Senior Counsel - Privacy and Data Protection Senior Manager

Capital One; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Performance bonus

Annual leave 25 days

Private medical insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Capital One UK is seeking an experienced UK lawyer to join the privacy legal team as Senior Counsel - Privacy and Data Protection (Senior Manager). Based in London, you will support global privacy strategy across the UK and Europe, handling complex issues and guiding risk-based decisions in a dynamic financial technology environment.

You will work with a growing team, advise on data protection rules, and influence partners to implement robust privacy controls.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of privacy laws, regulations, and principles in the UK and internationally, including DUAA and GDPR.
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain nuanced issues to diverse audiences and senior leadership.
• Experience building practical privacy compliance solutions at large multinational companies.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and pragmatic problem-solving in risk calibration.

Responsibilities

• Identify privacy issues in a highly regulated environment and provide expert legal advice on data protection.
• Communicate privacy requirements and risks to legal, business, and risk partners.
• Develop customer-focused privacy controls and disclosures to support business goals.
• Draft policies, procedures, and internal documentation to enhance privacy operations.
• Collaborate with outside counsel and monitor regulatory developments and trends.
• Track and advise on new privacy laws and legislation.

Skills

Privacy laws

Communication

Strategic thinking

Risk-based guidance

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

245 Hammersmith (95989), United Kingdom, London, Senior Counsel - Privacy and Data Protection (Senior Manager) Job Title: Senior Counsel - Privacy and Data Protection (Senior Manager) Location: London (Hammersmith) - Hybrid Working Pattern : 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote.

Our Mission

We're on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we've consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK's Best Workplaces list. Hear from our team about what it's like working at Capital One UK.

About the Role

To support the growth of our international businesses, we are seeking an experienced UK lawyer, who will be based in our UK office, to serve on our privacy legal team supporting all lines of business across Capital One's global footprint.

As Senior Counsel, you will help advise Capital One on privacy strategy across the UK and Europe and be a valued member of a growing team. You will spot issues, solve problems, and influence our partners to mitigate legal and regulatory risk in a challenging and rapidly evolving space.

This role provides an opportunity to work at a leading financial institution with a long history of using data and technology to build innovative financial products. You will join an experienced team of legal subject-matter experts focusing on privacy and will advise on a wide range of privacy laws. Our team supports many of the most important and strategic initiatives at the company, advising on dynamic and critical data protection issues on all products and services, across all lines of business. We are looking for a teammate who will enter uncharted territory with enthusiasm, curiosity, humility, and good humour.

What you'll do

• Identify privacy issues in a complex, highly regulated environment, and providing expert legal advice on data protection issues, ensuring compliance with evolving global regulations and industry best practices
• Communicate privacy legal requirements and risks effectively to legal, business, compliance, and risk partners
• Develop customer-focused solutions to mitigate privacy risks and achieve business goals
• Support partners in building technical and organizational privacy controls, drafting privacy notices and disclosures, developing policies and procedures, preparing internal documentation, and enhancing privacy operations and strategy
• Collaborate with outside counsel, developing written legal guidance and presentations, monitoring legal developments and industry trends, and contributing to the legal privacy team's existing knowledge and resources
• Track and advise on privacy legislation and new privacy laws

The skills and experience you need

• Qualified solicitor with solid post-qualification experience
• Strong knowledge of privacy laws, regulations, and principles in the United Kingdom and internationally, including DUAA and GDPR
• Demonstrated experience as a strategic thinker and pragmatic problem-solver who can calibrate risks and synthesize complex legal information
• Experience building practical, risk-based privacy compliance solutions and advising on policies and procedures at large, multinational companies
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to communicate nuanced legal issues to a variety of audiences, interact with senior leadership, and influence business partners

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our London (Hammersmith) office.

We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.

Our offices are designed to inspire and support you.

What's in it for you

We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications.

In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:

• Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes
• Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.
• Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.
• Family Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.

A full list of our benefits is available here.

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it's about what you do, not just what you say. That's why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible.

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