Strategic Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer

Fred. Olsen; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Axa Health Private Medical

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay

Discounted Travel

Cruise Concessions

Boost Benefits scheme

Job summary

Fred. Olsen Ltd is recruiting an experienced Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer to provide strategic legal and privacy guidance across the business. The role combines regulatory compliance with data protection leadership to support governance and risk management.

You will partner with senior leadership to identify, mitigate risk, and ensure adherence to evolving UK and international laws, while mentoring the team and driving capability growth.

Qualifications

• Provide strategic legal, regulatory and data protection guidance across the business.
• Identify and manage legal and regulatory risk to support growth and compliance.
• Lead, mentor and develop team members within the function.

Responsibilities

• Act as data protection officer, overseeing governance and compliance with UK and international privacy laws.
• Provide pragmatic, solutions-focused advice on a wide range of legal matters to senior leadership.
• Support risk management and regulatory change programmes across departments.

Skills

Legal Counsel

Data Protection Officer

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Leadership

Job description

Fred. Olsen Ltd is recruiting an experienced Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer to provide strategic legal and privacy guidance across the business. The role combines regulatory compliance with data protection leadership to support governance and risk management.

You will partner with senior leadership to identify, mitigate risk, and ensure adherence to evolving UK and international laws, while mentoring the team and driving capability growth.