A newly created strategic Group role to provide policy, procedures, guidance and oversight for this Group of successful companies on all aspects of Data Protection.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a strategy for Data Protection legislation adherence – including oversight and testing of data protection and information security controls and processes
• Ensure procedures and processes adopted by the business comply with legal and regulatory requirements, optimise business objectives and minimise business risk
• Manage and maintain an effective Data Protection framework including oversight and monitoring
• Continuously assess and provide assurance on the regulatory risk for the Group and identify and implement appropriate mitigating factors
• Oversight of the Subject Access Request process and quality control procedures
• Responding to regulators with appropriate quality and standard and within mandated reporting schedules
• Analyse, manage and monitor DP risks
• Ensure appropriate risk reporting and escalation processes are in place for all DP related matters within the business
• Identify solutions to resolve potential regulatory barriers to commercial objectives
• Build and manage key stakeholder relationships
• Oversee the SAR process

Key Competencies:

• Possess sound technical understanding of data protection laws and regulations and be the sole source of technical expertise on DP reporting to the Group Compliance Officer
• Understand GDPR and provide relevant guidance about its impact
• Significant experience of Data Protection within the financial services industry
• Holder of ISEB certification or relevant professional DP qualification
• Good level of risk management risk mitigation
• Good understanding of IT processing and systems
• Keep ahead of legislation, professional and technical change understanding implications and shares this effectively with others
• Be able to provide clear, pragmatic advice
• Able to effectively assess priorities and deadlines
• Strong influencing skills, especially at executive level
• Comfortable working as a change agent at all levels
• Good communication and negotiation skills coupled with the ability to build successful relationships
• Commercial acumen
• Decisive, resilient, detail focused and professional