Senior It Compliance & Privacy Manager

Jago Consultants; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical

Job summary

Unknown is seeking a Senior IT Compliance & Privacy Manager to oversee UK/EU IT compliance and privacy programs within a healthcare technology context, aligning with NHS requirements, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 and SOX.

This leadership role partners with US teams to drive policy development, risk assessments, incident response, and regulatory guidance across the UK and Europe, while mentoring local teams and ensuring regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• Extensive IT compliance and privacy experience in healthcare or public company environments.
• In-depth knowledge of NHS requirements, GDPR, and cross-organizational implementation.
• Experience managing IT compliance/privacy in cloud environments.
• Policy development based on national directives.
• Strong multitasking and prioritization abilities.
• Excellent customer service orientation and stakeholder collaboration.
• Project management skills with deadline and quality focus.
• Ability to mentor IT Compliance & Privacy teams.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.
• Certifications such as CIPP, CDPSE, CISM, CISSP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK/EU IT compliance and privacy SME role.
• Oversee and improve privacy initiatives in Europe; support US efforts.
• Respond to customer questions on security, privacy, and compliance.
• Perform vendor risk assessments.
• Investigate IT compliance and privacy incidents.
• Coordinate assessments across UK/EU (e.g., NHS, Cyber Essentials, SOC 2, SOX, HIPAA).
• Provide management reporting on gaps and remediation prioritization.
• Develop and update IT compliance and privacy policies.
• Maintain SOPs for IT, Customer Service and Billing teams.
• Stay current on new privacy initiatives and best practices.

Skills

IT compliance

privacy leadership

NHS requirements

GDPR

cloud-based IT

policy development

project management

stakeholder collaboration

communication skills

mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

CIPP/CDPSE/CISM/CISSP certifications

Job description

We are working with a superb client in the digital healthcare sector, who are a leading firm in the USA and have now established offices in the UK. As part of their continued growth and development they are looking to recruit an experienced Senior IT Compliance & Privacy Manager.

Senior IT Compliance & Privacy Manager

About this role: Our client is seeking a hands-on Healthcare IT Compliance and Privacy Manager to oversee and manage the Information Technology, Customer Service and Direct Billing IT compliance and privacy programs in our UK operations. Particular focus and knowledge around National Health Service (NHS) requirements, HIPAA/HITECH, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), SOC 2 and patient privacy (GDPR).

This position works in close communication with the IT Compliance and Privacy teams based in the United States on other compliance initiatives around drafting, evaluating and deploying programs and policies. The Healthcare IT Compliance and Privacy Senior Manager will take a lead role in executing our compliance and privacy strategy within the UK and Europe and will be the focal point in the UK and Europe for our IT compliance and privacy efforts.

Ideal candidates must have excellent problem-solving skills, a high degree of attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and a proven record of accomplishment developing and maintaining compliance and privacy programs. This leadership position is an excellent opportunity to work for a growing healthcare technology company.

We are looking for like-minded individuals to join our team today!

Specific job responsibilities include:

• Function as an IT Compliance and Privacy Lead and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the UK and EU
• Lead the administration and continual improvement of corporate technology related compliance and privacy initiatives within Europe and support initiatives in the US
• Support the response to existing and prospective customer questions surrounding security, privacy, and compliance
• Perform vendor assessment reviews based on risk
• Investigate IT compliance and privacy incidents
• Coordinate both internal and external teams for assessments performed in Europe, eg. UK Cyber Essentials, NHS and support other assessments such as SOC 2, SOX, and HIPAA
• Provide management reporting on gap assessments and develop prioritized work schedule for remediation activities
• Manage IT compliance and privacy policy development and updates to reflect new requirements
• Maintain and continuously improve SOP’s for the Information Technology, Customer Service and Billing teams to conform with the company’s Regulatory requirements
• Keep current on new compliance and privacy initiatives and industry best practices that position the Company as a leader in compliance and privacy
• The successful candidate will lead cross organizationally through influence and help shape operating processes with value-add recommendations and regulatory guidance

About you:

• Extensive IT compliance and privacy experience required, preferably in a healthcare related industry and preferably in a public company environment
• In-depth working knowledge of NHS requirements, GDPR and other privacy standards initiatives and their cross organizational implementation
• Experience managing IT compliance and privacy in a cloud based environment
• Significant experience authoring policies based on new and/or updated national directives
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize business requirements in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
• Exceptional customer service orientation with a focus on collaboration and flexibility when working with both external and internal stakeholders
• Ability to leverage project management skills in order to meet both deadlines and quality standards
• Ability to manage, coach, and mentor others on the IT Compliance and Privacy teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; Experience developing and delivering management presentations and reports
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
• Relevant industry certifications such as: Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) preferred, Certified Information Security Professional (CISM), or Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP) preferred

Package:

Salary Depending on experience
Private Medical