Senior Data Privacy & Risk Consultant (Hybrid)

Barnett Waddingham; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Life assurance

Income protection

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Job summary

Howden is seeking an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Consultant (Data Privacy Consultant / DPO) to work from the Birmingham office with hybrid flexibility. The role is permanent, ideally full-time (36.25 hours), with part-time consideration.

You will support a diverse client portfolio across sectors, delivering proactive privacy advisory work and reactive support for breaches and DSRs. You will manage multiple engagements, assess privacy posture, advise on AI/privacy implications, conduct

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a busy multi-client environment delivering proactive privacy advisory services and reactive support.
• Ability to tailor privacy advice to different business models, risk profiles and regulatory environments.
• Experience handling data breaches and incident response and data subject rights requests.
• Experience assessing AI and automated processing activities involving personal data.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct third-party privacy risk assessments and data sharing arrangements.
• Ability to produce high-quality, structured audit and assessment outputs.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple client engagements and manage several priorities in a busy consulting environment.
• Advise on privacy posture: DPIAs, risk assessments, policies and frameworks.
• Assess privacy implications of AI and automated decision-making.
• Perform third-party privacy due diligence and ongoing assurance.
• Produce clear audit/assessment reports with prioritized recommendations.
• Provide calm, pragmatic advice during breaches, notifications and requests.
• Deliver privacy training tailored to audiences and levels.
• Embed privacy into day-to-day operations with cross-functional teams.
• Keep updated on GDPR/UK GDPR guidance and best practices.
• Manage a small team of consultants.

Skills

Data privacy

Regulatory risk

DPO experience

Incident response

Privacy assessments

Education

CIPP/M certification

Job description

Howden is seeking an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Consultant (Data Privacy Consultant / DPO) to work from the Birmingham office with hybrid flexibility. The role is permanent, ideally full-time (36.25 hours), with part-time consideration.

You will support a diverse client portfolio across sectors, delivering proactive privacy advisory work and reactive support for breaches and DSRs. You will manage multiple engagements, assess privacy posture, advise on AI/privacy implications, conduct