Senior Advisor, Privacy & Tech Regulatory

ASHURST BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a Compliance Officer to join their Privacy and Tech Regulatory team based in Glasgow. This role involves ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations and enabling the firm's global data strategy, focusing on long-term projects and stakeholder collaboration. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in data privacy and a strong understanding of regulatory requirements.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working

Corporate health plans

Global professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion program

Qualifications

• At least four years' experience in data privacy compliance programs.
• Ability to translate data privacy requirements into action.
• Understanding of major privacy frameworks an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Drive compliance objectives related to data and technology.
• Support the delivery of the firm's global privacy strategy.
• Design and deliver key strategic projects.

Skills

Knowledge of EU data privacy regulation

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

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The Opportunity:

Ashurst's Privacy and Tech Regulatory (PTR) team, sitting within the firm's Risk and Compliance department and closely aligned to the firm's CISO function, is tasked with advising the firm on its internal privacy and data regulatory requirements.

You will be helping to drive the Risk & Compliance function's objectives relating to data and technology to ensure compliance and to enable and support the successful delivery of the firm's data strategy.

While attached to our Glasgow office, this role supports delivery of the global privacy and tech regulatory strategy of an international law firm spanning four continents. Ashurst's further investment in its PTR Team will serve to:

• better inform and strengthen key activities of the Risk & Compliance Framework; and
• support design and delivery of key strategic projects (amongst others, digitalisation, maturity of our data foundations and delivery of the Ashurst Security and Privacy Strategy 2025 - 2027).

The Risk & Compliance function is commercially minded and focuses on adding value to the business as well as the firm's clients.

More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site

About you:

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong knowledge of EU data privacy and data protection regulation. A good understanding of other major privacy frameworks would be an advantage.
• At least four years' experience of contributing to data privacy compliance programmes for large international organisations, whether in private practice or as part of an in-house legal or compliance function.
• Ability to translate data privacy requirements into clear and actionable guidance.
• Ability to undertake large, long-term projects, adopting a flexible and proactive approach to completing them and implementing solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders at all organizational levels across the firm and influence change.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?

We offer you all the things you should expect from an international law firm, some of which include:

• competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance;
• flexible working;
• corporate health plans;
• a global professional development offering for all employees; and
• an industry-leading programme that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to delivering positive impacts to our communities through our Social Impact programme.

We aim to recruit, retain and promote the best people from the widest possible talent pools. We are committed to offering a safe and welcoming environment for all employees to ensure they are supported to work at their best.

Beyond this, what sets Ashurst apart from others is our global strength, our drive to innovate and collaborate, and our commitment to excellence. It is these values that make Ashurst a unique place to work.

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