Hybrid Privacy & Data Retention Specialist

Ardonagh Specialty; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension 10%

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Life Assurance 4x base salary

Group Income Protection

Generous Annual Leave

Private Medical Insurance

Group annual bonus scheme

Job summary

Ardonagh Specialty is seeking a Data Privacy and Retention Analyst in London with responsibilities spanning data protection, records management, and data retention practices. You will apply privacy controls, maintain retention frameworks, and monitor compliance to meet legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.

The role emphasizes privacy governance and ongoing improvements to manage personal data lawfully, securely, and only as long as necessary under UK GDPR and Data Protection Act

Qualifications

• Experience advising on data protection matters including retention, records management, ROPA, and incident handling.
• Solid understanding of UK GDPR and Data Protection Act requirements.
• Familiarity with data privacy tooling, especially OneTrust.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery and operation of data protection, records management, and retention frameworks.
• Monitor compliance and assist remediation activities.
• Coordinate retention schedule reviews with business owners.
• Manage retention schedule updates across systems.
• Oversee disposition reviews ensuring proper deletion or archiving.
• Assist investigation and management of privacy incidents and data subject requests.
• Maintain ROPAs, data inventories, and retention documentation.
• Support DPIAs, LIAs, and other privacy assessments.
• Track actions and escalate risks as needed.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders on data protection and retention requirements.
• Collaborate with DPO and Legal to embed privacy-by-design.

Skills

Data privacy

Records management

Data retention

DPIAs

LIAs

Tools

OneTrust

Job description

Ardonagh Specialty is seeking a Data Privacy and Retention Analyst in London with responsibilities spanning data protection, records management, and data retention practices. You will apply privacy controls, maintain retention frameworks, and monitor compliance to meet legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.

The role emphasizes privacy governance and ongoing improvements to manage personal data lawfully, securely, and only as long as necessary under UK GDPR and Data Protection Act