Privacy & Compliance Manager

SEGA European Head Office; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An interactive entertainment company in London seeks a Privacy & Compliance Manager to manage compliance initiatives and support privacy efforts. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of relevant experience, excellent communication skills, and a detail-oriented approach. The role involves developing privacy policies and ensuring compliance across teams while working in a hybrid model for flexibility.

Benefits

Discounted gym membership

Free SEGA games

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 1-2 years' experience in compliance or privacy, especially in data protection.
• Ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document SEGA's privacy programme.
• Manage SEGA's compliance programme activities.
• Assist in implementing compliance processes across business areas.

Skills

Project management

Effective communication

Detail-oriented

Team collaboration

Tools

OneTrust

Job description

Description

Position at SEGA European Head Office

Department: Privacy & Compliance

Based at: SEGA West London, Chiswick Business Park, Hybrid working (3-days per week in-office)

Reporting To: Director of Compliance

Our Privacy & Compliance Managers work with key stakeholders throughout the organisation to support SEGA's privacy and compliance programme and will support key business functions to improve and define the privacy impacts and risks in processes. The Privacy & Compliance Team will provide support and guidance to all SEGA operations in the EMEA region from our UK base.

The role will report directly to the Director of Compliance and will include a lot of variety, giving you exposure to key areas of the business. This is a great chance to be part of an engaged team driving privacy and compliance initiatives and helping to scale and implement a privacy‑by‑design approach across multiple teams and functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Help develop and document all areas of SEGA's privacy programme including its policies, procedures and data audits and identify opportunities to improve procedures.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of SEGA's compliance programme.
• Assisting with implementing the privacy compliance process across specific business areas and auditing its implementation, especially the move towards automation.
• Working closely with business areas to operationalise recommendations and ensure compliance with internal policies and processes, including leading initiatives on the completion of assessments and other onboarding documentation.
• Managing the records of processing activities.
• Assisting the Compliance Team with data subject requests and regulatory inquiries.
• Working with the legal and security teams in managing vendor onboarding and due diligence.
• Working on key data protection processes including Privacy Assessments, Data Subject rights documentation, training materials and Data Breach assessments.
• Supporting any compliance-related enquiries.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

Essential

• Significant experience bringing order to chaos - tracking and shepherding projects from initial enquiry to conclusion and post mortem
• Ability to work independently, balance multiple activities, prioritise issues quickly and respond to tight deadlines
• Able to communicate effectively with stakeholders across the business.
• Detail orientated, friendly and a team player
• 1 – 2 years' experience of working in compliance or privacy, preferably within data protection and management is a plus

Preferred

• Knowledge of enterprise privacy management systems (preferably OneTrust) is a plus
• Relevant knowledge of privacy and regulatory frameworks including UK and EU GDPR, DPA 2018, PECR
• An interest in the developing regulatory landscape, especially in regulations relevant to game development (for example UK AADC, COPPA, UK OSA).

This job description is an accurate reflection of the duties and responsibilities of the post as at the time of writing but will be changed from time to time as the job is a career development job which will be adjusted according to the progress of the job holder. It does not form part of the contract of employment.

A BIT ABOUT SEGA

SEGA is one of the leading interactive entertainment companies in the world, with our European HQ based in West London and our seven development studios spanning the UK, Bulgaria, France and Canada. Known for quality and creativity above all else, our studios include Sports Interactive, HARDlight, Two Point Studios, The Creative Assembly.

At the heart of SEGA is our publishing team based in London, where we help the studios bring their creative vision to life. Here we have a hardworking bunch of people spanning Tech, Sales, Marketing, Finance, QA and more.

Together, we drive the continued success and evolution of our Western business through living our company values of always collaborating, being entrepreneurial in spirit, having a winning mentality and focusing on uncompromising quality.

WORKING THE SEGA WAY

We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we make sure that we look after ours…

• For our gaming buffs, you can get involved in our lunchtime get gaming sessions in our games lounge and Club SEGA, regular gaming tournaments and free SEGA games on Steam.
• If you're more of a foodie, you can take advantage of fresh fruit and cereal every single day.
• Fitness fanatics will love our discounted gym membership, ride to work scheme, workout area and bootcamps in the business park. You can find your zen with weekly yoga classes as well as in-house massage therapy.
• You'll have access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes life assurance, income protection, private healthcare & dental insurance schemes and an enhanced contributory pension scheme. We offer competitive salaries and a fantastic bonus scheme so that you can stay motivated and focused on making SEGA the best it can be.
• We hold regular lunch & learn sessions, company updates at incredible venues in Central London and Christmas parties that you'll want to brag to your mates about! What's not to love?
• We pride ourselves on having flexible working hours to ensure that you have a life outside of the office.
• We want people of all backgrounds to see themselves represented and included in our work, so we actively seek to diversify our team and bring more voices to the table. All applicants are welcome!

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Check out our Careers website to find out why we are a workplace you'll never want to leave!