Third-Party Data Protection Manager in Bristol

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Job overview: Do you have knowledge and practical experience of data privacy laws? We’ve an exciting opportunity to join our Third-Party Risk team here at AXA UK as a Third-Party Data Protection Manager. Reporting to the Senior Data Protection Manager, you’ll work with a team of Data Protection experts that oversee third parties so that the increasing levels of data privacy due diligence, technical assessments (including international transfers) and assurance is carried out. You'll assist the Senior Third Party Data Protection Managers and those within the business who wish to engage third parties through either the procurement, devolved procurement and other third-party onboarding processes, carrying out their data privacy obligations. It’ll also support the remediation activity of existing third parties to ensure they meet data protection requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide data protection expertise to the UK business.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of the Third-Party Data Privacy Framework, which effectively manages third party data privacy risks across the third-party life cycle.
• Ensure First Line data privacy responsibilities are delivered appropriately in relation to third parties.
• Perform assessments of data privacy due diligence, Transfer Risk Assessments (TRAs), completing DPIAs and supporting the negotiation of data protection provisions and managing data protection assurance.
• Provide clear presentation of data privacy risks and appropriate reporting to the Second Line Data Privacy team to ensure DPO agreement can be efficiently and effectively provided and to ensure AXA Group requirements, policies and regulatory change is managed effectively.

Work arrangements:

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means attending the office, visiting clients or attending industry events.

Your skills & experience:

• Strong knowledge and practical experience of data privacy laws, preferably within large multi-company commercial organisations.
• BCS certificate in Data Protection, or equivalent and/or professional Data Protection qualification (PDP / ISEB/ IAPP).
• Degree level education or equivalent professional experience.
• Solution driven pragmatic approach, achieving consensus on the ‘best’ approach to provide regulatory compliance in the circumstances with major stakeholders.
• Ability to act calmly, rationally and proportionately in dealing with significant and/or potentially reputation damaging Data Protection issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to build strong relationships and communicate technical data privacy points with stakeholders at all levels.
• Good understanding of the Financial Services industry and the Data Protection issues they face, contract negotiation/support experience is desirable.
• Ability to work autonomously to achieve objectives but also critically work as part of a Business Unit and wider AXA UK Group transversal teams.

How to apply:

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