Group Data Compliance Manager

PureGym Limited

Leeds

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

5 days ago

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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

The provides expertise to ensure that the business is protected and remains compliant in all practices whilst remaining agile and being able to operate and make risk based commercial decisions., The Group Data Compliance Manager is responsible for leading and shaping PureGym's global privacy and data protection strategy across all operating markets. Reporting to the Group Head of Health & Safety, the role provides expert and independent oversight of data protection compliance, ensuring the organisation meets its legal and regulatory obligations while supporting business growth and innovation. The postholder will act as the primary privacy advisor to the business, lead engagement with regulators, oversee the Group's privacy governance framework, and drive a culture of accountability and responsible data use across the organisation. Supported by the Data Protection Support Officer, the role will provide strategic leadership for data compliance activities and ensure privacy risks are effectively identified, managed and reported throughout the Group,

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

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.Confidence in advising senior leadership and executive teams.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Strong attention to detail and organisational capability.
Ability to work independently while building collaborative partnerships.
High levels of integrity, accountability and professional judgement.

Lives and breathes our values in everything they do Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days a week in the office and willingness to travel Internationally as required

The PureGym Group is a global gym business with a community of more than 700 gyms and over 2 million members. At PureGym, everything we do comes back to one simple idea: helping you feel good. We're proud of our people and have a strong focus on internal progression. Championing diversity, we are committed to providing an excellent employee experience and workplace culture. As such, we are a Disability Confident Committed employer, and offer interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria for a role, and opt-in to the scheme on their application form., PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is 'Everybody Welcome' and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. From a hiring standpoint, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that our PureGym colleagues reflect the diversity of the nation as well as our millions of gym members we serve.