Privacy Officer, Data Subject Access Requests

NatWest Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Privacy Officer for Data Subject Access Requests (DSARS) based in the United Kingdom. The role involves ensuring regulatory requirements are met, providing expertise on data protection, and enhancing training across the function. The candidate should have strong stakeholder management abilities and privacy knowledge. The position offers a flexible work environment with a mix of remote work and office-based days.

Qualifications

• Experience in the regulatory and commercial environment.
• Ability to influence senior management.
• Knowledge of relevant legal policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise and guidance in data protection and privacy.
• Drive collaboration for an effective awareness of data protection.
• Ensure quality control of privacy model and identify business gaps.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Complex information absorption

DSARS knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

Join us as a Privacy Officer, Data Subject Access Requests (DSARS)

• This is an opportunity to take on a critical role and deliver a right first-time culture across the function
• We’ll look to you to manage regulatory protection requirements, making sure they're interpreted and implemented
• You’ll be recognised for doing the right thing for our customers, putting their interests at the heart of all you do and at the centre of all activities
• You’ll work from home some of the time, but you’ll also spend a minimum of 6 days a month working from our Bristol, Manchester or Edinburgh office

What you'll do

As a Privacy Officer, DSARS, you’ll be providing expertise and guidance to colleagues across the function at all levels in response to data protection and privacy queries.

You’ll be driving collaboration with the first line of defence across the function to ensure an effective and up-to-date awareness of data protection and privacy policies, while engaging with each area within the function to provide data protection training and to help identify high risk processes.

You’ll also be responsible for:

• The quality control of our current privacy model, business gap identification and remediation for the function to prevent customer concerns
• Making sure all customer communications meet the requirements of the FCA, and are clear, fair and evidence fair outcomes for customers
• Escalating processes to deliver a consistent approach to all stakeholders
• Supporting a continuous improvement culture and making sure best practices and learnings are shared across the business areas and forums

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with experience of the industry, including the regulatory and commercial environment.

You’ll also need:

• The ability to absorb complex information and implement solutions that are simple, easy and fair
• A background in managing stakeholders and the ability to influence senior management
• Knowledge of the relevant legal policies, regulations and risk management
• Strong privacy knowledge with an understanding of DSARS

Please contact Andrew Lyon with any questions