UK Privacy & Regulatory Compliance Lead (DPO) – Remote

Affirm; United Kingdom; À distance; GBP 101 000 - 149 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health coverage

Tech stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Résumé du poste

Affirm is seeking a Manager, Regulatory Compliance & Privacy (DPO) to lead UK privacy compliance and act as the DPO for the UK entity. You will partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, Operations, and Risk to build a scalable compliance framework in a remote-first environment.

You will oversee DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, incident governance, and data subject rights, and contribute to company-wide compliance programs addressing vulnerable customers and consumer protection.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, privacy compliance, risk management, governance, or a similar control function.
• Strong understanding of UK privacy and regulatory compliance expectations including UK GDPR, DPIAs, breach processes, and consumer protection.
• Experience operating in a second-line of defence model with governance and oversight responsibilities.
• Ability to translate legal requirements into policies, standards, and control expectations.
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory exams, or control reviews in regulated environments.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Product, Engineering, Operations, Risk, and Compliance.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and work with discretion on sensitive regulatory matters.

Responsabilités

• Lead and coordinate second-line regulatory compliance and privacy oversight for the UK entity.
• Act as the UK Data Protection Officer (DPO) subject to organisational approvals.
• Oversee privacy governance activities: DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, incident governance, and data subject rights.
• Develop and monitor the Privacy Compliance Monitoring Programme aligned to risk appetite and regulatory landscape.
• Prepare governance materials, MI dashboards, and management reporting for senior leadership.
• Coordinate with internal and external partners to deliver enterprise-wide compliance controls.
• Ensure regulatory requirements are operationalised across cross-functional teams including Legal, Product and Engineering.

Connaissances

Regulatory compliance

Privacy compliance

Governance

Stakeholder management

DPO experience

Data protection

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

DPO certification or equivalent

Outils

Privacy management software

Description du poste

Affirm is seeking a Manager, Regulatory Compliance & Privacy (DPO) to lead UK privacy compliance and act as the DPO for the UK entity. You will partner with Legal, Product, Engineering, Operations, and Risk to build a scalable compliance framework in a remote-first environment.

You will oversee DPIAs, privacy risk assessments, incident governance, and data subject rights, and contribute to company-wide compliance programs addressing vulnerable customers and consumer protection.