Data Protection & Privacy Compliance Lead

Volkswagen Financial Services (UK); Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary 10% bonus

Pension 9% employer contribution

Office hybrid 60% Milton Keynes

Company Car scheme BEVs

Job summary

Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) seeks a Data Protection Specialist to safeguard data and ensure regulatory compliance. You will advise senior stakeholders, support the DPO, and lead initiatives from DPIAs to breach management in a dynamic, regulated environment.

You will collaborate with business units across the Legal & Compliance teams, manage sensitive tasks with accuracy, and contribute to ongoing privacy enhancements within the organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing data protection guidance within Compliance/Legal functions.
• Strong understanding of ICO guidance, codes and regulatory expectations in consumer credit or retail banking.
• Able to manage complex, time-sensitive workloads with precision and professionalism.
• Skilled in researching, analysing and interpreting regulatory information.
• Able to challenge views and interpret guidance with accuracy and proportionality.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on UK Data Protection laws and regulatory changes.
• Maintain Registers of Processing Activities (ROPA).
• Assist with Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA).
• Lead the assessment, oversight, and reporting of personal data breaches, including MI reporting to senior forums.
• Act as contact for front-line teams on DSARs, complaints and litigation matters related to data protection.
• Develop and execute second-line monitoring activities to assess compliance and drive improvements.
• Liaise with the ICO on customer complaints and regulatory enquiries.
• Collaborate with Legal & Compliance colleagues to resolve data protection issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data protection compliance and efficiency.

Skills

Data protection advice

ICO guidance knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory research

Regulatory interpretation

Job description

Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) seeks a Data Protection Specialist to safeguard data and ensure regulatory compliance. You will advise senior stakeholders, support the DPO, and lead initiatives from DPIAs to breach management in a dynamic, regulated environment.

You will collaborate with business units across the Legal & Compliance teams, manage sensitive tasks with accuracy, and contribute to ongoing privacy enhancements within the organisation.