Privacy Engineer

Dyson; Malmesbury; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Bonus or commission depending on role

Private medical insurance

Free on-site gym (Malmesbury)

Free on-site hair salon (Malmesbury)

Dyson discount codes

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle scheme

Job summary

Dyson is seeking a Privacy Engineer to join the Global Privacy Team in the UK. You will partner with Research, Design and Development and Connectivity to integrate privacy requirements into product design, advocate for Privacy by Design, and support global privacy initiatives across regions.

The role reports to the Head of Privacy and involves ongoing advisory, risk assessment and training to stakeholders to ensure lawful, ethical, and responsible data use across Dyson’s technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of privacy compliance experience in a global context.
• Experience integrating privacy requirements into product development.
• Strong knowledge of data protection laws and emerging tech.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders regionally or globally.
• Relevant degree in technology, law or business and privacy qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Act as main point-of-contact for privacy matters within RDD and Connectivity.
• Provide expert privacy compliance advice for new projects involving personal data.
• Apply Privacy by Design from early stages of product development and lead impact assessments.
• Monitor evolving privacy laws and guidance to maintain compliance.
• Support the Global Privacy Team’s ongoing compliance activities.

Skills

Privacy compliance

Privacy by Design

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

Law/Technology degree

Tools

CIPM/CIPP certifications

Job description

About Us

At Dyson we are encouraged to think differently, challenge convention and be unafraid to make mistakes. We’re creative, collaborative, practical and enthusiastic. But most of all we’re hugely passionate about what we do.

Dyson are currently looking for a Privacy Engineer to join the team in the UK.

About The Role

Working as part of the Global Privacy Team in Dyson Legal, you will partner with our Research, Design and Development (RDD) and Connectivity teams to ensure that privacy considerations and requirements are integrated into product design. You will also support on other global projects and initiatives as well as regional activity.

Reporting to the Head of Privacy, you will provide prompt and professional advice to stakeholders on privacy compliance requirements to ensure that personal data is collected and used legally, ethically and responsibly.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Acting as the main point-of-contact for all privacy-related matters escalated by stakeholders within the RDD and Connectivity team.
• Providing expert privacy compliance advice to stakeholders in RDD and Connectivity, especially new projects involving the use of personal data. This includes partnering with stakeholders to align advanced technologies with Privacy by Design principles from the early stages of product development, undertaking privacy impact assessments, developing new frameworks and resources, and delivering training.
• Privacy by Design principles from the first stages of development and ensure that the data use meets applicable privacy compliance requirements.
• Proactively monitoring and analysing evolving laws, rules, regulations and guidance to help Dyson to maintain compliance and strategic alignment.
• Supporting the Global Privacy Team’s ongoing privacy compliance activities.

About You

• At least 5 years of prior privacy compliance experience within a global company.
• Prior experience in integrating privacy-related requirements and principles into a new product or system as part of an established product development cycle.
• Strong knowledge of laws and regulations affecting privacy, data protection and emerging technologies (including artificial intelligence, machine learning and ‘Internet of Things’).
• Possess a relevant degree qualification (e.g. technology, law or business).
• Possess appropriate privacy-related qualifications (e.g. CIPM, CIPP/E or CIPP/A).
• Experience in working with multiple stakeholders regionally or globally.
• Strong ability in interpreting and applying legislation, advising on compliance requirements and working with risk and governance frameworks, policies or procedures.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Financial Benefits

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Bonus or commission depending on role

Lifestyle Benefits

• 27 days of holiday (Buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave)
• Free lunch, hot drinks and fruit on-site
• Free on-site gym (Malmesbury)
• Free on-site hair salon (Malmesbury)
• Dyson discount codes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Free Dyson bus from Bristol, Bath, Chippenham and Swindon
• GymFlex and My Active discounts

Health Benefits

• Private medical insurance for all employees
• Private dental insurance (level dependant)
• Optical plan
• Free on-site GP, physiotherapists and mental health professionals (Malmesbury)
• Digital GP and prescription service
• Assisted fertility support
• Peppy app: fertility, birth and menopause support
• Employee Assistance Programme

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.