Senior Privacy Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Sheffield; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm is seeking a Senior Privacy Lawyer to provide strategic legal guidance on privacy matters. This fully remote role involves working closely with the Group Data Protection Officer and requires expertise in data protection law. The successful candidate will handle various privacy risks, lead negotiations, and ensure compliance with applicable regulations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data protection law.
• Familiarity with UK GDPR and EU privacy regulations.
• Proven ability to lead complex negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on privacy matters and regulatory updates.
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on data privacy clauses.
• Lead privacy reviews and liaise with business functions.

Skills

Legal advice on privacy matters

Data protection compliance

Regulatory updates

Documentation drafting

Job description

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Senior Privacy Lawyer, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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Location:

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

28.06.2025

Expiry Date:

12.08.2025

Job Description:

This role is a unique, fully remote, 4-day-a-week, 12-month FTC (salary is pro-rata) for a leading HealthTech firm.

Reporting to the Legal Director, this role will work closely with the Group Data Protection Officer and other compliance teams and senior personnel on a range of privacy matters.

Main Accountabilities:

• Provide expert and strategic legal advice regarding privacy matters, including applicable regulatory updates, to management, the GDPO, and senior leaders.
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on data privacy clauses for a range of commercial agreements.
• Lead complex privacy reviews and negotiations, liaising with multiple business functions as appropriate.
• Draft and advise on complex data protection-related documentation, including privacy audit documentation, data flow diagrams, user journeys, and privacy impact assessments for technology use-cases involving the processing of large volumes of special category data.
• Identify and advise on privacy risks in the group operations.
• Advise and support the GDPO with the implementation and maintenance of the Group’s privacy programme, including but not limited to:
• Advising on ROPA requirements
• Advising and supporting on DSAR handling
• Reviewing legal risks in processing activities (using the One Trust platform)
• Advising on MI reporting and analytics activities