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EMEA Privacy Officer | London | Full Time | £100,000+ per annum (dependent on experience)

Our global client provides technology and investment solutions to the financial services industry, and is looking to hire a UK Privacy Officer to manage privacy operations across EMEA. Reporting into the Chief Privacy Officer, you will ensure compliance of regional privacy, data protection and data governance laws and regulations, ensuring alignment with the global Privacy Program. Working collaboratively with stakeholders across business units and other governance functions. You will drive privacy and data governance compliance, implement privacy and data governance practices, and support the organization’s privacy and data protection goals.

Are you the right person for the job?

• Extensive knowledge of GDPR, UK GDPR, and other regional privacy and data governance regulations, including those related to central banks
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the organisation to achieve compliance and legal objectives
• Experience in managing privacy programs or data protection / governance initiatives within the financial services sector with output that is to a standard that can be shared with external parties including clients and regulators
• Proficiency with privacy management platforms, such as OneTrust
• Excellent communication and analytical skills to support decision-making and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to work independently, assess, prioritise, mitigate, and remediate privacy risks effectively
• A degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, specialist field such as Privacy or Cybersecurity or a related field desirable. Privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPM) are preferred
• A passion for fostering a culture of privacy and data governance compliance and continuous improvement

What will your role look like?

Strategic Privacy Leadership:

• Acting as the primary privacy representative for the EMEA region, ensuring alignment with the client’s global privacy and data governance standards and objectives.
• Applying comprehensive knowledge of regional privacy regulations, including GDPR, UK GDPR, and relevant local laws including central bank regulations, to support privacy and data protection compliance initiatives
• Leading the strategic development and implementation of the EMEA Privacy Program on a risk basis, ensuring it aligns with global standards and regional requirements
• Providing guidance on emerging privacy risks, operational developments, and compliance requirements to senior leadership and business unit stakeholders

Privacy Governance and Operations:

• Overseeing and delivering regional privacy and data governance operations on a risk basis, including data mapping, privacy impact assessments (PIAs), data subject access requests (DSARs), incident/breach management, and data quality and lifecycle management in collaboration with the global Privacy Office
• Collaborating with operational and technical teams to identify and remediate privacy risks, ensuring alignment with privacy-by-design principles
• Supporting the creation, amendment, and refinement of business processes to incorporate necessary privacy and data governance controls including data categorisation, labelling and retention schedule development and enforcement
• In collaboration with the global Privacy Office, helping to manage privacy relationships with third-party vendors and oversee privacy assessments for vendor engagements

Regulatory and Legal Compliance:

• Ensuring compliance on a risk basis with EMEA privacy and data governance laws and regulations, such as GDPR, while monitoring updates to global privacy and data governance legislation
• Collaborating with legal and compliance colleagues to review and promote understanding of privacy and related laws and regulations
• Participating in internal committees including affiliate management and working groups to represent privacy interests

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Working effectively with governance functions such as Information Security, Third-Party Risk Management, Technology Risk, and Enterprise Risk as a whole to promote privacy compliance
• Building strong relationships with business unit leaders and stakeholders, ensuring they are informed and engaged in privacy governance activities
• Delivering privacy training to employees and promote privacy awareness throughout the region

Technology and Tools Management:

• Leading the EMEA implementation and management of OneTrust modules for privacy operations, ensuring customization to regional requirements
• Developing and maintaining privacy metrics and reporting for regional stakeholders in coordination with the global Privacy Office

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