Global Data Privacy & Compliance Lead

PureGym Limited; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free nationwide gym membership for you

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Pension

25 days annual leave

Learning & development resources

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

PureGym Limited is seeking a Group Data Compliance Manager to lead and shape the organisation's privacy and data protection strategy across markets. You will provide expert oversight, advise senior leadership, engage regulators, and drive a culture of accountable data use within a hybrid work model.

You will oversee DPIAs, data subject requests, cross-border data transfers, and supplier privacy reviews while maintaining governance, policies and training across the Group.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading data protection and privacy programmes in a multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Demonstrable experience acting as a Data Protection Officer or senior privacy professional.
• Experience managing regulatory interactions and investigations.
• Strong understanding of privacy by design principles.
• Experience conducting DPIAs and privacy risk assessments.
• Experience managing complex data subject rights requests and complaints.
• Experience reviewing supplier privacy compliance arrangements.
• Strong knowledge of information governance and records management practices.
• Ability to balance regulatory compliance with commercial objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Data Protection Officer
• Regulatory oversight and engagement
• Privacy compliance programme management
• Data Protection Impact Assessments
• Data Subjects Rights and Complaints handling
• Lead governance of cross-border personal data transfers
• Third-party risk management and review of PureGym providers and data processors
• Incident & Breach Management
• Maintenance of Group Policies and Standards
• Training, awareness and Culture
• Maintenance of ROPA, retention schedules and data mapping activities

Skills

Privacy leadership

Regulatory engagement

Data protection programmes

Stakeholder management

Communication

Governance

DPIAs

Job description

PureGym Limited is seeking a Group Data Compliance Manager to lead and shape the organisation's privacy and data protection strategy across markets. You will provide expert oversight, advise senior leadership, engage regulators, and drive a culture of accountable data use within a hybrid work model.

You will oversee DPIAs, data subject requests, cross-border data transfers, and supplier privacy reviews while maintaining governance, policies and training across the Group.