Information Governance Consultant

LegalAndGeneral; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK financial services group is seeking an Information Governance Consultant to oversee data governance activities across the organization. The role involves ensuring compliance with data protection regulations, performing risk assessments, and providing meaningful insights to management. Ideal candidates should have a strong understanding of GDPR, excellent communication skills, and experience in operational risk within the financial services sector. The position offers various benefits, including a competitive pension plan and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

Flexible working options

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of GDPR regulations.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience in Financial Services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee reporting on data breaches effectively.
• Conduct assessments of Data Protection policies.
• Provide analysis and commentary to management.

Skills

Data Privacy regulations understanding

Workplace Savings knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Data analysis and risk identification

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Operational Risk or Audit experience

Job description

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We have been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement. We are a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions, aiming to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys. We focus on helping the customers of today and tomorrow achieve better long‑term outcomes. We either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalised ways.

Job Description

We are looking for an Information Governance Consultant to play a key role within Workplace Savings overseeing activity conducted across the entire business area, ensuring it is undertaken in line with the Group Data Protection (DP) framework, that the relevant DP controls are in place, that they are effectively operated, and that the DP and GDPR risks are adequately understood and mitigated.

What you’ll be doing:

• Overseeing timely and effective reporting on breaches and broader data privacy matters, including escalation where necessary
• Undertaking assessments to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of Data Protection policies, procedures, processes, systems, and internal controls
• Analysing business and system changes to determine impact and identify Data Protection risk issues
• Identifying trends and knowledge gaps, providing training and support in relation to data protection
• Providing meaningful analysis, insight and commentary to Senior Management, clients and Trustees on Data Protection matters
• Encouraging timely reporting of DP risks, issues, errors and breaches, and monitoring actions to ensure appropriate escalation and resolution
• Overseeing investigation of errors and breaches within Workplace Savings, ensuring effective resolution and root cause analysis
• Creating, reviewing and maintaining approvals of needs assessments, legitimate interest assessments and records of processing activities

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Data Privacy regulations including GDPR and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.
• Workplace Savings knowledge and awareness of the financial services regulatory environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for high‑quality reporting and presentations.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights with strong management reporting skills.
• High level of attention to detail and organisational skills in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proven ability to analyse data and identify potential risks and root causes.
• Experience in Operational Risk or Audit, ideally within Financial Services.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and influence peers and senior managers.

Benefits we offer

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance‑related bonus plan and valuable share schemes.
• Generous pension contribution.
• Life assurance.
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only).
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There is also the option to buy and sell holiday.
• Competitive family leave.
• Participation in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand‑new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only).
• Various discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online.
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart.

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it’s possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part‑time, term‑time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.