investors. Today, over 762,000 customers trust us to manage more than £121.5 billion of assets. By continually striving to make investing simpler and more accessible, we’re helping more people take control of their financial futures.

We’re proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years, and a Great Place to Work® in 2025 and 2026, a reflection of our supportive and collaborative culture.

What we offer

• 27 days holiday, increasing with service + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
• 8% Pension with matched contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Share schemes (including free shares and BAYE)
• Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare
• Free gym
• Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Travel and bike loan schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life at AJ Bell
• Regular social events including summer and Christmas parties
• Learning and development opportunities tailored to you
• Casual dress code
• Friendly, supportive team environment

Our ways of working We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 50% of your working time per month spent in the office. This role can be based in London or Manchester. For new starters, there is an initial period of full‑time office working to help you settle in and build relationships.

Inclusion & diversity

We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential.