Global Privacy & AI Governance Lead

RWS; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RWS’s Legal and Professional Advisory team seeks a Program Manager to lead the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the global Trust, AI & Privacy program. You will drive governance, risk management and strategic execution across Legal, Security, Technology, Product and HR worldwide.

You will translate strategy into practical operations, coordinate multi-stakeholder initiatives, and support incident response and audit readiness within a fast-growing, multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 3–6 years’ hands-on experience managing privacy, security, governance, risk and compliance programs in multinational environments.
• Working knowledge of EU GDPR and UK DPA; familiarity with ISO/NIST.
• Hands-on privacy management and governance software experience (e.g., OneTrust Assessment Automation).

Responsibilities

• Manage execution and continuous improvement of the global Trust, AI & Privacy program and roadmap.
• Coordinate cross-functional privacy, AI governance and compliance initiatives across geographies.
• Maintain privacy and AI risk management processes including risk registers, data mapping and processing records.
• Manage governance forums, stakeholder engagement activities and program reporting.
• Support implementation of governance frameworks, toolkits and awareness programmes.
• Administer and optimise privacy tools, including OneTrust workflows.
• Coordinate privacy incident management with Security and Technology teams.
• Act as operational contact for privacy audits (client-facing and internal).
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures and training materials.
• Produce program metrics and insights to support decision-making.

Skills

Privacy management

Governance

Risk management

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Privacy regulations

OneTrust

Data mapping

Incident management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Privacy, Security, Compliance, IT or related field

Tools

OneTrust

Assessment Automation

Risk Register

Job description

RWS’s Legal and Professional Advisory team seeks a Program Manager to lead the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the global Trust, AI & Privacy program. You will drive governance, risk management and strategic execution across Legal, Security, Technology, Product and HR worldwide.

You will translate strategy into practical operations, coordinate multi-stakeholder initiatives, and support incident response and audit readiness within a fast-growing, multinational environment.