Privacy Specialist

Arbuthnot Yon; England; Hybrid; GBP 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive day rate

Friendly and supportive team

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

A reputable banking institution in London is seeking a GDPR specialist to support their UK private banking expansion. The role involves advising on UK and EU regulations, leading projects, and collaborating with key stakeholders. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of relevant experience and strong interpersonal skills. A competitive day rate is offered for this initially contract role with potential for permanence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with GDPR driven transformation projects.
• Detailed knowledge of UK and EU GDPR regulations.

Responsibilities

• Advise on UK and EU GDPR at a senior level.
• Identify and implement risk-based solutions.
• Lead implementation of private banking expansion project.

Skills

Project management

Collaboration and communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Our client is a highly regarded and very reputable banking institution headquartered in APAC. Having fostered an excellent reputation with the regulators and harnessed a consistent and stable flow of business, the London office (where this role is situated) has doubled in size over the past 5 years and continues to perform well.

This bank is now looking for a specialist in the area of UK and EU data protection and privacy regulations to assist with the proposed expansion of the UK private banking business, as well as any other initiatives.

What will the role involve?

• To be the SME advising the head of the bank’s London branch on UK and EU GDPR
• Forging close relationships with the head and other key stakeholders in UK and Asia to identify and implement proportionate and risk-based solutions to identified issues
• Leading on the implementation of this major private banking expansions project.

What technical skill-sets are we looking for?

• Minimum 5 years of practical experience of working closely with specialist Legal / Compliance / Operations / Technology teams in delivering GDPR driven transformation projects (ideally with a significant cross‑border element)
• Detailed knowledge of good practice under UK and EU GDPR and privacy regulations and applicable ICO guidance.

What softer skill-sets are we looking for?

• Excellent project management skills
• Solid collaboration and communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, to be able to build relationship across the bank and operate at a senior level.

This is a newly created position, initially being hired on contract basis (9 months) offering a competitive day rate with a view to being made permanent for the right candidate.

Our client offers a friendly and supportive team, as well as a sociable and accessible environment. They have a hybrid working policy with a minimum of 3 days in their City‑based office.

Please connect with us:

Celene Yon, [e-mail] 07944 390723

Due to a high volume of applications, we will only respond to those we deem suitable for the role.